If you’ve never been to an opera – or aren’t even sure you like opera – but just fancy giving it a go, there’s really only one place to do it. And, lucky old us, it’s right here in Sussex. As opera buffs will tell you, the quality’s top notch so you might as well see the best. The location is magical, the restaurants serve great food and a picnic on the lawn here is hard to beat. Stir the ingredients together and you have Glyndebourne Festival, truly a feast for the senses.
May to August // Glyndebourne
Art | Wine
Dalston Wine Club founder, wine writer and podcaster Hannah Crosbie embarks on a road trip of the Sussex winelands to visit the vineyards, meet the people and taste the wine putting Sussex on the map. Watch all three episodes now.
Events | Art
Explore a free art trail of giant billboard-scale works all over Newhaven, East Sussex, featuring contemporary artist’s responses to Eric Ravilious paintings.
News | Wine
Would you like to take part in the English wine harvest this autumn? Many of our Sussex vineyards are now on the hunt for enthusiastic helpers to roll up their sleeves and pick grapes for harvest 2023.
Landscape
Pevensey Bay is an old fishing village founded in the 1600s and is famously known as William of Normandy’s landing place in 1066. It is now a popular seaside destination. Pevensey village dates back to the 13th century and the nearby Pevensey Levels are a natural haven for wild birds, flowers and animals.
Events | Art
See the work of the Turner Prize’s four shortlisted artists for 2023 on display at Towner Eastbourne, from September 2023 until April 2024.
News | Art
Big news for Sussex, as Eastbourne’s iconic Towner gallery is confirmed to host next year’s Turner Prize. The prize forms part of ‘Towner 100’ – the gallery’s year-long centenary celebration of arts and culture across Eastbourne, and is set to bring transformative cultural and social experiences for visitors and residents of this popular seaside destination.
Wine
Nestled in the heart of the South Downs National Park, Stopham Estate is home to 21,000 vines.
Wine
Mardi Roberts moved from Australia to Sussex in 2000 to join the team - and the family - at Ridgeview Estate. Read her story.
Overnight | Accommodation | Self-catering
Get away from it all at this picturesque cottage situated among 600-acres of vines on the Rathfinny Wine Estate.
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