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Wilmington Priory

Address

Wilmington, BN26 5SW

Telephone
01628 512103

ataylor@landmarktrust.org.uk

Address

Wilmington, BN26 5SW

Come and learn about the fascinating history of Wilmington Priory, a medieval marvel renovated by the Landmark Trust.
The Priest House

Address

North Lane, West Hoathly, Nr East Grinstead, RH19 4PP

Telephone
01342 810479

priest@sussexpast.co.uk

Address

North Lane, West Hoathly, Nr East Grinstead, RH19 4PP

Standing in the beautiful surroundings of a traditional cottage garden on the edge of Ashdown Forest, the Priest House is an early 15th century timber-framed hall-house built as an estate office for the Priory of St. Pancras in Lewes.
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Alfriston Clergy House

Address

The Tye, Alfriston, Nr Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 5TL

Telephone
01323 871961

alfriston@nationaltrust.org.uk

Address

The Tye, Alfriston, Nr Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 5TL

Rare 14th century Wealden 'hall house' was the first building to be acquired by the National Trust in 1896. Delightful cottage garden in idyllic setting by Cuckmere River.
Richard Lewis CBE Blue Plaque

Address

Richard Lewis CBE Blue Plaque, 22 Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 9HR

Telephone
01323 415 415

tic@lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk

Address

Richard Lewis CBE Blue Plaque, 22 Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 9HR

This is the location of the Blue Plaque dedicated to award winning Welsh Tenor. Richard Lewis CBE. He lived and eventually died in Eastbourne in 1990. This Blue Plaque was erected in June 2012.
Bodiam Castle

Address

Bodiam, Near Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5UA

Telephone
01580 830436

bodiamcastle@nationaltrust.org.uk

Address

Bodiam, Near Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5UA

One of the most famous and evocative castles in Britain, Bodiam was built in 1385, as both a defence and a comfortable home. The exterior is virtually complete and the ramparts rise dramatically above the moat.
Standen House and Gardens

Address

Standen House and Gardens, West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4NE

Telephone
01342 323029

standen@nationaltrust.org.uk

Address

Standen House and Gardens, West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4NE

Hidden at the end of a quiet Sussex lane, this late victorian family home has outstanding views over the High Weald and Weirwood Reservoir.
Hastings Castle

Address

Castle Hill Road, West Hill, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3AR

Telephone
01424 444412

bookings@discoverhastings.co.uk

Address

Castle Hill Road, West Hill, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3AR

Discover the fascinating history of the battle of 1066. Includes 20 minute audio-visual programme covering the battle and the history of Hastings through the centuries.
Sherlock Holmes Plaque

Address

The Green, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DA

Telephone
01323 415 415

jack.brownell@lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk

Address

The Green, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DA

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
St Mary's Church

Address

Church Street, Old Town, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1HS

Telephone
01323 415 415

jacqui.smith@eastbourne.gov.uk

Address

Church Street, Old Town, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1HS

The oldest Church in Eastbourne
Great Dixter House And Garden

Address

Great Dixter Garden, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6PH

Telephone
01797 252878

office@greatdixter.co.uk

Address

Great Dixter Garden, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6PH

One of the pleasant features about the gardens is that they lie all around the house. Make a circuit of the gardens and you have made a circuit of the house exterior. Each has good views of the other.
Bateman's

Address

Bateman's Lane, Burwash, Etchingham, East Sussex, TN19 7DS

Telephone
01435 882302

batemans@nationaltrust.org.uk

Address

Bateman's Lane, Burwash, Etchingham, East Sussex, TN19 7DS

A 17th century sandstone house, surrounded by gardens, farmland and rolling hills. A place that was home to and loved by one of the nation's greatest writers. A place where you can feel the spirit of its owner, Rudyard Kipling.
St Andrews Church, Alfriston

Address

Sloe Lane, Alfriston, POLEGATE, East Sussex, BN26 5UP

Telephone
01323 870376

jyoungpiano@yahoo.com

Address

Sloe Lane, Alfriston, POLEGATE, East Sussex, BN26 5UP

St Andrews is often called the 'Cathedral of the Downs'. This cruciform church has a single spire. Next to the church is a beautiful 14th Century Old Clergy House, now owned by the National Trust.
St Mary the Virgin

Address

Church Street, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4AG

Telephone
01892 770850

pb@cix.co.uk

Address

Church Street, Hartfield, East Sussex, TN7 4AG

This beautiful 13th. century church is home to a congregation which seeks to combine traditional worship with a forward looking approach within the Anglican Communion.
Monk's House

Address

Rodmell, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3HF

Telephone
01372 453401

monkshouse@nationaltrust.org.uk

Address

Rodmell, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 3HF

18th-century weatherboarded cottage, novelist Virginia Woolf's country retreat – featuring the room where she created her best-known works
Farleys House & Gallery

Address

Muddles Green, Chiddingly, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6HW

Telephone
01825 872856

tours@leemiller.co.uk

Address

Muddles Green, Chiddingly, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6HW

Former residence of the photographer, Lee Miller and Surrealist Roland Penrose. Now base of the Lee Miller Archives and The Penrose Collection. Open to the public on Sundays between April and October each year.