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Buxted Park Hotel
Uckfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom · Independent · Near Luxury
Buxted Park is a Palladian mansion built for Sir Thomas Medley around 1725, remodelled in 1940 by Basil Ionides after a fire, now a country-house hotel in High Weald parkland near Uckfield. Wordsworth, Churchill, Brando, and Peck slept here. The third Earl of Liverpool moved the village in 1827 for a better view.
- 79 rooms
- Neighborhood: Buxted Park / High Weald
- Rooms from 174 sq ft (16 m²)
- Architect: Basil Ionides
About Buxted Park Hotel
- Sheikh Zayed of Abu Dhabi owned the estate from 1971 to 1987. It was a health hydro from 1966 before the late-1990s hotel chapter.
- Uckfield, East Sussex. This is not Ashdown Park at Wych Cross, a different High Weald house.
- Entry-level rooms start at 174 sq ft (16 m²).
History
Buxted Park is a Grade II* listed Palladian mansion built around 1722-1725 for Sir Thomas Medley in East Sussex. After a fire it was remodelled in 1940 by architect Basil Ionides, designer of the Savoy Theatre.
Over the centuries its guests and residents ranged from William Wordsworth and Winston Churchill to Marlon Brando and Gregory Peck; the third Earl of Liverpool relocated the local village in 1827. The house became a health hydro in 1966 and was owned by Sheikh Zayed of Abu Dhabi from 1971 to 1987, before becoming a country-house hotel in the late 1990s. It is now part of Hand Picked Hotels, with around 44 bedrooms on 312 acres.
The setting
In parkland near Uckfield, East Sussex, with Ashdown Forest and Glyndebourne a short drive. This is Buxted Park, not Ashdown Park Hotel.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AA Four Red Stars (2025)
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