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Battle / Bexhill / Bodiam / Camber / Hastings
VISIT
Herstmonceux / Pevensey / Rye / Winchelsea
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Photography by Will Vockins
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10 6 6 C O U N T R Y BEXHILL promenade offering the perfect
RETRO ON SEA location for the first motor car
The date is easy to remember. Bexhill is undoubtedly best known races. It was also one of the first
resorts to allow men and women
for the De La Warr Pavilion, a
The place is hard to forget. pioneering centre for the arts and
feat of modernist architecture.
to swim together on the same
beach. What scandal! Head to
Their programme of music, theatre, Bexhill Museum to find out more.
Where the wooded hills of the Sussex Weald stretch down comedy and art is internationally Today, the town continues to
and touch the sea of England’s south coast, you’ll find 1066 renowned. The 1930s art deco- innovate, sympathetically mixing
Country. Set deep in history, its ancient settlements nestle in a rich style building stands prominently the old with the new. Shop for pre-
landscape of woods, marshes, shorelines and horizons. on the seafront, above a small loved goodies and the latest vinyl
Yesterday’s traditions meet today’s thriving art and music scene, colonnade, with sun terraces record releases. Enjoy fish and
while castles and forts tell timeless stories of invasion and conquest. Sam Moore, Visual Air overlooking the English Channel. chips on the beach or laid-back
Put on your best vintage outfit and fine dining. You won’t find neon
Despite its feeling of seclusion, 1066 Country is living proof that B AT T L E U N F O L D I N G arts and music, are all features of conjure up those retro images of attractions here but renovated
a breath of fresh air doesn’t need to mean a long journey. On a E N G L A N D’S STO RY its enduring heritage. halcyon days beside the seaside. beach shelters, outdoor summer
direct rail route from London, it’s less than 90 minutes from the big Named after the most famous concerts, day festivals and sunset
Stretching out before the abbey’s Bexhill was first promoted as a
smoke, making it a perfect, easy escape. conflict on English soil, this crenellated walls and arched cinema screenings.
fashionable resort at the turn of the
compact market town grew up entrance, the high street is a bustling twentieth century, with its extended visit1066country.com/bexhill
alongside the battleground. Its mix of independent businesses.
CONTENTS tranquil medieval abbey and the Craft shops, gift boutiques, cosy
surrounding ancient woodlands pubs and tea-rooms jostle alongside
INTRO 27 SURROUNDING AREA 18 2 3 are largely unchanged to this day. designers representing the best in
B AT T L E 8 WAT E R S P O R TS 2425 British sustainability. Leave from
Celebratory bonfires and battle
BEXHILL 9 V I N E YA R D S 2627 re-enactments, a year-round Charing Cross or London Bridge and
programme of lively events, plus you’ll be there in no time..
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an annual festival of contemporary visit1066country.com/battle
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H AST I N G S Warrior Square train station, you’ll from view. Reach it by riding one of Fishermen’s Museum, Hastings Tucked away a few miles RY E ST Y L I S H saltmarsh and wetlands. Home
SALTY SEA DOG find the thriving Kings Road before the town’s two funicular railways. Aquarium and the purpose-built art inland from Pevensey, further C O B B L E D C I TA D E L to over 4,000 species of plants
Just a stone’s throw — well, a cycle descending the hill to the seafront, The other scales the East Hill to gallery, Hastings Contemporary. along the 1066 Country Walk, A medieval citadel with an and animals, look out from the
ride — from Bexhill, you’ll find where you’ll catch your first glimpse reach Hastings Country Park Herstmonceux is a village with impressive harbour, Rye reveals bird hides to see what you can
Along the seafront, you’ll find
Hastings and St Leonards. The latter of the RIBA Stirling Award-winning Nature Reserve. Set within an Area many claims to fame – moated its history gently. Today its discover within this mosaic of
the usual amusements we all
was first conceived as a luxury Hastings Pier. of Outstanding Natural Beauty, castle, former Royal Observatory, preserved Tudor and Georgian habitats.
love, and those that have placed
destination for the most prominent it covers 600 hectares of gorse- science centre and home of the buildings are home to a myriad
The ruins of Hastings Castle Hastings on the international visit1066country.com/rye
Victorians and is now a creative covered heathlands, grassland and Sussex trug. With its telescope of art galleries, quirky attractions
overlook the town from atop the stage. Hastings Adventure Golf
hub with a strong spirt of community ancient gill woodland, with stunning domes, windmill and castle turrets, and cosy pubs, as well as
West Hill, while caverns reputedly hosts the World Crazy Golf
and a flourishing independent views of the prehistoric coastline. It’s it sits modestly between Wealden modern boutique hotels and
once bestowed with the cargo of Championships each year and
scene. Arriving from St Leonards one of three Green Flag Award- hills and marshland, its eyes on the contemporary restaurants, serving
notorious smugglers are hidden Source Park, towards the pier, is
winning parks in the town, the others skies and its feet on the ground. the best Sussex has to offer from
the world’s largest underground
being the spectacular Alexandra Photography by Jim Holden
land and sea.
skatepark. A short walk inland, visit1066country.com/
Park and the Regency-style
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery PEVENSEY AND pevensey or herstmonceux Walk around the charming-
St Leonards Gardens. H E R ST M O N C E U X
inspires with its global collections. cobbled streets, including the
Nestled between the East and West C AST L E S A N D STA R S
The town is also well known for famous Mermaid Street, where
Hills, the Old Town of Hastings The bay at Pevensey is where the each alleyway holds smuggled
its eccentric characters and its
is picture perfect. Tudor houses Norman forces landed, while secrets and timeless tales. The
residents need little excuse for
and flower-bedecked cottages a mile inland a Roman coastal town is known for its antique
a party. Festivals are hosted
are joined by independent shops, fort, Pevensey Castle, stands shops, delicatessens and its
throughout the year and include
pubs and boutique B&Bs. Sit outside proud. Today the village is an traditional Sussex pottery.
