Many patients who have spent time at Burrswood will attest that their progress to recovery was accelerated in response to the beauty of the place. The peace and tranquility found at Burrswood is drawn from both the buildings and the grounds set amidst the rolling High Weald of Kent and the Ashdown Forest.
The original Burrswood estate of the early 19th century included well-planted landscapes and terraces. After decades of neglect and two World Wars, Dorothy Kerin and her team inherited the task of restoring the property into a place of order and harmony. The Burrswood gardens follow each season with texture and colour: clouds of daffodils and azaleas in spring, lush perennial beds in summer, the fading palette of asters and chrysanthemums of autumn and the pale, clear skeletal treescapes of winter.
The pleasing architecture of Burrswood's handsome buildings reflects the golden warmth of locally quarried stone. The elegant appointment of Burrswood's interiors demonstrate the founder's strong faith in the healing therapy of beauty. This can be seen in the Italian Renaissance style of the Church of Christ the Healer and also in the tasteful and individual decoration of rooms for patients and guests.
Burrswood's extensive, well-tended kitchen garden supplies seasonal fresh vegetables for the kitchens and Tea Room.