Activities
Outdoors and active
Explore the woods at Three Acres, lounge by the pond - there is a small reedy pond (unfenced) next door to the bus with tiny summerhouse for sunny days. Or head for the coast and a swim at the beach.
Places to visit
East Sussex is a fertile stomping ground for literary types - a ten-minute drive away is The Bloomsbury Set’s rural retreat, Charleston. Don't miss the writer's festival in May.
Picasso and Man Ray used to spend their holidays with Lee Miller and Roland Penrose at Farley Farmhouse, a gorgeous 15 minute walk away through country lanes to Chiddingly. Their local, the Six Bells, keeps up the tradition, luring all sorts of music, poetry and arts lovers to its various festivals (see 'Eating & Drinking).
Brighton, with all its various charms, is 25 minutes’ drive down the road, or leave your car at Glynde and take the train. Lewes has more trains per hour, and is more fun than sleepy Glynde. Make sure you get to the Farmers’ Market on the first Saturday morning of every month. Mind you, sleepy old Glynde is getting a wake up call these days as the new young lord of the manor brings the 21st century in the shape of food and music festivals to this part of Sussex at Glynde Place. His mate, Gus Christie has already created a bit of an international stir at his pad up the road, Glyndebourne.
And then there’s Lewes, Battle, Hastings, the Cinque Ports...Sussex is rich in history, culture and activity!