East Sussex hotels accommodation, attractions
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MAIN TOWNS IN East Sussex - Battle Bexhill Brighton Eastbourne
Forest Row Hailsham Hastings Hove Lewes Newhaven Polegate Rottingdean
Rye Seaford St Leonards on Sea Uckfield. |
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Battle. Battle is a few miles north of Hastings on the eastern
edge of Sussex , just off the A21 on the A 2100. Hastings and
the south coast are just 5 miles southeast, Bexhill is about
7 miles due south and Royal Tunbridge Wells is about 20 miles
northwest. Battle was founded on the site of the Battle of Hastings
in 1066 (the battle was fought here, not at Hastings). The town
built up around Battle Abbey which was constructed between 1070-1094
by William the Conqueror to atone the terrible loss of life at
the Battle of Hastings.
Book : Eastbourne and Hastings, Battle and Heathfield (Landranger
Maps). |
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accommodation : Battle.
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Bexhill. Bexhill On Sea is located on the A259, with Hastings
4 miles to the east and Eastbourne 10 miles to the west. The
A259 is the coastal road linking the town with the Cross Channel
Ports. Bexhill On Sea is just over an hour away from the Shuttle,
the Channel ferry ports and Gatwick Airport, and 2 hours from
London. The seaside town has been known for its health giving
air since Victorian times and enjoys probably the best climate
on the south coast. With its Victorian and Edwardian architecture,
wide level promenade and gently sloping award winning clean beach,
Bexhill-on-Sea provides an excellent location for a relaxing
break. Book : Hastings
and Bexhill (Explorer Maps). |
More information and
accommodation : Bexhill.
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Brighton. Brighton is situated in East Sussex and has enjoyed
mass appeal for centuries as a popular seaside resort. Brighton
& Hove is located on the A23 which connects to the M23/M25
motorway. Brighton is about 50 miles from London, about 100 miles
from Dover, and about 50 miles from Portsmouth. It was recently
awarded city status to mark the new millennium, and has two famous
landmarks, the exuberant Royal Pavilion and the Palace Pier.
Visitors can stroll along the seafront promenade and pebble beach,
and the quaint bohemian streets of North Laine. Book : Brighton and Lewes, Haywards
Heath (Landranger Maps). |
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accommodation : Brighton.
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Eastbourne. Eastbourne is one of the southeast's seaside resorts,
with an elegant 3-mile seafront of houses and hotels. It is located
on the A259 and is about 70 miles from London. Bexhill is about
8 miles to the east and Newhaven is about 8 miles to the west.
The dramatic chalk cliffs of Beachy Head are just west of the
town. The main attractions for many are the sandy beaches which
have won several awards. Eastbourne retains much of its original
charm, with traditional pastimes making it one of the country's
favourite holiday destinations. Book: Eastbourne and Hastings, Battle and Heathfield
(Landranger Maps). |
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accommodation : Eastbourne.
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Forest Row. Forest Row is a small village just south east of
East Grinstead, which lies on the A22. Forest Row is about 7
miles east of Junction 10 of the M23 Motorway, about 20 miles
from Coulsdon and 10 miles from Crawley. Forest Row is an attractive
village with a wide range of small shops and services. The nearest
major shopping centre is East Grinstead about 2 miles north west. Book : East Grinstead: Crawley -
Forest Row. |
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accommodation : Forest
Row.
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Hailsham. Hailsham is a market-town near Eastbourne located
on the A295, just off the A22. Eastbourne, Beachy Head and the
coast are just 7 miles to the south, while the historic town
of Battle is 12 miles to the east. Hailsham is about 65 miles
from Dover and about 85 miles from Southampton. Book : Eastbourne: Hailsham, Polegate from Focus
Maps. |
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accommodation : Hailsham.
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Hastings. Hastings is situated on the southeast coast between
Eastbourne and Dover, on the A259. Bexhill is about 4 miles to
the west and Rye is about 10 miles to the east. Battle is about
4 miles inland to the northwest. Hastings is a town with a great
deal of history. William the Conqueror came ashore here before
his historic battle with King Harold in 1066, and set up his
headquarters. The castle he built on West Hill has almost gone
but a walk around the Old Town will reveal a large number of
well preserved buildings. Book
: Eastbourne and Hastings, Battle and Heathfield (Landranger
Maps). |
More information and
accommodation : Hastings.
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Hove.
Hove is situated in East Sussex and has enjoyed mass appeal for
centuries as a popular seaside resort. Brighton & Hove is
located on the A23 which connects to the M23/M25 motorway. It
is about 50 miles from London, about 100 miles from Dover, and
about 50 miles from Portsmouth. It was recently awarded city
status to mark the new millennium, and has two famous landmarks,
the exuberant Royal Pavilion and the Palace Pier. Visitors can
stroll along the seafront promenade and pebble beach, and the
quaint bohemian streets of North Laine. Book : Brighton and Lewes, Haywards Heath (Landranger
Maps). |
More information and
accommodation : Hove.