Hastings Fat Tuesday in February,
on the bustling George Street and eclectic seaside stronghold, one
well-revered by music lovers, and Reach to the tip of the estuary
watch the world go by. Tour the face hugging the shoreline, the
the traditional Jack in the Green and you’ll find Rye Harbour
hard-working fishing quarter with other overlooking a hinterland
Festival, where the entire town turns Nature Reserve with its new
its towering black net huts and of levels. This piece of Saxon
out to release the ‘spirit of summer’. Discovery Centre. Accessible
fleet of beached boats that make it frontier land has its own original
Need we say more! coastal paths follow the shingle
instantly recognisable. While away story to tell and a wild side for
Photography by Sam Moore the time at the Shipwreck Musuem, Photography by Julie Ryan shore and encompass the
visit1066country.com/hastings every season.
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Itinerary Planner Herstmonceux, Battle, Winchelsea
and Rye connect.
woods and make a splash on
Bewl Water’s giant inflatable
For an action-packed day out, visit
Drusillas Park – part zoo, part theme
Bodiam obstacle course. park. With a range of animals to
Explore our rich culture Take in a vineyard tour, savouring
see, from sloths to meerkats, spiders
Bodiam’s fame rests on its Rich in seaside eccentricity, wander the flinty sparkles and fruity Only the brave dare enter the
to snakes, mazes and rides, you’ll
storybook moated castle. Reach the beach cradling your vinegar- aromas of the very land beneath Smugglers Adventure deep inside
need a whole day here.
it by steam train or river cruise, by Photography by Jonny Thompson steaming fish and chips, the fresh your boots. Enjoy a plate of the the caves of Hastings’ West Hill,
kayak or on foot. Combine visits air on your face and the salt in your plumpest Rye Bay scallops or Speaking of the deep, at the foot Play old penny arcade games
to nearby gardens and organic hair. Relax on the De La Warr’s a dish of salty Romney Marsh of the East Hill Lift is Hastings at the Rye Heritage Centre and
Winchelsea lamb. Select the freshest local
vineyards with award-winning terrace, gulls crying overhead, the Aquarium, an underwater world watch the latest silver screen smash
glamping or camping experiences. Get lost in Winchelsea, England’s produce from our farm shops and Photography by Jim Holden waiting to be explored. at the Kino Rye. E-bikes can be
light dazzling the water. Take a
smallest town, where the streets pick-your-owns. We eat and hired at Rye Harbour and Camber.
soothing sea dip, just keep an eye Hastings Old Town and Bexhill’s Country, whether that’s building For rainy days, fly high above 1066
have no names. This ancient town drink well here. It’s our chefs and Bedgebury National Pinetum &
out for the occasional playful seal. vintage emporiums. castles in the sands or spotting crabs Country on the virtual Soar Tour.
of the Cinque Ports, set high on its shopkeepers, our farmers and Forest has fantastic cycle paths
Kayak and paddleboard along in the rockpools. Clambers Play Centre has a varied
Sussex hill, is built on a grid system fishers our winemakers and bakers Visit Herstmonceux to discover too, along with ‘Go Ape’ and play
the River Rother, harness the wind play area with ball pools, slides
with hidden medieval wine cellars who make the difference. the wonders of the night sky. The Observatory Science Centre in trails. So go on, explore nature
kitebuggying the sands at Camber, and obstacle courses, both inside
beneath. You’ll be surprised who Camp under a canopy of stars Herstmonceux is a fascinating day and have a wild time.
or learn to sail at Rye. Satisfy your curiosity in our and out. For picnics in the sunshine
you come across. to surround yourself in nature. out, offering hands-on experiments,
Head inland and find a cosy museums, reveal stories of find Alexandra Park in Hastings and
Photography by Osnuya
visit1066country.com/ Choose between shepherd huts, giant telescopes and an outdoor
country pub to sip a refreshing travellers, shipwrecks and ancient Egerton Park in Bexhill.
destinations teepees, treehouses, even a hobbit Discovery Park that will keep your
Camber pint of craft beer in the sun, or by settlers. Literary legends abound
house, to make sure your stay is children entertained for hours. Reach Bodiam and Northiam on
the warm, open fire in winter. Stroll here, think Rudyard Kipling and
Backed by dunes and beach houses, truly one to remember. the heritage Kent & East Sussex
through spectacular gardens in Henry James. Immerse yourself Nearby Knockhatch Adventure
Camber spreads its broad sands far Railway. You’ll find kayaking, rowing,
bloom, explore by bicycle, watch in modern and contemporary Most of all, take your time. Here Park has a petting zoo, owl
out to sea, inviting in the height of canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding,
for wildlife across the marshland. art of international repute. Find we value the original. sanctuary, go-karts, high ropes,
summer, invigorating in the depths of river cruises and camping. Embark on
Soak up the history at our many your own treasure in the off-beat as well as indoor and outdoor
winter. Join the kite and windsurfers, an adventure quest at Battle Abbey
ruined strongholds. March shops along the winding cobbled Fun-filled family getaway playgrounds for your little
hire an ebike, or simply build and Battlefield to ignite young
past the sculptures of the 1066 streets of Rye, the bustling high There’s buckets and spades full adventurers big and small.
sandcastles, jump the dunes and imaginations.
Photography by Jonny Thompson Country Walk, where Pevensey, street of Battle, the twittens of of fun for all the family in 1066 Find play areas hidden in the @rye_and_beyond-1
breath it all in.
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Things to do 1066 BATTLE OF HASTINGS, ABBEY & BATTLEFIELD BEXHILL MUSEUM EGERTON PARK
High Street, Battle, TN33 0AE Egerton Road, Bexhill, TN39 3HL Located behind Bexhill Museum.
1066 Country offers a wealth of places to explore in a small but Egerton Road, Bexhill, TN39 3HL
T 0370 333 1181 T 01424 222058
impressive area and this guide gives a brief flavour of the charms
W english-heritage.org.uk/battle E info@bexhillmuseum.org.uk W rother.gov.uk/egerton
that lie at the heart of this truly famous place. Dig your toes in the W bexhillmuseum.org.uk
sand, gulls crying overhead, the light dazzling the water. Walk the Stand where the battle for England’s Egerton Park offers a wide range of
future was fought. Walk the battlefield Bexhill Museum offers something facilities including a children’s play-
winding cobbled streets seeking out quirky shops. Feel the echoes for everyone from, local history and zone, fitness area and tennis courts.
sculpture trail, soak up the gatehouse
of battle through centuries of stone. rooftop views, discover the exhibition archaeology to fashion and motor The park is also home to both an indoor
and explore the abbey ruins. heritage. Operate Eddie Izzard’s and outdoor bowling club.
