The Castle Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1983. A 18th century Hotel.

The Castle Hotel

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex MP: Alison Bennett (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 May 1983
Type
Hotel
Period
18th century
Address
The Castle Hotel, London Road, Twineham
OS grid reference
TQ 268 203
Coordinates
50.96843, -0.19487
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Castle Hotel is an L-shaped building located on London Road in Hickstead. The west wing dates from the 18th century and is two storeys high with four windows. The ground floor is constructed of red brick with grey headers, while the upper part is finished with tile-bung. It has a tiled roof and retains its original glazing bars. The north wing, built in the early 19th century, features two parallel ranges and is also two storeys tall with three windows. This section is made of painted brick and has a tiled roof, with windows that include wooden shutters and intact glazing bars.

Local climate

The Castle Hotel receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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