Powder Mills was once the site of a major gunpowder-making operation that helped defeat Napoleon…
The Powder Mills Hotel
“Charming country house with pleasant décor and vast grounds” - AA Inspector
BATTLE, EAST SUSSEX
Our Inspector's view
A delightful 18th-century country house hotel set amidst 150 acres of landscaped grounds with lakes and woodland. The individually decorated bedrooms are tastefully furnished and thoughtfully equipped; some rooms have sun terraces with lovely views over the lake. Public rooms include a cosy lounge bar, music room, drawing room, library, restaurant and conservatory.
Facilities – at a glance
Afternoon tea
Civil weddings
Dogs welcome
Indoor parking
Outdoor parking
Features
- En-suite rooms annex: 18
- En-suite rooms: 48
- Family rooms: 0
- Bedrooms Ground: 5
- Free TV
- Broadband available
- WiFi available
- Children welcome
- Babysitting service
- Ironing facilities
- Cots provided
- High chairs
- Children's portions or menu
- Outdoor Pool
- Private fishing
- Christmas entertainment programme
- New Year entertainment programme
- Night porter available
- Outdoor parking spaces: 100
- Indoor parking spaces: 1
- Accessible bedrooms: 6
- Walk-in showers
- Steps for wheelchair: 2
- Single room, minimum price: £100
- Double room, minimum price: £145
- Open all year
- Holds a civil ceremony licence
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About the area
Discover East Sussex
East Sussex, along with its western counterpart, is packed with interest. This is a land of stately homes and castles, miles of breezy chalk cliffs overlooking the English Channel, pretty rivers, picturesque villages and links to our glorious past. Mention Sussex to many people and images of the South Downs immediately spring to mind – ‘vast, smooth, shaven, serene,’ as the writer Virginia Woolf described them. She and her husband lived at Monk’s House in the village of Rodmell, near Lewes, and today, her modest home is managed by the National Trust and open to the public.
There are a great many historic landmarks within Sussex, but probably the most famous is the battlefield where William, Duke of Normandy defeated Harold and his Saxon army to become William the Conqueror of England. By visiting Battle, near Hastings, you can, with a little imagination, picture the bloody events that led to his defeat. East Sussex’s pretty towns such as Lewes, Rye and Uckfield have their charms, while the city of Brighton offers museums and fascinating landmarks, the best-known and grandest feature being the Royal Pavilion.
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