When JFK came to SUSSEX

Today it is one of the most serene and peaceful villages in Sussex, but, as Russell Higham discovers, Horsted Keynes was once at the centre of talks to ward off WWIII

Horsted Keynes is the epitome of a quiet Sussex village. Located on the outskirts of Ashdown Forest (home to Winnie-the-Pooh and his creator A. A. Milne), its quintessential English charm and calm tranquillity means it is often used as a filming location for period movies. The sleepy parish’s lovingly preserved 1920s railway station – on the picturesque Bluebell Railway steam train line — has featured in Downton Abbey, The Woman in Black and Mr. [Sherlock] Holmes. Yet, just over 60 years ago, Horsted Keynes played host to a procession of world leaders, including the President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, who came to discuss top-secret affairs as the planet teetered on the verge of a third world war. Birch Grove, a 10-bedroomed Queen Anne-style country house set in 800 acres…

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