Creative Adventures for Curious Kids: Summer Holiday 2025 Highlights Across Sussex
Events | Art  
This summer, Sussex’s cultural spaces offer a vibrant mix of opportunities for children and families to explore, make and play.
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts is an interdisciplinary arts hub in a mid-century modern Grade II listed building, designed by Sir Basil Spence and located on the University of Sussex campus. It supports innovation through artistic programmes and residencies. The public programme includes dance, theatre, live art, music, film, discussion and debate.
Events | Art  
This summer, Sussex’s cultural spaces offer a vibrant mix of opportunities for children and families to explore, make and play.
Landscape  
In the heart of Sussex lies Wakehurst, Kew's wild botanic garden. Visit throughout the year to explore a tapestry of innovative gardens, temperate woodlands, meadows and wetlands, plus exciting events and trails.
Accommodation | Hotel | Overnight  
Dine, drink and stay at this designer boutique hotel in the medieval East Sussex village of Alfriston, owned by Olga and Alex Polizzi.
Landscape  
Originally a deer hunting forest in Norman times, Ashdown Forest is now one of the largest free public access spaces in the South East. It is a great place for walking and enjoying spectacular views over the Sussex countryside. It is known the world over as the ‘home’ of Winnie-the-Pooh.
Events | Wine  
The star of Sussex’s musical summer hits all the right notes.
Events | Art  
The Sussex festival with its roots firmly in the community.
Art  
Awarded Art Fund’s Museum of the Year 2020, Towner Eastbourne has been collecting and exhibiting contemporary art for 100 years.
Wine  
Adderley Pelly, Vineyard Manager at Stopham Estate, gives us a peek into her daily routines and the rhythms of the wine year.
News | Wine  
Alison Nightingale, the force of nature behind Albourne Estate, gives us the inside line on what’s happening in English wine. And it seems sparkling wine isn’t the only story in town.