Stone House

Down a long, meandering driveway, this country hotel stands in 'rambling', extensive grassland in a tranquil East Sussex village. A Tudor manor house with Georgian additions, it has been in Jane and Peter Dunn's family for more than five centuries. A visitor from the US in 2012 enjoyed the hospitality of the house. Another comment: 'Peter Dunn is an attentive host who offers a warm welcome.' The interior is filled with family antiques and vintage fabrics; the spacious public rooms have log fires ('even in August'). 'Every bedroom is comfortable and different', whether in the grand Georgian wing or the Tudor section, where smaller rooms have beams and a sloping ceiling. In the 'beautifully kept gardens', a walled potager and summer orchard provide vegetables, herbs and fruit for the kitchen: 'The great variety of fresh, healthy vegetables made you look forward to dinner.' Mrs Dunn's 'superb meals' might include nettle tip and wild garlic soup, rosemary croutons; roast South Down partridge, wild rice, parsnip slivers. A picnic can be provided for Glyndebourne, 20 minutes' drive away. (Keith Irvine, JW)

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Stone House, Rushlake Green, Spring Awakening Break

Three nights bed & breakfast plus two nights dinners for 2 people £429.99 for medium sized room or £599.99 for the suite or four posters. Come and enjoy Sussex at its best in our charming, quiet and beautiful hotel with daffodils and tulips in our garden and bluebells in our woods. Available March 22nd to May 8th.

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  • I cannot fault it. All was perfection. Beautiful antique furniture, family portraits, lovely fabrics, carpet in the bathroom (not tiles). Baggage carried. Every bedroom delightful. Helpful staff. Mr Dunn, aged 91, a hospitable host. Mrs Dunn still cooks. Excellent food, if expensive.

    Zara Elliott, 01/12/2012

  • We enjoyed three very good and well served meals. Despite mostly terrible weather we felt the hospitality of this house. We were in the "suite" in the older part of the building and it was a bit drafty but still warm. The bathroom has one small tub with no shower.

    Tom Thomas, 02/05/2012

  • Very enjoyable. Gardens and grounds beautifully kept. Great of vegetables, so fresh. Excellent food. Mrs Dunn couldn't have been more helpful.

    Julia de Waal, 04/09/2011

  • Stone House has become an annual autumn weekend treat. Every room is comfotable and different - we had the suite this year, and loved the extra space. Jane Dunn's food is superb. Peter Dunn is an attentive host who offers a warm welcome and excellent advice on wine.

    Keith Irvine, 22/08/2011

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Stone House, Rushlake Green, Spring Awakening Break

Three nights bed & breakfast plus two nights dinners for 2 people £429.99 for medium sized room or £599.99 for the suite or four posters. Come and enjoy Sussex at its best in our charming, quiet and beautiful hotel with daffodils and tulips in our garden and bluebells in our woods. Available March 22nd to May 8th.

To benefit from this offer, please mention The Good Hotel Guide.

 

Local attractions

Sissinghurst
National Trust property, with famed gardens, created by Vita Sackville-West.
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
An opera house in the Sussex countryside, home to an annual opera festival between May and August.
Lewes
A quiet, coastal market town.

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Discount Vouchers

This hotel accepts the following discount vouchers:

  • Online vouchers

    These entitle readers to a 10% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night's stay

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  • Book vouchers

    This hotel accepts discount vouchers which entitle readers to a 25% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night's stay. Each printed copy of the Guide contains six vouchers worth in total about £150. BUY THE GUIDE

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Stone House, Rushlake Green, Spring Awakening Break

Three nights bed & breakfast plus two nights dinners for 2 people £429.99 for medium sized room or £599.99 for the suite or four posters. Come and enjoy Sussex at its best in our charming, quiet and beautiful hotel with daffodils and tulips in our garden and bluebells in our woods. Available March 22nd to May 8th.

To benefit from this offer, please mention The Good Hotel Guide.

 

Contact Details

Stone House

Heathfield RUSHLAKE GREEN East Sussex England TN21 9QJ

Telephone

01435 830553

Website

www.stonehousesussex.co.uk

Discount Vouchers

This hotel accepts discount vouchers which entitle readers to a 10% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night's stay

Further Information

Bedrooms

6, plus 2 in coach house.

Open

all year except 22 Dec-3 Jan, 20 Feb-20 Mar.

Facilities

hall, drawing room, library, dining room, billiard room, 1,000-acre estate (51/2-acre garden, farm, woodland, croquet, shooting, pheasant/clay-pigeon shooting, 2 lakes, rowing, fishing), unsuitable for disabled.

Background music

none.

Children

not under 9.

Dogs

not allowed in public rooms.

Credit cards

MasterCard, Visa.

Prices

B&B £74-£140 per person, set dinner from £30, weekend house parties, winter breaks, cookery courses, 1-night bookings refused Sat.

GHG voucher offer

Buy the guide and claim 25% off B&B rates on certain dates