
Albourne Estate
Wine  
With outstanding views towards the South Downs Albourne Estate offers a unique flavour of English wines with expert-guided small group tours and tastings.
Established by Surrealist patron and poet Edward James, in his former home in West Sussex, West Dean College has an international profile for conservation and arts education.
Today it welcomes students on 600+ short courses, degree programmes in arts, conservation, and design and NEW online short courses.
Set in the heart of the South Downs countryside in West Dean Gardens with a restaurant, it offers a vibrant calendar of events, from author and artist talks to exhibitions and connects people with a rich heritage of creative possibility.
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
The hugely-popular West Dean Fine Art Summer Show runs each July. Showcasing original work by emerging artists on the Graduate Diploma and MFA programmes, the show features a diverse range of practices, with work in a variety media including sculpture, installation, printmaking, painting, film, ceramics, and textiles.
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
Photo: Chris Ison
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
Wine  
With outstanding views towards the South Downs Albourne Estate offers a unique flavour of English wines with expert-guided small group tours and tastings.
Landscape  
Cissbury Ring, in the South Downs National Park, is the largest hill fort in Sussex and has a history dating back over 5,000 years. Set high up on a chalk promontory, on a clear day you can see forever, with views across to the chalk cliffs beyond Brighton and as far as the Isle of Wight.
Turner Prize 2023  
A visit to Eastbourne is yours for the making. Discover this arty seaside town in a new way with our interactive itinerary. Simply click around on the artwork to discover art galleries, vineyards, places to stay, eat, drink and explore during the Turner Prize season in Sussex.
Overnight | Accommodation | Self-catering  
Choose from a handpicked selection of stylish places to stay in Sussex, from cabins to castles and everything in between.
Wine  
Winemaker Tom Bartlett of Stopham Estate shares the many steps his beautiful Sussex vineyard is taking to becoming carbon neutral in the next few years.
News | Wine  
It might surprise you to know that mixing white wine with red wine does actually make rosé. But, as Emma at Ridgeview Estate explains, the devil is in the detail.
Art  
The modernist home and studio of the painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, Charleston was a gathering point for some of the 20th century’s most radical artists, writers and thinkers known collectively as the Bloomsbury group.
News | Art  
Big news for Sussex, as Eastbourne’s iconic Towner gallery is confirmed to host next year’s Turner Prize. The prize forms part of ‘Towner 100’ – the gallery’s year-long centenary celebration of arts and culture across Eastbourne, and is set to bring transformative cultural and social experiences for visitors and residents of this popular seaside destination.
Art  
The De La Warr Pavilion is a pioneering cultural centre where everyone can enjoy contemporary exhibitions, music, events and entertainment in a Modernist building on Bexhill’s seafront.