De Wilp, a beautiful garden laid to lawn with beds, a large variety of perennial and annual plants, vegetables, a hosta corridor, mature trees and... more >

Bexhill-on-Sea Trail, Bexhill TN39 3NE

Sun 7 Jul 24

Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

Bowler Crab return on tour in 2024 for The Taming Of The Shrew, one of few comedies new to the company after producing 32 Shakespeare tours in the... more >

Six Penny Lawn, Battle Abbey School, Battle Abbey TN33 0AE

Sun 7 Jul 24

Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

Bowler Crab return on tour in 2024 for The Taming Of The Shrew, one of few comedies new to the company after producing 32 Shakespeare tours in the... more >

Half House Farm Butchers Lane Three Oaks TN35 4NE

Sat 6 Jul 24

Discover Clubs and Organisations in East Sussex

Green Weekend 2024

Save the date for the Greening Chiddingly ