Our visit to Rudyard Kipling's Batemans, in East Sussex, at Christmas

A look around Rudyard Kipling's home, Batemans, at Christmas.

Starting at the Mulberry Cafe we take a stroll to the front of the Jacobean Mansion that is Batemans on a winter's day.

Once we step into the entrance hall, we find that Bateman's has been decorated for Christmas with a jungle book theme. From here, we step into Carrie Kipling's office, which is a recently opened space.

On the ground floor, we discover the music room and the parlour, both featuring the Lotus flowers, iconic symbols of life in India, reflecting Rudyard Kipling's early years.

Moving on upstairs, we arrive at a bedoom, where the apes from the Jungle Book are running wild at Christmas.

A step across the hallway and we arrive at Rudyard Kiplings study, in a scene as if he had just stepped out. Next we enter the exhibition hall, featuring a display based on 130 years of the Jungle Book.

Next, we enter the bedroom of John Kipling, the only son of Rudyard & Carrie Kipling, who sadly lost his life at the tender age of 18 in the trenches of the First World War. It's decorated to celebrate happy days of his childhood at Batemans.

Heading back downstairs, we visit the final room at Bateman's, the dining room decorated again with Lotus flowers for an Indian-themed Christmas.

We complete our tour by stepping into the gardens to get a better look at Batemans on a crisp winter's day.

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⏱️Timestamps⏱️
00:00 - The Intro to Batemans in East Sussex
00:10 - Where is Batesmans and how to get there
00:40 - The start of the journey at the Mulberry Cafe
01:00 - The walk to the entrance of Batemans
01:37 - The entrance hall at Batemans
02:59 - Carrie Kipling's Office
03:45 - The Music Room at Christmas
04:02 - Christmas in the Parlour at Batemans
04:24 - The Jungle Book bedroom at Batemans
04:53 - Rudyard Kipling's Study at Batemans
05:19 - The Exhibition Room at Batemans
05:51 - John Kipling's Bedroom in Batemans
06:20 - Christmas in the Dining Room at Batemans
06:37 - Batemans House in winter

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[scotland]

The 1967 animated film is fantastic, takes me back to my childhood, though tbf I haven't watched the remake.
Thanks for this delightful tour, and Merry Christmas to you both.

[NathanBeatty]

I loved the video. Could I make the request you drop the volume of the music. The volume of your voice is fine in my opinion, but the music is so loud I have a hard time understanding everything. But regardless, thank you for these videos. I love them!

Also, call it holidays, Christmas, whatever you like. Have a Happy Holiday!

[crystalwaters]

Thank you for the guided tour of Rudyards home. I felt very sad at the loss of their only son. How devastating. I'm thankful to the National Trust for the preservation.❤
Just two little points could you record your voice a little louder as its sounding like a whisper ( very quiet recording) & please call it Christmas not holidays. Thank you.❤