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Lewes. Lewes is a small market town in the beautiful South
Downs located on the A26. Brighton is about 8 miles to the southwest
and Newhaven is about 7 miles due south. Lewes is about 80 miles
from Dover and about 70 miles from Southampton. It has an 11th
century castle and many historic buildings and old churches. Book : Brighton and Lewes, Haywards
Heath (Landranger Maps). |
More information and
accommodation : Lewes.
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Newhaven. Newhaven is a town in East Sussex lying at the mouth
of the River Ouse, on the Sussex Coast. It is located on the
A259, with Lewes about 7 miles to the north, Brighton and Hove
about 7 miles to the west and Eastbourne about 10 miles to the
east. Newhaven is about 75 miles from Dover and about 75 miles
from Southampton. The town is a car ferry port for services across
the Channel to Dieppe in Normandy. Newhaven Fort was built in
the 1860's to deter invaders, with massive walls, ramparts and
guns. Book : South Downs
Way - Steyning to Newhaven (Explorer Maps). |
More information and
accommodation : Newhaven.
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Polegate. Polegate village is a fairly modern settlement located
on the intersection of the A27 and A22, just 3 miles north of
the town of Eastbourne that has now absorbed Polegate as a suburb.
Polegate is about 65 miles from Dover and about 80 miles from
Southampton. Hailsham is just 3 miles to the north and Bexhill
is about 10 miles west. Polegate is the starting point for the
picturesque walk of the Cuckoo Trail, a walk owned by the County
Council, which meanders through the East Sussex countryside to
Heathfield which can be cycled or walked. Book : Eastbourne: Hailsham, Polegate from Focus Maps. |
More information and
accommodation : Polegate.
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Rottingdean. Rottingdean is a pleasant village on the coast road,
halfway between Brighton and Newhaven. Located on the A259, Rottingdean
is 3 miles east of Brighton and 3 miles west of Newhaven. Rottingdean
is an old smuggler's village, overlooked by the windmill which
continued to grind corn until 1881 and is now preserved by the
local Rottingdean Preservation Society. The village green with
its pond is the centre of the village. Book : Lewes: Newhaven - Peacehaven - Seaford Rottingdean. |
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accommodation : Rottingdean.
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Rye.
The little town of Rye is perched on a sandstone hill at the
estuary of the river Rother, overlooking the Romney Marshes.
Rye is located on the A259, with Hastings about 11 miles to the
southwest and Romney Marsh in Kent just 10 miles to the east.
Brighton, Dover, Eastbourne, Folkestone and Tunbridge Wells are
all a short distance away. It has a 12th century church, Augustinian
Friary (the Old Monastery), Rye Castle with its Ypres Tower and
the old town wall, originally built to protect the town from
the French. Book : Hastings
(Bexhill & Rye) (Local Red Book). |
More information and
accommodation : Rye.
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Seaford. The town of Seaford is a quiet seaside resort in
East Sussex. It is located on the foot of the South Downs, a
range of hills stretching from Winchester to Eastbourne. Seaford
is located on the A259, just 2 miles east of Newhaven and 8 miles
west of Eastbourne. Seaford is about 75 miles from Dover and
about 80 miles from Southampton. There is a pleasant shingle
beach here, Seaford used to have a fine harbour, but by the late
1500's it had silted up making landing impossible. The harbour
moved to nearby Newhaven some time before 1565. Book : Lewes: Newhaven - Peacehaven - Seaford Rottingdean. |
More information and
accommodation : Seaford.
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St Leonards on Sea. The town of St. Leonards-on-sea, sitting to the
west of Hastings, has grown to the point where the two towns
form part of one combined borough. To the west is Bexhill-on-Sea
(2 miles), to the north Battle (6 miles) and to the north-east
the historic towns of Winchelsea (9 miles) and Rye (12 miles).
St. Leonards-on-sea has some impressive features such as the
Maze Hill Gardens and Warrior Square. Book : Eastbourne and Hastings, Battle and Heathfield
(Landranger Maps). |
More information and
accommodation : St Leonards
on Sea.
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Uckfield. Uckfield is a small town lying on the A22 Lewes
to London main road. It is about 8 miles north of Lewes, 8 miles
south of Crowborough and 11 miles northwest of Hailsham. The
name Uckfield is derived from the river Uck which flows through
the village. Uckfield was a small village until the advent of
the railways in the 1850s, when it grew quickly into a small
town. The village was originally located at the top of the high
street near to the church, but the railway was constructed alongside
the river attracting businesses, and the houses and shops now
spread from one to the other.
Book : Haywards Heath: Cuckfield, Uckfield, Crowborough, Mannings
Heath, Forest Row, Balcombe. |
More information and
accommodation : Uckfield.
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