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Everyone knows at least one date in English history - 1066, the year the invading Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings. In fact the two armies did not fight at Hastings, but at a place by the town now named Battle. In the ruins of Battle Abbey, which King William later built to commemorate the event, you can stand on the very spot where the defeated King Harold fell.

The battlefield - later part of the abbey's Great Park - and the abbey were purchased for... [more]

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The ruins of an unusually unaltered artillery fort, built by Henry VIII to guard the port of Rye. There are monthly guided walks round Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, including the castle. [more]

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A quintessential English Garden, located in South East England, surrounding a private Grade I listed timber-framed house, dating from 1550 and enlarged in 1720.

The Gardens offer a sumptuous blend of romantic landscaping, imaginative plantings and fine old trees, fountains, springs and large ponds. This is a quintessential English Garden of a very individual character with exceptional views to the surrounding valleyed fields. Many eras of English history are reflected here,... [more]

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Welcome to Yesterday's World in Battle, East Sussex, widely regarded as one of the best loved family attractions and places to go in the South East of England and currently home to one of the largest social history collections in the UK.

Step into the past today and discover a magical journey through 100 years of British history that the whole family will enjoy.

Located in a charming 600 year old Wealden Hall House, our award-winning visitor attraction tells a... [more]

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Whether you live by the sea or you're a real landlubber, Underwater world offers an unforgettable marine experience unique to Hastings. You will meet enchanting seahorses, stinging jellyfish, camouflaged cuttlefish, sinister octopi, inquisitive rays… and lots more. Over twenty themed fishy displays bring the seashore and the ocean depths to life before your very eyes. [more]

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One of the world's most celebrated gardens, the creation of Vita Sackville-West and her husband Sir Harold Nicholson.

The garden at Sissinghurst Castle in the Weald of Kent, near Cranbrook, Goudhurst and Tenterden, is owned and maintained by the National Trust. It is among the most famous gardens in England. Indeed, some garden enthusiasts would put it first.

Sissinghurst's garden was created in the 1930s by Vita Sackville-West, poet and gardening writer, and her... [more]