Most attractions are open all year round, and many are childhood train set and see the ‘Bexhill
accessible by public transport too, so why not consider leaving in 1940’ model railway layout. There is
the car at home and travelling sustainably? a wide range of events, activities and
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workshops throughout the year.
visit1066country.com/things-to-do
BATTLE MUSEUM OF LOCAL HISTORY ST MARY’S, BATTLE DE LA WARR PAVILION, BEXHILL ALEXANDRA PARK
The Almonry, Battle, TN33 0EA Upper Lake, Battle, TN33 0AN Marina, Bexhill, TN40 1DP St Helens Road/Lower Park Road,
Hastings, TN34 2LG
T 01424 775955 T 01424 772693 T 01424 229111 @dlwp
E enquiries@battlemuseum.com E parishoffice@stmarysbattle.org.uk E info@dlwp.com delawarr T 01424 451066
W battlemuseum.com W stmarysbattle.org.uk W dlwp.com A ten-minute walk from Hastings Town
The Museum, set in award-winning A Grade I Listed church of national A modernist building on Bexhill’s Centre, the Grade II Listed heritage
gardens, covers 125 million years historic importance with a thriving promenade with free exhibitions, park is one of the finest examples of a
of local history. Find out about the community, foodbank and more. Visit outdoor shows, music, comedy gigs, Victorian park to be found anywhere in
Romans, the Normans and much more! for a service or come and see the family events, a gift shop, record shop the country. It has all the attractions for a
Battle Tapestry and the crusader knight and a stylish café overlooking the sea. great day out, from open spaces to run
engraved crosses. about, a wonderful café, play areas and
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great walks, ponds and streams.
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HASTINGS ADVENTURE & CRAZY GOLF BATTLE ZONE LIVE OUTDOOR COMBAT HASTINGS COUNTRY PARK HASTINGS CONTEMPORARY
Hastings Seafront, TN34 3AJ White Rock Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LD Various access points to east of Hastings Rock-a-Nore Road, TN34 3DW
T 01424 437227 T 01424 423778 T 01424 451066 T 01424 728377
E hello@hastingsadventuregolf.com E info@battlezonelive.co.uk W visit1066country.com E info@hastingscontemporary.org
W hastingsadventuregolf.com W battlezonelive.co.uk W hastingscontemporary.org
A fabulous nature reserve with stunning
With three 18-hole courses, this is This outdoor activity will have you coastal scenery, plus a new visitor Situated on the dramatic seafront of
the UK centre for miniature golf and charging through a custom-built centre and café, the Bale House. Europe’s largest fishing beach, Hastings
the home of the World Crazy Golf outdoor terrain. The action will be Explore ancient woodland glens and Contemporary celebrates modern
Championships. exhilarating as you stalk your rugged coastal paths. Conservation and contemporary art, hosting several
opponents through Battlezone using grazing and sustainable management exhibitions a year. The gallery shop
MP5 and Uzi machine guns. makes this one of the most important sells unique products and the café
Partially accessible @thebalehousenr nature reserves in the country. offers amazing sea views.
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HASTINGS AQUARIUM CLAMBERS PLAY CENTRE HASTINGS CASTLE & 1066 STORY EAST & WEST HILL LIFTS
Rock-A-Nore Road, Hastings, White Rock Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LD Castle Hill Rd, Hastings, TN34 3JL East Hill: Rock-a-Nore Road
TN34 3DW West Hill: George Street
T 01424 423778 T 01424 422964
T 01424 718776 E info@clambers.co.uk E info@smugglersadventure.co.uk T 01424 446104
E hastings@bluereefaquarium.co.uk W clambers.co.uk W smugglersadventure.co.uk W visit1066country.com
W bluereefaquarium.co.uk/hastings
Soft play for all the family, with indoor Take a step back in time and Giving panoramic views over the
Hastings Aquarium is the perfect and outdoor play areas for children discover the history of Britain’s first Old Town, across the coastline and
destination for the whole family. Home up to the age of 12. There’s a separate Norman castle – built by William for access to the Country Park (East)
to 3,500 incredible aquatic animals indoor play area for under fives. the Conqueror in 1067. Perfect for and Hastings Castle and Smugglers
and reptiles. Seahorses, turtles, sharks, There’s a five-star rated café, too. taking in the breathtaking views of Adventure (West).
octopus and more! Embark on an the Hastings coastline. Partially accessible
for East Hill Lift only
Partially accessible amazing underwater safari today!
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HASTINGS FISHERMEN’S MUSEUM HASTINGS MUSEUM & ART GALLERY SHIPWRECK MUSEUM SMUGGLERS ADVENTURE
Rock-a-Nore Rd, TN34 3DW Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ET Rock-a-Nore Rd, TN34 3DW St Clements Caves, Hastings, TN34 3JJ
T 01424 461446 T 01424 451052 T 01424 437452 T 01424 422964
W ohps.org.uk E museum@hastings.gov.uk E info@shipwreckmuseum.co.uk E info@smugglersadventure.co.uk
W hmag.org.uk W shipwreckmuseum.co.uk W smugglersadventure.co.uk
The Fishermen’s Museum was the
fishermen’s church of St Nicholas An award-winning family-friendly Suitable for adults and children Explore acres of underground caverns
(1854), set among the net shops where museum where you can travel from alike, the museum has a fascinating and learn all about the secretive,
the fishers store their gear. Experience the dawn of the dinosaurs via 1066, collection of shipwreck-related fascinating and often blood-thirsty
Hastings’ fishing heritage here. Climb an Indian palace and the Mods and artefacts and fossils. Find out about world of the ancient smuggling gangs,
aboard Hastings’ oldest fishing boat, Rockers to the North American plains - two major local wrecks, the Dutch East in the very caves they reputedly
built over 100 years ago. all in one visit! Indiaman ‘Amsterdam’ and Charles II’s operated from. There’s so much to be
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HASTINGS LIFEBOAT STATION HASTINGS HISTORY HOUSE SHIRLEY LEAF & PETAL COMPANY THE SOURCE PARK AND THE COURTYARD
The Stade, Hastings, TN34 3AL 21 Courthouse Street, TN34 3AU 58a High Street, TN34 3EN White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JL
T 01424 425502 T 01424 424744 T 01424 427793 T 01424 238360
E hastings_visitorcentre@rnli.org.uk W ohps.org.uk E info@sourcebmx.com
Unique museum, shop and
W hastingslifeboat.org.uk manufacturer for TV and film sets. W sourcebmx.com/sourcepark
Hastings History House offers
Located next to the fishing fleet berths exhibitions on local history, help with The Source Park is the world’s largest
Clients of the company include
on the working beach. It’s an ideal research and local history books for underground skatepark, located in
designers for Lady Gaga’s costumes,
location for launching and recovering, sale - old and new. There’s a large former Turkish baths under Hastings
the sets of Disney’s ‘Frozen The Musical’
away from the crowds on the beach. archive of reference books, pictures seafront. For BMX, skateboard and
and Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’.
