© Hidden Spring Vineyard
Nestled in the heart of East Sussex, Hidden Spring Vineyard is a boutique wine producer creating world-class still and sparkling wines. Their wines are meticulously crafted from hand-picked grapes grown in the fields surrounding the on-site Tasting Room. You can visit the wine bar and shop or join the Tour & Tasting Experience which offers you the chance to see the journey from grape to glass entirely on site, culminating in an expertly-guided wine tasting led by the head winemaker.
© Hidden Spring Vineyard
© Hidden Spring Vineyard
Story  
Get under the skin of Sussex and uncover its lesser-known stories with these extraordinary experiences and places to visit, as recommended by Secret Sussex author Ellie Seymour.
Wine | Accommodation | Overnight | Landscape  
The vineyard vacay is on the rise. A growing number of Sussex vineyards also offer overnight accommodation for guests who’d prefer to linger on, in a range of accommodation styles ranging from tipis to luxurious lodges and even a hobbit house.
Art  
Awarded Art Fund’s Museum of the Year 2020, Towner Eastbourne has been collecting and exhibiting contemporary art for 100 years.
Landscape  
This downland nature reserve sits on the fringes of the county town of Lewes. The Iron Age hill fort of Mount Caburn can be accessed from here and is a 15-minute walk up from Glynde village. It has beautiful views out to the sea.
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.
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.
Accommodation | Overnight | Self-catering  
Gravetye Manor is the quintessential English manor house hotel and a centre for culinary and horticultural excellence.
Accommodation | Overnight | Hotel  
Originally a sixteenth-century coaching inn, The George in Rye is now a beautifully reimagined luxury retreat in the heart of medieval Rye.
News  
As well as extraordinary art, wines and scenery, Sussex is blessed with a stellar choice of places to stay – all within easy reach of London.