01 · Gather
Private stays & celebrations
Accommodation in estate cottages and a memorable setting for family reunions, weddings and special occasions. Each gathering is arranged by conversation.
A private estate in the South Downs · East Sussex
Coombe
Place
A place to gather. A landscape to discover. A world apart.
Discover the estateWelcome to Coombe Place
Some places ask you to slow down.
Set among the hills and chalk grasslands near Lewes, Coombe Place is a remarkable private estate where eighteenth-century architecture, unexpected industrial spaces and an abundant natural landscape meet. Come together with family and friends, celebrate, think differently, or simply spend time outdoors.
02 · Restore
Retreats & wellbeing
A yoga studio, outdoor saunas, cold-water swimming areas and open countryside provide the setting for restorative retreats and time away from everyday demands.
03 · Create
Offsites & creative work
From intimate leadership gatherings to creative workshops, the estate offers inspiring surroundings and a choice of traditional and unconventional spaces.
Film & photography locations
Many worlds in one place.
Georgian architecture. Historic interiors. Walled gardens and glasshouses. Agricultural steel buildings, post-industrial spaces, woodland and wide-open chalkland.
Coombe Place offers a rich range of backdrops for film, television, fashion, photography and creative productions. Enquire about location access and production requirements.
Discuss a locationAn extraordinary living landscape
Wild by nature.
Managed without sprays for more than thirty years, the organic estate has become a refuge for wildlife and native chalkland plants.
Barn owls, ravens, peregrine falcons, turtle doves and cuckoos share the landscape with roe and fallow deer. Wildflowers include early purple, pyramidal and bee orchids, bird’s-foot trefoil and yellow rattle. Seventeen butterfly species have been recorded, including the rare purple emperor, supported by abundant willow.
The estate offers access to an extensive network of walking and riding trails through the surrounding countryside.
The character of Coombe Place
History in the buildings. Freedom in the landscape. Space for something extraordinary.
Find us
Deep in the country. Close to London.
Coombe Place is near Lewes, East Sussex, with Cooksbridge railway station beside the estate and rail connections from London Victoria.
An accessible countryside setting for guests travelling from London, Brighton and further afield. Journey times and connections should be checked when planning your visit.
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Make Coombe Place yours.
For weddings, private gatherings, stays, retreats, offsites and location enquiries, please contact Martin Armstrong.
martin@martinarmstrong.comAll enquiries are considered individually.