Museums & Galleries · Brighton
Priest House
📍 RH19 4PP
Photo: Meagainreally (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- 17th and 18th century country furniture and domestic objects on display
- Over 170 culinary, medicinal and household herbs in the garden
- Curator-led tours of the house and garden available on request
- Early 15th century timber-framed building to explore
- Learn how people lived without electric lights or flushing toilets
The Priest House is an early 15th century timber-framed building set in a traditional cottage garden in the picturesque village of West Hoathly, on the edge of Ashdown Forest. Inside you'll find 17th and 18th century country furniture and domestic objects, while the garden holds over 170 culinary, medicinal and household herbs. The resident curator offers tours on request, and most visitors spend around 1-2 hours exploring. It suits history enthusiasts, families and school groups, with artefact handling and a loans box available. There's no on-site parking or café, though the village offers places to eat nearby, and only assistance dogs are allowed. For a stay nearby, West Hoathly is in Mid Sussex, East Sussex, with Balcombe station 3.8 miles away and 27 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- 1 March to 31 October, Tuesday to Saturday 10.30am–5pm, Sundays 12pm–5pm
- Time needed
- Around 1-2 hours
- Parking
- No on-site parking; limited on-street parking or nearby recreation ground car park
- Dogs
- Only assistance dogs permitted
- Booking
- Pre-booking advised but not essential; groups of 10+ should pre-book
From the attraction's own website on 24 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Guided Tours
- ✓ Parking
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🚆 Or come by train
- Balcombe 3.8 miles
- East Grinstead 3.9 miles
- Haywards Heath 5.3 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page