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The Wannock Tea Gardens

            From the Stacey postcard album from June 1906.

This was a famous place for outings.  From 'The Argus' 2011. “Wannock Gardens had seating for almost 2,000 teas, half being under cover. Works outings from as far away as the Midlands came to Wannock Tea Gardens and the Glen.”  On one occasion the Reed paper group brought its 900 employees to Wannock to stretch the venue’s staff to their limit.

Coaches often used to call at the tea gardens after taking people for the day into Eastbourne. My wife, Sue, also recalls the gardens as a popular venue for Sunday school outings.

At their peak the gardens catered for 500,000 people a year, making them one of the busiest attractions in East Sussex.

During the Second World War they were used to house Canadian troops who were based in the Eastbourne area.

The tea gardens closed in 1969 but for many years afterwards coach drivers would go into the housing estate vainly looking for them.

Little remains of them or the glen attractions now, although the house still stands. A dam and sluice can be seen from a nearby footpath along with concrete supports for the dance halls."

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Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Polegate (show map)

Taken on: September 6, 2017

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