Drewitt Hall is a National Trust property located in the heart of the Sussex countryside. It was constructed towards the end of the 18th century by Lord William Drewitt on the site of an earlier mansion destroyed in a major fire. Passed down through the generations, this ancestral home was donated to the Trust by the last in the family line, Lord Alan, in 1987. He lives in a private wing not open to the public. The remainder of the property features rooms depicting life over the past centuries. Many of the family heirlooms are on display for visitors to appreciate and enjoy.

The house is open each year from March to November, with the winter months spent on maintenance and cleaning. Regarded as an important property to visit, people travel from far and wide arriving by car and coach. Coach companies arrange special day trips or include a visit in their holiday itineraries. The nearby single track railway is now freight only as, sadly, all the stations along the line, including the one serving the estate, were closed some years ago.

N scale (1:148 or 2mm = 1foot) diorama, which is totally fictitious, was given to me by fellow modeller, Alan Drewitt. It features the coach and car park with the Entrance and Cafe building set in the 1960s. The mansion is off scene and left to the viewer’s imagination. I have since added some of my own features such as the road, railway and other details.