Bloomsbury Heartland: Charleston, Chalk and Coast
Story | Art | Landscape | Wine  
Just over one hundred years ago a group of artists, writers and intellectuals changed how we think of a special corner of Sussex – and a lot else besides.
Stretching across Sussex and into Kent, this event encourages the public to visit artists in their studios to see them at work and find out what really makes them tick. Downloading a trail map lets you work out a route to suit your interests – and find somewhere nice to stop for lunch.
June // East Sussex
Story | Art | Landscape | Wine  
Just over one hundred years ago a group of artists, writers and intellectuals changed how we think of a special corner of Sussex – and a lot else besides.
Landscape  
Britain’s tallest chalk hill figure. There is no firm evidence about who he is, or why he is there. The figure is cut into the steep slopes of Windover Hill, and is 235 feet high.
Art  
Here's our pick of the biggest exhibitions to see across Sussex this summer.
Art | Landscape  
Pallant House Gallery selects five works of art depicting stunning Sussex landscapes you can still visit today.
News  
As many festivals return this year, we spoke to Sussex based, award winning, author Kate Mosse about her adaptation of The Taxidermist’s Daughter set in Chichester which has its world premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre’s 60th anniversary season this year. Here’s what she had to say.
Art | Story  
Take the Coastal Culture Trail between three award-winning galleries: Towner Eastbourne, De La Warr Pavilion, and Hastings Contemporary.
Landscape  
Devil’s Dyke is a legendary spot in the South Downs National Park. At nearly a mile long, the Dyke valley is the longest, deepest and widest ‘dry valley’ in the UK.
Art  
Discover over 1,000 years of Sussex rural history, see what life was like for people living in these landscapes and experience daily life through the seasons at this open-air, living museum in the heart of the South Downs.
Wine  
Ben Walgate is at the vanguard of regenerative farming in Sussex. His dynamic vineyard and winery, Tillingham— in Peasmarsh near Rye— is the antidote to large-scale winemaking. We meet him at the farm on an autumn day to find out what brought him here—and where Tillingham is going.