Escape to Sussex for your holiday

Sussex - Historic County - England

Key Towns - Arundel Battle Bexhill Bognor Regis Brighton Chichester Crawley Eastbourne Hastings Horsham Hove Lewes Midhurst Rye Southwick Worthing

Sussex - Historic County - England Sussex is on the east coast of England now divided into East Sussex and West Sussex. A county of contrasts with the unspoilt natural beauty of the SouthDowns, wetland areas, rural villages, historic market towns and coastal resorts. Known as 1066 Country, the coast of East Sussex is synonymous with the invasion of William the Conqueror, who landed in Pevensey; The site of the Battle of Hastings is marked by Battle Abbey, built by William of Normandy to atone for the slaughter. Both East and West share the landscapes of the coast, considered to be one of England's most beautiful and well looked after coastlines. East Sussex has 47 miles of coastline. Explore infamous Beachey Head and Seven Sisters (AONB) and the famous chalk cliffs by the English Channel. Visit the seaside holiday resorts of Bognor Regis, Worthing and cosmopolitan Brighton in West Sussex, all of which retain much of their holiday appeal, while Eastbourne, Bexhill-On-Sea and Hastings in East Sussex are slightly quieter. The county is dominated by the South Downs, which stretches from Hampshire, across West Sussex, all the way to Eastbourne in East Sussex. The Weald, where once an ancient oak forest stood; It is still an area richly wooded, though much of the landscape is now agricultural. Visit the marshes of the Pevensey Levels. East Sussex covers an area of more than 1,725 square km, 64% of which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Marvel at the 226 feet tall Long Man of Wilmington cut into the chalk on Windover Hill on the South Downs, whose origin is obscure but may have associations with the nearby priory of Wilmington.
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Sussex Holiday Suggestions & Ideas
Explore Pooh Country Explore the real life places behind the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. Famous sites such as pooh sticks bridge, gill's lap (known as galleon's lap in the books), Roo's Sandpit and the Hundred Acre Wood. Ashdown Forest is much the same today as when Ernest Shepard first sketched it many years ago. It was here at Cotchford Farm in Hartfield, that author A. A. Milne and his family spent their vacations. The Pooh stories were written in the 1920's by Milne to entertain his son Christopher Robin. In the village of Hartfield, there's a little shop called pooh corner, which sells lots of pooh merchandise.		Escape into the Past Set in fifty acres of beautiful countryside close to Chichester in West Sussex is the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum. Explore over 45 historic houses and agricultural buildings dating from the 13th century to Victorian times. Many of the interiors have been furnished, recreating the way the buildings were used by their owners centuries ago. Seven historic gardens show the herbs, vegetables and flowers grown to meet the needs of rural households from medieval to Victorian times. See bread, pottage and sweetmeats being prepared in the working Tudor kitchen, you may even be invited to sample the results. Discover how the people of south east England lived and worked over the past 500 years.
Walking Walking in Sussex 1066 Country Walk Andover Heritage and Poetry Trail Renaissance Trail	Locations Winnie-the-Pooh Country South Downs National Park Sussex Downs AONB Eastbourne Pier	Events Battle Proms Concert at Borde Hill Garden Black Horse Music Festival Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival Brighton Carnival	Snippets Arundel Castle GhostS Foyle's War