For group bookings please email or and items of local interest. scooter riders of all ages and abilities,
phone (24 hour answerphone) for with a shop and restaurants in
Donations welcome. FREE ENTRY booking form. Partially accessible FREE ENTRY Partially accessible The Courtyard.
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STABLES THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE THE BRITISH TEA MUSEUM FLAMINGO FAMILY AMUSEMENTS WHITE ROCK THEATRE
The Bourne, Hastings, TN34 3BD 42 George Street, Hastings Old Town, The Stade, East Beach Street, White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JX
TN34 3EA Hastings, TN34 3AR
T 01424 423221 T 0343 310 0031
E info@stablestheatre.co.uk T 07825 916401 T 01424 716068 W whiterocktheatre.org.uk
W stablestheatre.co.uk E info@thebritishteamuseum.com
Head for Flamingo Amusements The White Rock Theatre is the largest
W thebritishteamuseum.com (adjacent to Flamingo Park) in Hastings
The Stables presents its own plays, entertainment venue in Hastings and
professional shows, music and dance The British Tea Museum celebrates the Old Town for the best fun in town. The is home to some of the best live music,
together with six art exhibitions each customs and manners of British teatime. best and latest arcade games as well comedy and variety entertainment in
year. Membership available. Journey through the social history of as traditional favourites, collect tickets East Sussex.
tea and tea table etiquette. Enjoy a to win big prizes.
teatime masterclass, afternoon tea and
Victorian carriage. Partially accessible
ST MARY IN THE CASTLE THE TRUE CRIME MUSEUM PLAYLAND HASTINGS FAMILY AMUSEMENTS XCAPE STATION
St Mary in the Castle, 7 Pelham Place, Hastings Seafront, TN34 1JP 7-9 Pelham Place, Hastings TN34 3A White Rock Gardens, Hastings, TN34 1LD
TN34 3AF
T 01424 420115 T 01424 44324 T 01424 423778
T 01424 715880 E info@truecrimemuseum.co.uk E info@xcapestation.co.uk
Head for Playland on Hastings Seafront
E enquiries@stmaryinthecastle.org.uk W truecrimemuseum.co.uk W xcapestation.co.uk
for the latest in arcade games, ticket
W stmaryinthecastle.org.uk
A SHOCKING attraction for everyone machines and great prizes! Play the Immersive escape rooms. Have you got
St Mary in the Castle is a unique live fascinated by the dark world of CRIME! Penny Falls or try and win Teddy from what it takes to rob a Casino (Beat the
music, arts and culture venue. This Serial killers, forensics, gangsters, the Grabbers. Fun for the whole family. Odds) or solve a murder mystery (CSI)
Grade II* Listed heritage building is prisoners, poisoners… within 60 minutes. Up to eight players.
also licensed for weddings and perfect DARE YOU ENTER THE CAVES?
for film location shoots.
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RYEBANK GALLERY KINO RYE CINEMA & CAFEBAR RYE CASTLE MUSEUM & YPRES TOWER RYE HARBOUR NATURE RESERVE & DISCOVERY CENTRE
11A High Street, Rye, TN31 7JF Lion Street, Rye, TN31 7LB Gungarden, Rye, TN31 7HH Rye Harbour, Rye TN31 7FW
T 01797 360259 T 01797 226293 T 01797 226728 T 01797 360960
E gallery@ryebank.gallery E info.rye@kinodigital.co.uk E info@ryemuseum.co.uk W rye.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk
W ryebank.gallery W kinodigital.co.uk W ryemuseum.co.uk
Visit Rye Harbour Nature Reserve for
The Ryebank gallery is a contemporary A state-of-the-art two-screen cinema, The Rye Castle Museum consists of the year-round, amazing wildlife. Drop
art gallery located in the heart of Rye café-bar, terrace and function space in Ypres Tower, the Women’s Tower and into the accessible Discovery Centre to
occupying the former HSBC building. the medieval heart of Rye showing the the Medieval Garden. Built in the 13th enjoy spectacular views from Lime Kiln
Showcasing an ever-changing curation latest films and with delicious, locally- century, it served for defence, as a Café and pick up some wildlife guides
of art. sourced menus. private dwelling, prison, court hall and and gifts from the shop.
is now a museum.
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FULL THROTTLE BOAT CHARTERS LAMB HOUSE RYE HERITAGE CENTRE & TOWN MODEL SHOW RYE INFORMATION POINT
The Point, Rye Harbour, Rye TN31 7TU West Street, Rye, East Sussex, Strand Quay, Rye, TN31 7AY Town Hall, Market Street, Rye,
TN31 7ES T 01797 226696
TN31 7LA
T 07876 135911
E fullthrottleboatcharter@gmail.com T 01797 222909 E info@ryeheritage.co.uk T 01797 223902
W fullthrottleboatcharters.com E lambhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk W ryeheritage.co.uk E info@ryetowncouncil.gov.uk
W nationaltrust.org.uk/lamb-house W ryetowncouncil.gov.uk
Boat trips from Rye Harbour suitable for “Experience the past, Today” -
all the family. Lamb House is a portal into a world The Story of Rye, a sound and light Visitor information for Rye and
of literary connections, one that many show with the Rye Town Model. Old surrounding area. Local books and
Enjoy a tour around Rye Bay or venture pier arcade machines and, from 2022,
writers and artists have walked through. maps, locally sourced gifts and
further along the coast to Hastings, via the Smuggler’s Story.
