Heathrow Airport 1 hr 39
Michelham Priory (15 min) Palatial Tudor-style mansion, dating from the 13th-century, featuring a moat, watermill & gardens. Eastbourne Pier (12 min) Traditional Victorian pier offering amusements, fish and chips, a cafe/bar and an events venue. Seven Sisters Country Park (21 min) Expansive park with chalk cliffs, grassland and river valley, for walking, birdwatching and cycling. Beachy Head (22 min) Britain's highest chalk cliff offers panoramic views, walking paths and a 19th-century lighthouse. De La Warr Pavilion (15 min) Iconic Modernist building from 1935, offering contemporary art exhibitions, eatery, bar and shop. Hastings Castle (28 min) Norman fortress ruins with dungeons, a cloistered chapel and an audio-visual show inside a tent. Eastbourne Redoubt (10 min) Fortress-in-the-round dating back 200 years, built to defend against Napoleon & used in WWI & WWII. Pevensey Castle (1 min) 16 centuries of history in sturdy castle with square keep, powerful gatehouse and site artifacts. Battle Abbey (19 min) Medieval ruins and battlefield site with an interactive exhibition, a film about 1066 and a cafe. Drusillas Park (14 min) Soft-play area, large slides, netted walkways, plus zoo animals, feeding times, restaurant and shop. Herstmonceux Castle (11 min) Restored medieval castle, now a study centre, with a park and gardens that are open to the public. Knockhatch Adventure Park (13 min) Adventure, snowboarding, outdoor recreation, and skiing Smugglers Adventure (31 min) Series of underground tunnels tracing the steps of smugglers, with sound effects and costumed staff. Seven Sisters (23 min) Series of 7 white chalk cliffs along the English Channel in South Downs National Park. Towner Eastbourne (15 min) Art gallery with temporary contemporary shows and displays from its own modern British collection. |