Heathfield

Heathfield is an attractive market town standing on a ridgeway surrounded by beautiful rolling Sussex countryside.  It was granted a Market Charter in February 1316 during the reign of Edward II.

Heathfield has a busy high street with a variety of small local shops as well as supermarkets, cafes and restaurants.  There is a good range of bed and breakfast and self catering accommodation available in Heathfield as well as hotels in nearby Buxted, Uckfield and Rushlake Green.

The local bus network links visitors to main towns and villages and to the coastal resort of Eastbourne.  For details of bus routes please visit:  the East Sussex interactive bus map

The annual Heathfield & District Agricultural Show is the highlight of the calendar bringing thousands of visitors to the town on the last Saturday of May to coincide with the Spring Bank Holiday weekend.  

Le Marché Anglo French market is also another very popular event held annually on August Bank Holiday Monday.

The Avenue Verte  is a cycle route from Paris to London stretching 406 km and which passes through Heathfield. The French section, linking Paris to the Channel port of Dieppe, measures 246 km. It follows special traffic-free greenways (voies vertes) with some tracks being shared with motorists.