Intriguing rooms draw you into the souvenirs, audio tours and guided walks.
Seal Bay, spotting wildlife on the way.
peaceful garden, a hidden gem among
the cobbled streets of Rye. Partially accessible Partially accessible
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BATEMAN’S BEWL WATER BODIAM BOATING STATION BREDE STEAM GIANTS
National Trust, Burwash, TN19 7DS Bewlbridge Lane, Kent, TN3 8JH Waterworks Lane, Brede, TN31 6HG
Station Road, Northiam, TN31 6FE
T 01435 882302
E info@bewlwater.co.uk T 01797 253838 E bredesteamgiants@hotmail.com
E batemans@nationaltrust.org.uk
bewlwater.co.uk bredesteamgiants.co.uk
©National Trust/John Miller
W E info@bodiamboatingstation.co.uk W
W nationaltrust.org.uk/batemans
The largest, most beautiful reservoir in W bodiamboatingstation.co.uk Two triple expansion steam pumping
Beautiful family home and garden of the South East. Bewl Water offers a limewharfcafe.co.uk engines plus other smaller historic
Rudyard Kipling, author of the Jungle large range of activities from cycling, engines. All housed in Grade II
Book. With a listed watermill, a natural Four miles from Bodiam Castle NT.
sailing and fishing to laser challenge, Mess about on the river in a kayak, Listed buildings. Cold War bunker.
play area for den building, picnic the aqua park, soft play, adventure Guided tours when possible. Open
areas and the Mulberry tea-room for row boat or SUP, or enjoy a river cruise.
play, walking and much more! Eat in the stunning restaurant and first Saturday of the month and Bank
homemade meals and cakes. Free entry Holiday Mondays.
for National Trust members. For opening garden. Stay at the small campsite.
Check website
times and prices please see the website. Partially accessible Dog friendly. FREE ENTRY
BEDGEBURY NATIONAL PINETUM & FOREST BODIAM CASTLE THE BLACKSHED GALLERY DRUSILLAS PARK
Bedgebury Road, Goudhurst, TN17 2SJ Bodiam, TN32 5UA Russet Farm, Redlands Lane, Alfriston, East Sussex, BN26 5QS
©National Trust/Matthew Antrobus
T 01580 879820 T 01580 830196
Robertsbridge, TN32 5NG T 01323 874100
E bedgebury@forestryengland.uk E bodiamcastle@nationaltrust.org.uk T 01580 881247 E info@drusillas.co.uk
W forestryengland.uk/bedgebury W nationaltrust.org.uk/bodiam-castle E info@blackshed.net W drusillas.co.uk
W theblackshedgallery.org.uk
The National Pinetum is the perfect One of Britain’s most perfectly picturesque No ordinary zoo, no ordinary day out!
place to walk, picnic and enjoy nature. castles. With towers, spiral staircases, A stone’s throw from the A21in a Drusillas Park is home to 80+ species
It’s home to one of the finest collections battlements, portcullis and ruins to delightful rural setting on a farm of exotic animals, family-friendly
of conifers in the world. Run, cycle, explore. Visit the tea-room for homemade just outside the historic village of rides, adventure playgrounds, soft
explore the children’s play trail or meals and cakes, or bring a picnic. Free Robertsbridge. play, splash pad and the UK’s largest
discover the canopy with GoApe in entry for National Trust members. interactive, sensory experience. Book
Partially accessible the forest. Check website (grounds) Partially accessible Partially accessible tickets in advance online and save money.
FREE ENTRY
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FISHERWOOD FARM HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE ESTATE KING JOHN’S NURSERY THE OBSERVATORY SCIENCE CENTRE
Robertsbridge Wartling Road, Hailsham, BN27 1RN Sheepstreet Lane, Etchingham, TN19 7AZ Wartling Road, Herstmonceux
BN27 1RN
E info@fisherwoodfarm.co.uk T 01323 833816 T 01580 819220
W fisherwoodfarm.co.uk E bc.conf@queensu.ca E harry@kingjohnsnursery.co.uk T 01323 832731
W herstmonceux-castle.com W www.kingjohnsnursery.co.uk E info@the-observatory.org
Fisherwood Farm offers exclusive
afternoon tea experiences. Enjoy W the-observatory.org
Explore formal gardens, woodland A rural setting with beautiful views, King
delicious homemade food and hand trails, meadows and lakes, set around a John’s Nursery offers a lovely retreat Celebrating science and discovery
feed friendly alpacas. Covid safe - majestic 15th-century moated castle. from everyday life. Indulge in shopping, amongst the iconic domes of a former
one small group at any one time. a garden meander or get greedy in the world-famous observatory, operated
Booking essential, by appointment only. The 300-acre estate is sympathetically
café. This is quite the place to be. by an educational charity. Over 100
See reviews on Google. managed to provide a haven for a
interactive exhibits plus telescope tours,
wide variety of flora and fauna.
Partially accessible Partially accessible Partially accessible science shows, activities and stargazing!
GREAT DIXTER HOUSE & GARDENS KENT & EAST SUSSEX STEAM RAILWAY KNOCKHATCH ADVENTURE PARK MERRIMENTS
Northiam, Rye, TN31 6PH Tenterden, Station Rd TN30 6HE Hailsham Bypass, Hailsham, BN27 3GD Hawkhurst Road, Hurst Green, TN19 7RA
T 01797 252878 T 01580 765155 T 01323 442051 T 01580 860666
E groupbookings@greatdixter.co.uk E enquiries@kesr.org.uk E info@knockhatch.com E info@merriments.co.uk
W greatdixter.co.uk W kesr.org.uk W knockhatch.com W www.kingjohnsnursery.co.uk
Great Dixter is an historic house and Travel back in time through beautiful Knockhatch Adventure Park, in Merriments is a four-acre RHS Partner
garden and a place of pilgrimage for Wealden countryside. This line runs Hailsham, is fantastic value for families Garden and extensive plant centre,
horticulturists from across the world. from Tenterden for 10.5 miles to Bodiam. with some of the most imaginative play with many plants grown on site. The
It was the home of gardener and Heritage steam and diesel trains provide areas, rides and animal enclosures in gift shop offers cards, gifts and garden
gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. variety. Refreshments at Tenterden station the South East. essentials. Visit the restaurant and café
and on some trains. Visit the website to for breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea.
