Sussex Group Visit to Compton Place, Eastbourne

Event details

Wednesday 1 May, 2 - 4pm

Join the Sussex Group for an exclusive tour of Compton Place, the summer retreat of the Dukes of Devonshire until the mid-20th Century. Since that time it has been let out as a language school for many years.

We will be taken round parts of the building by Tony Hennell who  until recently was the school’s  long-serving property manager. He is now retired but knows the building well and has kindly agreed to come out of retirement to give us this tour.

You will need 

Please wear sturdy footwear. 

How to get there

The address is

Compton Place Road
Eastbourne, East Sussex 
BN21 1EB

If you’re travelling by train, the nearest station is Eastbourne.

If driving, park in the main car park.

Meet outside the main entrance at 2pm.

Accessibility

There will be a significant amount of walking on this visit. 

Anything we can do to make this event more accessible for you? Please email membership@spab.org.uk.

We may take photos or videos at this event to be used in future promotion, including in print and online.

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Photo credit: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.