Heathrow Airport 1 hr 48
De La Warr Pavilion (24 min)
Iconic Modernist building from 1935, offering contemporary art exhibitions, eatery, bar and shop. Hastings Castle (33 min)
Norman fortress ruins with dungeons, a cloistered chapel and an audio-visual show inside a tent. Drusillas Park (24 min)
Soft-play area, large slides, netted walkways, plus zoo animals, feeding times, restaurant and shop. Pevensey Castle (16 min)
16 centuries of history in sturdy castle with square keep, powerful gatehouse and site artifacts. Seven Sisters (35 min)
Series of 7 white chalk cliffs along the English Channel in South Downs National Park. Bateman's (25 min)
Rudyard Kipling's beamed, 17th-century rustic home, with the writer's furnishings and artefacts. Seven Sisters Country Park (33 min)
Expansive park with chalk cliffs, grassland and river valley, for walking, birdwatching and cycling. Eastbourne Pier (28 min)
Traditional Victorian pier offering amusements, fish and chips, a cafe/bar and an events venue. Michelham Priory (21 min)
Palatial Tudor-style mansion, dating from the 13th-century, featuring a moat, watermill & gardens. Towner Eastbourne (31 min)
Art gallery with temporary contemporary shows and displays from its own modern British collection. Battle Abbey (20 min)
Medieval ruins and battlefield site with an interactive exhibition, a film about 1066 and a cafe. Eastbourne Redoubt (26 min)
Fortress-in-the-round dating back 200 years, built to defend against Napoleon & used in WWI & WWII. Smugglers Adventure (36 min)
Series of underground tunnels tracing the steps of smugglers, with sound effects and costumed staff. Knockhatch Adventure Park (18 min)
Adventure, snowboarding, outdoor recreation, and skiing Herstmonceux Castle (8 min)
Restored medieval castle, now a study centre, with a park and gardens that are open to the public. | 