Partially accessible Partially accessible see special events and to book online. Partially accessible Partially accessible
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MICHELHAM PRIORY HOUSE & GARDENS PEVENSEY COURT HOUSE & GAOL STONE CROSS WINDMILL
Upper Dicker, nr Hailsham, BN27 3QS Pevensey, BN24 5LG Beggars Lane, Stone Cross, BN24 5EA
T 01323 844224 T 01323 733419 or 483470 T 07909 987843
E adminmich@sussexpast.co.uk W pevenseycourthouse.co.uk E scmt2012@yahoo.co.uk
W sussexpast.co.uk W stonecrosswindmill.co.uk
Pevensey’s unique Town Hall, Court
Explore 800 years of history on this House and Gaol possibly dating The Windmill is a Grade II* Listed
picturesque island with seven acres back to Tudor days, is now a museum building, fully restored to working
of magnificent gardens, medieval containing the fascinating history of the order, still producing wholemeal flour.
water-filled moat, Tudor mansion, 14th- village and environs. There are still two The mill is open to the public for teas
century gatehouse, historic watermill gaol cells as well! and tours.
and forge, Elizabethan Great Barn, Donations welcome.
(Instagram
Partially accessible @SussexPast) Dovecote shop, café and playground. FREE ENTRY FREE ENTRY
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T 01580 200888 T 01323 762604 T 01797 226642 local event tickets, gifts,
E info@pashleymanorgardens.com W english-heritage.org.uk/pevensey E winchelseamuseum@outlook.com
W pashleymanorgardens.com W winchelsea.com postcards and much more!
Explore this dramatic fortress where
Stunning award-winning 11-acre William the Conqueror landed with his Displays and exhibits illustrating the
gardens featuring tulips, roses, dahlias army in 1066. Delve deep into the dark rich history of this ancient town. Maps, Your Visitor Information Centre
and more, complemented by a fantastic dungeon of the moated medieval castle
and admire the towering walls. Explore
models, pottery and displays. Wall is happy to assist you
café with terrace, sculpture exhibition panels listing mayors from 1295 to
and gift shop. the museum and exhibitions to discover present day, all housed in a historic
stories of massacre, sieges and royal Visitor Information Centre,
listed building.
prisoners. Station approach, Hastings TN34 1BA
Partially accessible
0303 003 8265 visit1066country.com/hastings
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CAMBER KITE SURFING EPIC LIFE, ADVENTURES ON SEA & RIVER THE KITESURF CENTRE
123 Lydd Road, Camber, TN31 7RS Bodiam/ Wittersham/ Hastings Beach Lydd Road, Camber, TN31 7SB
T 07960 587482 T 07377 184505 T 01797 724126
E camberkitesurf@gmail.com E teamepic@epiclife.co.uk E school@thekitesurfcentre.com
W camberkitesurfing.com W epiclife.co.uk W thekitesurfcentre.com
Kitesurfing, kite buggy and paddle Find your adventure! Spend the day Learn to kitesurf, kitebuggy and 1. Find A Place
boarding courses. Or, hire paddle immersed in the most picturesque paddleboard with the UK’s leading kite
2. Show Your Card
3. Save Money!
boards and kayaks. British Kitesports 1066 locations. Paddleboarding and and water sports centre. The Kitesurf
accredited school. Lessons from kayaking sessions for all abilities with Centre school and shop are on the
complete beginners to advanced. experienced instructors. Equipment world-renowned Camber Sands kite Featuring
All equipment provided. hire AND archery and axe throwing! beach; join the experienced instructors
Partially accessible Advanced booking essential. Partially accessible for an adventure-filled day!
EBIKE HIRE FULL THROTTLE BOAT CHARTERS RYE BAY EBIKES RYE WATERSPORTS
123 Lydd Road, Camber, TN31 7RS The Point, Rye Harbour, Rye TN31 7TU Unit G15, Rye Industrial Park, Northpoint Water, Camber Road,
Harbour Road, Rye, TN31 7TE Camber, Rye, TN31 7QS
T 07872 484870 T 07876 135911
E ebike-hire@gmx.com E fullthrottleboatcharter@gmail.com T 01797 225351 T 01797 225238
W ebike-hire.com W fullthrottleboatcharters.com E info@ryebay-ebikes.co.uk E team@ryewatersports.co.uk
W ryebay-ebikes.co.uk W ryewatersports.co.uk
Ebikes and pedal cycle hire in Camber Boat trips from Rye Harbour suitable
Sands. Camber sits on the National for all the family. Enjoy a tour around Small family run electric bike centre Rye Watersports offers courses and hire
Cycle Route Two and is blessed with Rye Bay or venture further along the where you can try, hire, buy or service for windsurfing, kitesurfing, dinghy sailing
scenic off-road cycle paths. Hiring is coast to Hastings, via Seal Bay, your ebike. Perfectly located to explore and stand up paddleboarding (SUP).
one of the best ways to explore the area. spotting wildlife on the way. Rye and the surrounding area. Kayak hire is available too. Enjoy a day
on the beautiful lake for a peaceful SUP
or exhilarating wind sport.
