1 / 19The Cottage At Horsted Keynes
Horsted Keynes, Sussex
A Grade II listed cottage for four at Horsted Keynes in Sussex, with an enclosed front garden holding a playhouse and a slide, a wood burner and two dogs welcome, footpaths leaving the door.
A steam railway stops at this village. The Bluebell runs preserved trains up a closed branch line through the High Weald and Horsted Keynes has one of its stations, a mile out from the houses. The Cottage is dog friendly here, four people across two bedrooms, Grade II listed, its garden fenced at the front, two dogs allowed.
You step off the street straight into the lounge, two sofas and a wood burner, its first logs supplied. A dining room beyond looks over the garden and opens into the kitchen. Up the cottage stair are a king and a bunk room, and a bathroom that has a shower cubicle as well as the bath. Two dogs get a ground floor of three rooms in a line and something to lie in front of at the end of it.
The enclosed ground is at the front rather than behind, so the picnic table, the playhouse and the slide all sit between the cottage and the village street, inside the fence. Two dogs therefore watch the village go past instead of watching a hedge, which is the better arrangement of the two. Footpaths leave the door and are into the fields inside a hundred yards.
Horsted Keynes stands in the middle of the High Weald, which is small fields, deep lanes, sunken tracks and more woodland than anywhere else in the south east of England. Ashdown Forest is 3.5 miles off, heath and pine clumps on a high ridge with open access over the whole of it, and the corner of it Winnie the Pooh was written about is up there too. Two dogs get woods from the door and heath for the long walk.
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from £628 for 7 nights
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At a Glance
- Dogs Welcome
- 2 dogs
- Enclosed Garden
- Yes
- Enclosed garden with picnic table | Private parking for 1 car | Universal pod point for electric vehicle charging additional charges apply | Play facilities with playhouse and slide | Shop and pub wit
- Sleeps
- 4 guests
- Rooms
- 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
- Price
- from £628 / 7 nights
- Grading
- 4 star
- Arrival
- in from 16:00, out by 10:00
- Facilities
- Ev charging, Open fire, Parking, Wifi
The Cottage At Horsted Keynes from £628 for 7 nights
Book with holidaycottages.co.ukFrequently Asked Questions
Is The Cottage At Horsted Keynes dog friendly?
Yes, The Cottage At Horsted Keynes welcomes up to two dogs. The ground floor gives them three rooms in a line — lounge, dining room and kitchen — plus a wood burner to settle in front of, which is a pretty good deal. The front garden is enclosed by a fence, so they can watch village life go past without you worrying about them wandering off.
Are dogs allowed at The Cottage At Horsted Keynes year round?
The listing doesn't specify any seasonal restrictions on dogs, so there's nothing to suggest they're limited to certain times of year. If you want to confirm availability for a specific dates, it's always worth checking directly with the property.
What should I know before visiting The Cottage At Horsted Keynes with my dog?
The maximum is two dogs, so it's not the place for a larger pack. The enclosed front garden is a handy secure space, though it faces the street rather than a private rear garden, so your dogs will have an audience. Footpaths reach open fields within a hundred yards of the door, and Ashdown Forest — a vast stretch of heath and woodland with open access — is just 3.5 miles away for longer days out.
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The Cottage At Horsted Keynes from £628 for 7 nights
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