Nature & Wildlife Areas in East Sussex

Battle, East Sussex

Site of the famous battle with an engaging visitor centre and interactive displays. Note: English Heritage members can visit attraction for free. 

Hastings, East Sussex

Alexandra Park in Hastings was officially opened in 1882, by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The Grade II listed, 109 acre park has a wonderful tree collec...

Forest Row, East Sussex

Originally a deer hunting forest in Norman times, Ashdown Forest is a great place for walking and enjoying spectacular views over the Sussex countryside and ...

Eastbourne, East Sussex

Beachy Head is an ideal location for walks, picnics, flying a kite, or for the extreme minded hang gliding and mountain biking. The 500 ft chalk cliffs offer...

Lewes, East Sussex

With a wildfowl reserve, a motor museum, play area, craft-workers, a Palladian mansion and gardens there is plenty to see and do for all ages.

Brighton, East Sussex

The mile long Dyke valley is the longest, deepest and widest dry valley 'dry valley' in Britain. Take in the spectacular views and walks, or even go hang-gli...

Brighton, East Sussex

 Once the sight for a warning beacon, as the name suggests, Ditchling Beacon is the highest point in East Sussex and boasts spectacular panoramic views ...

Eastbourne, East Sussex

Travel behind the one-eighth scale miniature locomotives as they meander for nearly a mile around the country park and take a stroll around the five-acre lak...

Hastings, East Sussex

Gensing Gardens, in Hastings, was purchased in 1872 by the Council and landscaped by William Andrews, the then Borough Surveyor. There is a fully equpped pla...

Eastbourne, East Sussex

Gildredge Park in Eastbourne, purchased by the council in 1908, was nominated as a Queen Elizabeth II Field in 2012. Guests can make use of the broad lawns, ...

Eastbourne, East Sussex

Hampden Park is a tranquil escape with brilliant facilities, just a stones throw away from the town centre of Eastbourne. The northern part of the park ...

Eastbourne, East Sussex

The Italian Gardens are tucked away in a sheltered location, at the end of Eastbourne's seafront. Relax and unwind with a picnic on the central lawn, below b...

Eastbourne, East Sussex

Manor Gardens, purchased from the Davis-Gilbert family in 1923, became nominated as a Queen Elizabeth II Field in 2012. The gardens boast attractive lawn are...

Lewes, East Sussex

Monk's House is a beautiful cottage, nestled in the heart of rural Sussex, which was once the 17th-century country retreat of Leonard and Virginia Woolf. Exp...

Eastbourne, East Sussex

Princes Park, adjacent to the picturesque seafront of Eastbourne, became nominated as a Queen Elizabeth II Field in 2011. The parks most central feature...

Brighton, East Sussex

Saddlescombe Farm, East Sussex, is a small settlement sitting at the base of the downs. Now owned by the Naitonal Trust, it is a working farm which opens sev...

Uckfield, East Sussex

Acres of landscape garden bordered by historic parkland and woodland.

Hastings, East Sussex

St Leonards Gardens have a vast history dating back to 1828, where they were created as the centrepiece of James Burton's new town. The Grade II listed, orna...

Hastings, East Sussex

Warrior Square Gardens was first opened as a subscription garden in 1852, recently undergoing improvements, including major re-landscaping and wall restorati...

Hastings, East Sussex

West Marina Gardens was first purchased in 1886, where it was laid out as a pleasure garden by 1891. Visitors can head down for a game of bowls, play a round...

Hastings, East Sussex

White Rock Gardens were first acquired by the Council in 1902 and re-landscaped in 1920. The central garden offers its guests brilliant facilities, from bowl...