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CARR TAYLOR WINES GUSBOURNE ESTATE OXNEY ORGANIC ESTATE ENGLISH FOOD AND WINE TOURS
Wheel Lane, Westfield, TN35 4SG Kenardington Road, Appledore, Hobbs Lane, Beckley, nr Rye, TN31 6TU T 07846 747070
Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BE E hello@vineandcountrytours.co.uk
T 01424 752501 T 01797 260137
E sales@carr-taylor.co.uk T 01233 884680 E wine@oxneyestate.com
W vineandcountrytours.co.uk
W carr-taylor.co.uk E info@gusbourne.com W oxneyestate.com Award-winning English food and wine
W gusbourne.com tours, your best choice for touring the
Visit the vineyard of the first commercial Oxney Organic Estate, near Rye, is
vineyards of the East Sussex & Kent wine
producer of sparkling wine in England. Visit Appledore, Kent to explore the UK’s largest organic single estate
region. Privately hosted, personalised
Vineyard tours, cellar door shop open Gusbourne Estate’s vineyards, taste vineyard, with winery. It makes award-
and chauffeured tours, celebrate the
daily for wine tastings. Vineyard tours their excellent wines and find out what winning still and sparkling wines and
finest regional wines, foods and hidden
and tutored wine tastings are available makes this corner of England so special offers accommodation. Book a vineyard
gems with Vine + Country.
all year round. for winemaking. Open seven days a tour and tasting.
week, all year round.
CHARLES PALMER VINEYARDS OASTBROOK ESTATE VINEYARD TILLINGHAM WINES
Panel Lane, Winchelsea, TN36 4AG Park Farm Oast, Junction Road, Dew Farm, Dew Lane, Peasmarsh, Rye,
Bodiam, TN32 5XA TN31 6XD
T 01797 226216
E vineyard@charlespalmer-vineyards.co.uk T 07496 727014 T 01797 208226
W charlespalmer-vineyards.co.uk E info@oastbrook.com E info@tillingham.com
Come and share Oastbrook Estate’s W tillingham.com
A family run wine estate located in
Winchelsea, East Sussex. Visit the passion for English Wine and enjoy a Tillingham is a biodynamic wine
Cellar Door, walk the vineyard trail, fun experience you won’t forget. They producer rooted in the countryside.
book a wine tasting and stay on-site at offer amazing wines, fun and informative Tillingham is a diversified farm
Wickham Manor. vineyard tours, accommodation and spanning 70 acres of wide-open space
wine-themed events. along with a restaurant, 11 bedrooms,
Not restaurant terrace and pizza barn and bar.
Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard
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Events JULY
✶ St Leonards Festival
OCTOBER
✶ Hastings Bonfire Celebrations
Vineyard Trail
Here in 1066 Country we know how to have fun! You’ll find a ✶ Battle Scarecrow Festival ✶ Hastings Week Sussex vineyards are top of the major
year-round programme packed with music, food, exhibitions, ✶ Pirate Day, Hastings ✶ Battle of Hastings players on the English wine scene, and 5
festivals and outdoor events, many of which are free to enjoy. Re-enactment, Battle Abbey rightly so, with small producers focusing
✶ Battle Festival, arts and music
Check our website for the latest information and even more & Battlefield on quality wines. Here in 1066 Country
events happening at our visitor attractions. AUGUST ✶ Hastings Storytelling Festival we’re spoilt for choice. Head to the
visit1066country.com/whats-on countryside to tour the vineyards, tasting
✶ Hastings Old Town Week NOVEMBER creamy sparklers and flinty whites born of
✶ Rye International Jazz the very land you’re standing on. Our map 2 3
JANUARY MAY ✶ Battle Bonfire Celebrations
& Blues Festival shows you the pick of the bunch where you
✶ Bexhill After Dark ✶ Jack in the Green Morris ✶ Hastings Pride ✶ Rye Bonfire Celebrations can take a tour and tasting experience.
Dancing Festival, Hastings ✶ Robertsbridge Bonfire Or why not allow someone else to do the
FEBRUARY ✶ Streets of Battle, street theatre SEPTEMBER Celebrations driving for you and join a day of vineyard
✶ Hastings Fat Tuesday Festival performance visits with lunch among the vines? 4
✶ Coastal Currents Arts Festival DECEMBER
✶ 2023 Hastings International ✶ Streets of Bexhill, street theatre
performance ✶ Battel Bonfire Boyes 10k Battle For information about the vineyards and
Piano Festival (and March) ✶ Various late night shopping tours, turn to pages 26 and 27.
✶ Puddings and Pathways ✶ Rye Arts Festival and lights on events across the
MARCH Festival, 1066 Country Walk ✶ Rye Festival of the Sea towns of 1066 Country.
KEY 1 Carr Taylor Wines
✶ Hastings Half Marathon ✶ Battle Medieval Fayre (2023) ✶ Hastings Seafood See website for details of the
& Wine Festival above and many more events. 2 Oastbrook Estate Vineyard
APRIL JUNE ✶ Journeys Festival of Dance, 3 Oxney Organic Estate
1 6
✶ Battle Medieval Fayre Hastings and Bexhill 4 Tillingham Wines
✶ Annual Marbles Match and
Easter Bonnet Parade, Battle (2022)
5 Gusbourne
✶ Streets of Battle & Rye, ✶ Midsummer Fish Festival, KEY ✶ Battle ✶ Hastings ✶ Surrounding
✶ Bexhill ✶ Rye area 6 Charles Palmer Vineyard
✶ street theatre performance Hastings
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Map by David Hobbs
Pevensey & Herstmonceux Bodiam & Northiam 15 Shipwreck Museum
16 1 Michelham Priory 1 Bodiam Castle 16 Hastings Aquarium
3 4 17 Hastings Lifeboat
5 2 2 Knockhatch Adventure Park 2 Bodiam Boating Station
3 18 Fishermen’s Museum
3 3 Herstmonceux Castle Estate – Kent & East Sussex Steam Railway
1 5 Gardens & Grounds 19 The Stables Theatre & Arts Centre
15 4 Great Dixter House & Gardens
6 4 The Observatory Science Centre 20 St Mary in the Castle
5 Oxney Organic Vineyards
6 21 Flamingo Funfair
7 3 4 5 Drusillas Park (follow A27) 6 Oastbrook Vineyard
6 22 Old Town Amusements & Playland
5 Stone Cross Windmill 7 Epic Life SUP/kayak
7 Pevensey Castle
23 The British Tea Museum
2 16 Bexhill 24 Epic Life SUP/kayak
1 8 Pevensey Court House & Gaol
25 Hastings Country Park & Nature Reserve
1-5 11 Brightling & Burwash 1 Bexhill Museum 26 Mallydams Wood RSPCA
