Castles & Historic Places

Number of results: 16

1. 

   Bateman's

   Address

   Bateman's Lane, Burwash, Etchingham, EAST SUSSEX, TN19 7DS

   Telephone

   01435 882302

   batemans@nationaltrust.org.uk

   Etchingham

   Bateman’s was Rudyard Kipling’s family home from 1902-1936. He described Bateman’s as ‘a real house in which to settle down for keeps’
2. 

   Stone Cross Windmill

   Address

   Beggars Lane, Stone Cross, Pevensey, EAST SUSSEX, BN24 5PS

   Telephone

   01323 483470

   scmt2012@yahoo.co.uk

   Pevensey

   This white tower mill, owned by the Stone Cross Mill Trust, which has restored her to working order dates from 1876, worked until 1937 and now grinds regularly.
3. 

   Pevensey Castle

   Address

   English Heritage Trust, Pevensey Castle, Castle Lane, Pevensey, EAST SUSSEX, BN24 5LE

   Telephone

   01323 762604

   customers@english-heritage.org.uk

   Castle Lane, Pevensey

   Pevensey Castle chronicles more graphically than any other fortress the story of Britain's south coast defences. It is also famously the landing place of William the Conqueror's army in 1066.
4. 

   Hammerwood Park

   Address

   Hammerwood, East Grinstead, WEST SUSSEX, RH19 3QE

   Telephone

   01342 850594

   latrobe@antibes.co.uk

   East Grinstead

   One of the first examples of Greek Revival architecture in the United Kingdom. The house and gardens are open to the public in summer, from 1 June to the end of September.
   
5. 

   Herstmonceux Castle Gardens and Grounds

   Address

   Wartling Road, Hailsham, EAST SUSSEX, BN27 1RN

   Telephone

   01323 833816

   c_harber@bisc.queensu.ac.uk

   Hailsham

   This 15th Century moated castle is set in 550 acres of glorious woodland and gardens.
6. 

   Alfriston Clergy House

   Address

   The Tye, Alfriston, Nr Polegate, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5TL

   Telephone

   01323 871961

   alfriston@nationaltrust.org.uk

   Alfriston, Nr Polegate

   Rare 14th century Wealden 'hall house' was the first building to be acquired by the National Trust in 1896. Delightful cotage garden in idyllic setting by Cuckmere River.
7. 

   Bridge Cottage

   Address

   High Street, Uckfield, EAST SUSSEX, TN22 1AZ

   Telephone

   01825 763754

   admin@bridgecottageuckfield.co.uk

   Uckfield

   This Heritage Centre is a medieval Wealden Hall House built in 1436. Today the building plays hosts a variety of exhibitions and holds the archive to 19th and 20th century documents and photographs relating to Uckfield and the surrounding area.
8. 

   Farleys House & Gallery

   Address

   Muddles Green, Chiddingly, Lewes, EAST SUSSEX, BN8 6HW

   Telephone

   01825 872856

   tours@leemiller.co.uk

   Lewes

   Former residence of the photographer, Lee Miller and Surrealist Roland Penrose. Now base of the Lee Miller Archives and The Penrose Collection. Open to the public on Sundays and Thursdays between April and October each year.
9. 

   Michelham Priory

   Address

   Upper Dicker, Nr Hailsham, EAST SUSSEX, BN27 3QS

   Telephone

   01323 844224

   adminmich@sussexpast.co.uk

   Nr Hailsham

   Boasting England’s longest medieval water-filled moat, Michelham Priory’s ‘Island of History’ reflects its nearly 800 years’ existence.
10. 

    Windmill Polegate

    Address

    Park Croft, Willingdon, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5LB

    Telephone

    01323 734496

    Willingdon

    This 4-storey brick tower mill built in 1817, last worked by wind in 1942, restored in 1967, with three pairs of millstones and three working oat crushers. Cap and sweeps now turn to wind.
11. 

    Windmill at Windmill Hill

    Address

    Windmill at Windmill Hill, Windmill Hill, Hailsham, EAST SUSSEX, BN27 4RT

    Telephone

    01323 833033

    admin@windmillhillwindmill.org

    Hailsham

    Restored windmill,Open from 2.30 until 5 every Sunday and bank Holiday through to and including August Bank Holiday Monday. Admission by donation.

    Groups and coach parties by arrangement. Email for details.
12. 

    Long Man of Wilmington

    Address

    Wilmington, Wilmington, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5SW

    Telephone

    01273 486260

    adminmich@sussexpast.co.uk

    Wilmington

    The mysterious guardian of the South Downs has baffled historians and archaeologists for years.
13. 

    South Downs National Park

    Address

    North Street, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9SB

    Telephone

    0300 303 1053

    info@southdowns.gov.uk

    Midhurst

    The South Downs National Park is over 1,600 km.sq. and stretches 100 miles from the edge of Winchester to Beachy Head.
    The Park's geology combines the greensands and clays of the Weald with the chalk of the Downlands.
14. 

    Pooh Corner

    Address

    High Street, Hartfield, EAST SUSSEX, TN7 4AE

    Telephone

    01892 771155

    info@poohcorner.co.uk

    Hartfield

    Situated on the edge of the Ashdown Forest in Hartfield, this is a perfect stop for either the casual visitor or the diehard fan of A.A. Milne’s most famous creation, Winnie the Pooh.
15. 

    Nutley Mill

    Address

    Crowborough Road, Nutley, East Sussex, TN20 6YA

    Telephone

    01435 873367

    nutley.mill@udps.co.uk

    Nutley

    The oldest, only working open-trestle post mill in the country. Set in the beautiful landscape of Ashdown Forest, Nutley Windmill is a very fine example of the oldest post mill design, known in the country since the 12th Century.
16. 

    Birling Gap

    Address

    East Dean, Nr Eastbourne, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 0AB

    Telephone

    01323 423197

    birlinggap@nationaltrust.org.uk

    Nr Eastbourne

    Birling Gap is part of the world famous Seven Sisters chalk cliffs, one of the longest stretches of undeveloped coastline on the south coast with breathtaking, unspoilt views of the sea and over the downland and cliffs.