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- One of the last remaining downland farms with its original buildings
- Home to the Knights Templars for 100 years
- Famous donkey wheel
- Surrounded by some of the best downland in the country
- Ancient woodland to the north
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| The Hiker's Rest is a new tea-room (not NT) serving light refreshments, including organic teas and homemade cakes. |
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Saddlescombe has escaped the changes of modern farming, retaining many of its original buildings from the past four centuries. It has an intriguing history: documented in Domesday; home to the Knights Templar and lovingly portrayed in the book, 'A South Downs Farm in the 1860s', by Maude Robinson. TQ273115
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The famous Saddlescombe donkey wheel lies just off the South Downs Way National Trail. For centuries this wheel was turned by a donkey, or pony, to draw drinking water from the well to quench the farm labourer's thirst. TQ272115 |
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Newtimber Hill surrounds Saddlescombe Farm and is home to some of the best chalk grassland in the country. See wonderful displays of downland flowers and insects, including rarities like the silver spotted skipper, burnt orchid, red star thistle and juniper tree. TQ268120
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The north face of Newtimber Hill is home to an ancient woodland that is thought to have stood the test of time for over ten thousand years. Here you can discover thousand year old lime trees, bluebells galore and beech trees with graffiti dating back to 1880! TQ278127
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Opening arrangements
| Saddlescombe Farm is only open on open days in Apr & Sept and for groups. Please tel. for details or to arrange group visits at any time of the year. |
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