South Downs Dark Skies Festivals
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Stargaze in Sussex’s Dark Sky Reserve.
The historic Sheffield Parkland dates back several centuries and has had many uses including as a deer park and a Second World War camp. It is now grazed with livestock and is a diverse haven for wildlife.
Explore Sheffield Parkland as it gently slopes across grazed fields and leads you down to the riverside flood meadow, parking at the National Trust car park.
Events | Wine  
Stargaze in Sussex’s Dark Sky Reserve.
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.
Wine  
Established for more than half a century, Bolney is a true pioneer of English wine.
Events  
International artists take over Rye.
Landscape  
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.
Wine  
The focus at Tinwood is on producing delicious top-quality sparkling wine.
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.
Art  
One of Britain’s most distinctive modern art museums.
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.