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Gravetye Manor
Overnight | Accommodation | Self-catering
Gravetye Manor is the quintessential English manor house hotel and a centre for culinary and horticultural excellence.
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
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.
To watch and enjoy these wildlife experiences you can explore much of the site through a network of paths with five birdwatching hides accessible to most wheelchairs.
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Malling Down Nature Reserve
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.
Ashdown Forest
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.
The Lodges at Ashling Park Estate
Overnight | Accommodation
Stay overnight in a luxurious vineyard lodge, designed by Will Hardie of Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces.
Depot
Art
Lewes Depot is an award-winning independent 3-screen cinema and stylish café-restaurant with gardens and terrace.
Eastbourne Public Art Trail
Events
To accompany the Turner Prize exhibition, Eastbourne ALIVE presents a series of major artworks across public spaces in Eastbourne.
Author Kate Mosse on The Taxidermist’s Daughter: a guest blog
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.
Tell us your thoughts on Eastbourne (and win prizes!)
Turner Prize 2023
Have you spent time in Eastbourne recently, and do you have a few minutes to complete a short survey about the town? Tell us your thoughts and be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win some incredible Sussex experiences.
Rathfinny Wine Estate
Wine
Rathfinny has firmly put the Sussex Winelands on the map with their outstanding wine tourism experiences.
