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God gives all men all earth to love,
But, since man's heart is small,
Ordains for each one spot shall prove
Beloved over all.
Each to his choice, and I rejoice
The lot has fallen to me
In a fair ground - in a fair ground -
Yea, Sussex by the sea!
Rudyard Kipling,
Sussex
Sweet Sussex.
She's not as rugged as some counties in England. She's not
particularly wild. But in Sussex you will find, in miniature, all the
beloved landscapes of the country blended in one brief but beautiful corner
of the realm.
East is East and West is
West, as the county's famous poet, Kipling, said. East Sussex has many
delights, from the majestic coastline of mighty chalk and sandstone cliffs,
to the fecund, womanly curves of naked downland; from the seething,
life-rich flatlands of Pevensey Levels, to the sandy scrub acres of the
Ashdown Forest; from the man-made delights of tiny, flint villages and
elegant seaside squares, to the shyest places of the deep, wooded Weald.
Set
out to walk from the East Sussex coast and you could be in central London
within a day. But here is a land as far removed from the City as you
would wish to find. There is no heavy industry, there is no motorway,
the miles of dual carriageway you can almost count on two hands.
Rustic rail lines take sleepy commuters to the capital.
The county keeps her
secrets in the folds of a landscape whose gentle loveliness can be
discovered in the gardens, castles, houses and major attractions of East
Sussex, all within easy reach of The Olde Forge Hotel and Restaurant.
We have listed below a
small selection of local attractions that may be of interest to visitors to
our hotel.
If you would like to find out more about what is going on in the areas of
Eastbourne or Brighton, please
visit the website www.visitsussex.org
Great Dixter
Christopher Lloyds
renowned garden
Sheffield
Park
Spring and Autumn colours
Nymans
One of England's greatest gardens
Herstmonceux
Castle, Gardens and Grounds
Built originally as a country home in the mid-15th century, Herstmonceux
Castle
embodies the history of medieval England and the romance of renaissance
Europe
Charleston
Farm House
Home of the Bloomsbury Group
Batemans
Rudyard Kipling's house and garden
Bodiam
Castle
The most romantic Castle in England
Sissinghurst
Vita Sackville-West's stunning garden
Brighton
Home of the Royal Pavilion and the Theatre Royal
Hever
Castle
Anne Boleyn's home
Glyndebourne
Opera
Take a picnic and drink champagne on the lawn of this world famous Opera
house
Michelham
Priory
A stunning Tudor mansion, hidden away in the Sussex countryside where
the
Cuckmere River winds between the South Downs and the Pevensey Levels.
Lewes
Beautiful medieval county town with castle and full of art and antique shops
Eastbourne
Victorian seaside town with Devonshire Park tennis tournament
Drusillas
Park
The
Bluebell Railway
Wakehurst
Place
Lewes
A famous historic county town
Penshurst
Place
One of the loveliest and ancestral homes surrounded by wonderful garden
Pashley
Manor Gardens
Romantic gardens
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