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Martins Farm oast cowl markMartins Farm EstateFrant · Est. 1830
The white weatherboarded oast house at Martins Farm with its cowl above the kiln roof, seen across a fenced green meadow and mature silver birch on a clear summer day

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Martins Farm Estate


Frant, East Sussex · Est. 1830

  • The Oast — Frant, East Sussex, near Tunbridge Wells
  • Sleeps four, two bedrooms
  • Dog-friendly — one well-behaved dog included
  • From £220 a night
  • Usually two nights minimum

Fifteen private acres in the High Weald. One historic Oast to stay in.


  • Sleeps four
  • Dogs welcome
  • AGA kitchen
  • Fifteen private acres
The front of The Oast at Martins Farm, seen across the courtyard.

The Oast

A single kiln, kept turning


The round room
Curved walls, thick and cool, under the old kiln roof.
AGA warmth
An AGA holds the kitchen warm through the year.
Made for four
The Oast sleeps four, with one well-behaved dog welcome and a second by prior agreement.

Reserve The Oast

A Sussex oast, made for staying

From £220 a night

A dog-friendly country cottage in a converted single-kiln oast house, for four. An AGA kitchen, a boot room for muddy returns and one well-behaved dog welcome, with a second considered by prior agreement. The estate begins outside the door.

In our guests’ words

From our guest book

Little notes, lovely memories, and reasons to return.


  • Room to explore

    Beautiful House, we had a lovely time. The grandkids loved running around the property!

    September 2026

  • A very pretty setting

    We had a wonderful time! It’s a beautiful home in a very pretty setting.

    August 2026

  • For all of us

    Absolutely fabulous little break, just perfect for all of us, including our pooch. Loved all the little homely touches.

    July 2024

Guest book

What guests say


4.8 out of 5

85 verified reviews

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October half term

Seven days. You do not need seven plans.

A High Weald half term from The Oast: Halloween nearby, muddy walks, an AGA waiting at home and fifteen acres outside the door.

A moment at Martins FarmWatch with music · 20 secondsA twenty-second film of the sun setting over the fields and tree line at Martins Farm, set to instrumental music.

The Estate

Fifteen acres above Frant

Orchard, meadow and old hedgerow, held between tree lines on the ridge in the High Weald. Deer graze beyond the fence at first light, the grass is left long through the summer, and a vineyard is proposed for the south-facing ground. And, at the end of the day, sunsets like this.

Walk the estate

Around Martins Farm

Frant, Tunbridge Wells and the High Weald

The George in Frant a walk away, Royal Tunbridge Wells a short drive north, and either side of you the East Sussex and Kent border country — footpaths, castles, gardens and Sussex vineyards, most of it beginning at the gate.

What to do from the gate
Illustrative view of the planned Hathaway Huts: two dark green shepherd's huts standing together in a wildflower meadow below a tree line

The next chapter

The Hathaway Huts

Two shepherd’s huts in planning for the left meadow, taking their name from the Hathaway dairy churns kept on the farm. Together they form one private family stay, never booked separately. Not yet open, and not yet bookable.

Discover the Huts

From the Journal

  • 28 September 2026 · Written 11 September 2026 · 2 minutes

    The September Winston Report

    A long, dry summer, a great many clean paws, and a patch of ground by the gate that Winston is watching closely.

  • 27 September 2026 · 4 minutes

    A quiet Christmas in the Weald

    An AGA kitchen, fifteen acres, one outing worth leaving the house for and a great deal of not very much. How a quiet Christmas at The Oast works, and how to plan one.

  • 25 September 2026 · 8 minutes

    Eridge explained: the deer park, the station and the rocks

    Eridge, Eridge Green, Eridge Park, Eridge station, Eridge Rocks and Harrison’s Rocks nearby: one name, several places, and why it helps to tell them apart.

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More of the estate


  • The family

    Ali, Sharon, Eddie and Winston — Sussex brick and Australian ease.

    Meet the family
  • Winston’s Friends

    Dogs get a bed, bowls, towels and fifteen acres of temptation.

    Dog-friendly stays
  • The Morgan

    A 1980 Morgan 4/4, returned to the green that became the estate’s own.

    Read the Journal
  • Est. 1830

    Census records, an 1875 map and the families who worked this ground.

    The history

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The Oast

From £220 a night