Horsham, beaches, ice cream, wildlife and wine
While I have wrestled with the lurgy (honestly, who gets the lurgy in the summer), the year quietly slipped into July, and we were all
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The Best Places to Visit in Sussex
Sussex is gorgeous! Better than that, it’s packed with wonderful things to do, great food and drink and hopelessly pretty villages and towns. Now divided into ...
The 1066 Trail ©: Dover to Canterbury and the Crown
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 changed the course of English history and ...
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Slow Sussex Food Trails
There are faster ways to see Sussex. But none better. Sussex ...
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Slow and Sustainable Sussex Travel: Riding the Forest Way
There’s a rhythm to Sussex that you only really feel when ...
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Your Guide to Sussex Dark Skies Festival
The South Downs National Park is an International Dark Sky Reserve ...
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Crawley Historic Building & Tree Trail ©
Having explored Crawley and its past, we wanted to put together ...
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Lewes Railway Land Nature Reserve
Just a few minutes’ walk from the bustle of Lewes town ...
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Stunning East Dean Walk (East Sussex)
East Dean walk: A stunning South Downs walk along chalk trails, ...
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Windover Hill Walks, East Sussex
If I have a favourite place to drink coffee first thing ...
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East Dean: The South Downs Village You Almost Miss, Yet Never Forget
Whizz along the coast road from Eastbourne towards Seaford and you ...
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Peasants, gardens, secrets and the Solstice
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Who Am I Really?
I’ve always rather flippantly referred to myself as half Norman and half Anglo-Saxon, based entirely on the fact that I love France and I love
Paying Homage to Our Great Sussex Yews
There are few sights more evocative than an ancient yew. Twisted, hollow and impossibly long-lived, these remarkable trees have watched over the Sussex landscape for
Modern Art in an Ancient Sussex City
Discover Chichester’s extraordinary relationship with some of the great 20th-century artists in this one-day modern art city tour. Standing inside Chichester Cathedral, your eye is
The Sussex Coastal Wine Trail
Discover three Sussex wines and a fabulous stretch of Sussex coast and country. This trail can be done without a car. From tidal creeks to