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Festival of the Garden
Events | Art
Reconnect with nature at Charleston’s pioneering horticultural event.
South Downs Dark Skies Festivals
Stargaze in Sussex’s Dark Sky Reserve
Things are looking up on the downs as stargazers across Sussex turn their eyes to the heavens for February’s Dark Skies Festival. This two-week celebration of all things celestial takes you on a journey to the moon and planets, there’s a Facebook Live session and even an astrophotography masterclass. Back down on terra firma, the local wildlife gets a look in as well as we find out which animals come out to play in the dark.
February // South Downs National Park
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Rye Jazz and Blues Festival
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International artists take over Rye.
Glyndebourne Festival
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Firle Beacon
Landscape
Firle Beacon, with fantastic views across the sea, sits high above the village of Firle in the South Downs National Park. The Beacon is home to a Neolithic tomb, and can be accessed using one of the many footpaths leading up from the village.
Farleys House and Gallery
Art
Visit the extraordinary Sussex home of photographer Lee Miller and Surrealist artist Roland Penrose, whose guests included Picasso, Man Ray and Miró.
Port Hotel
Accommodation | Hotel | Overnight
Port Hotel & Restaurant is a contemporary boutique hotel in a lovingly restored Victorian townhouse on Eastbourne's glistening seafront. Stay in one of 19 modern bedrooms, with a relaxed restaurant and inviting cocktail bar.
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Landscape
Sussex Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve is a 465 hectares mosaic of coastal habitats – shingle, saltmarsh, saline lagoons, coastal grazing marsh, freshwater ditches and gravel pits, and reedbeds. It is home to 4,500 species of plants and animals of which more than 300 are nationally rare or endangered.