2 Egerton Park
6 14 1 Bateman’s Geotourist Stade Audio Tour
4 9 8 2 Fuller’s Follies
3 De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill
12 Geotourist Bexhill Audio Tours Rye & Winchelsea
3 10 7 13 13 Ticehurst & Hurst Green 1 Lamb House
1 7 1 Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest Hastings & St Leonards 2 Kino Cinema
2 Bewl Water 1 Alexandra Park 3
2 Rye Heritage Centre & Town Model Show
26 3 King John’s Nursery & Garden 2 Hastings History House 4 Rye Castle Museum Ypres Tower
4 Merriments Gardens 3 The Source Park 5 Ryebank Gallery
25 5 Pashley Manor Gardens 4 Hastings Museum & Art Gallery 6 Rye Bay Ebike Hire
4 7
5 Hastings Castle and 1066 Story Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
3 Battle & Robertsbridge & Discovery Centre
6 Smugglers Adventure
1 Battle Museum of Local History 7 8 Full Throttle Boat Charters
1-23 Flower Makers Museum
2 24 2 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey & 8 East &. West Hill Lifts
9 Winchelsea Court Hall Museum
2 3 Battlefield 10 Charles Palmer Vineyard
9 Clambers Play Centre,
1 3 Carr Taylor Vineyards Battle Zone Live & Xscape Station 11 Rye Watersports
1 4 Brede Steam Giants 10 White Rock Theatre 12 Camber Kite surf
(stationary steam powered engines) 13
8 11 Bowling Greens Kite surf Centre
6 5 blackShed gallery 12 True Crime Museum 14 E-Bike Hire, Camber
6 Fisherwood Farm 15 Tillingham Wines Vineyard
7 13 Hastings Adventure &
5 7 St Mary The Virgin church Crazy Golf Complex 16 Gusbourne Vineyard
10km (6.2m) visit1066country.com Geotourist Battle Audio Tour 14 Hastings Contemporary Geotourist Rye Audio Tours
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1066 Country Walk
The 31-mile 1066 Country Walk leads you gently through a
landscape that witnessed the Battle of Hastings and whose castles and
culture bear testimony to the Norman conquest. Starting at the landing
place of William of Normandy near Pevensey Castle, it passes
Herstmonceux Castle, the historic 1066 Battle Abbey and Battlefield,
medieval Winchelsea and ends in the picturesque citadel of Rye.
The High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty surrounds you,
a typical medieval landscape of rolling hills, valleys and vineyards,
with cosy pubs and cafés along the way. Ten sculptures on the route
5 are inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry and there are places for you to
spend the night and wake fortified for the next few miles!
Use OS Explorer map 124 and find out more about the walk here: FOYLE’S HASTINGS GEOTOURIST
visit1066country.com/1066walk AUDIO TOURS
4 Audio tours for Battle, Bexhill,
Ten sculptures inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry are yours to discover Hastings & Rye - download for
as you walk the route. See our website for the full set of sculptures, free via geotourist.com
map references and locations.
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4 The Watcher the locations made famous in the
TV show. £3.75 from Hastings
5 Treow (access from Gibbets Marsh carpark, Rye)
Visitor Information Centre. geotourist.com
Photography by Jim Holden
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Directions 1066 Country is easy to reach
using public transport and once
Rail information: tel 08457
484950 nationalrail.co.uk
Gatwick Airport handles
direct flights from all parts
you’re here, it’s easy to get of the world, with internal flights
Only 75 minutes from London National Express operate
around too, with good rail and operating from the rest of the U.K.
regular daily services from M20 Ramsgate
bus links. See our website for Gatwick is on the line to Victoria, M25
Victoria Coach Station. Coach LONDON
information on how to reach offering a direct link with Bexhill
drivers, see our website below for M26
M2
many of our attractions via and Hastings (and approximately
coach parking. A228 Canterbury
public transport. 50 miles* by road). M25 Maidstone
From London: M25, exit A21
Trains depart from London 1066 Country is ideally A28
onto the A21. From the M20 A2
Charing Cross, Waterloo situated if you are M23 Tonbridge
west: A27, A259. From the east,
East, London Bridge, St Pancras travelling via the Cross Channel Gatwick A259
Ashford
Channel Tunnel and Dover ferry Dover
International (via Ashford Int.), Ferries: Dover (45 miles*), Tunbridge
ports: M20, junction10 A2070, A28
London Victoria and Gatwick Newhaven (31 miles*). Wells A262
onto A259. Dover - D
Airport. Eurostar from Paris, unkirk
The fastest route into 1066 A22 A26 B2086 A2070
Brussels, Lille via Ashford Find out where to Folkestone
Country from the Channel A268 Tenterden A259 Ch
International (check website). charge your car once an
Tunnel and ferry port at Dover ne
Direct trains run from Ashford, you arrive in 1066 Country. A21 l Tu
is via the M20 towards Ashford, A28 A268 nn
*Figures in brackets refer to through Rye, to Hastings See visit1066country.com/
then the A2070 towards Rye. A23 Rye el
distances from Hastings. (45 mins). visitorinformation. Herstmonceux Battle B2089
Camber
A26 A22 A259
Calais
TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES A27 A27 A259 Hastings
Bexhill
Visitor Information Centre, Visitor Information Points, Visitor Information Point, Visitor Information Point, Brighton
Hastings Battle Rye Bexhill Pevensey
Newhaven
0303 003 8265 The Almonry 01797 223902 01424 222058 Eastbourne
Station approach, Hastings or Battle Museum Rye Town Hall, Market Street, Bexhill Museum, Egerton Road, Newhaven - Dieppe
TN34 1BA both in the High Street, Rye, TN31 7LA Bexhill, TN39 3HL
visit1066country.com/hastings Battle
info@ryetowncouncil.gov.uk
For lots more travel advice and information, see visit1066country.com/visitorinformation
V I S I T 10 6 6 C O U N T R Y . C O M 35Battle / Bexhill / Bodiam / Camber / Hastings
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Herstmonceux / Pevensey / Rye / Winchelsea
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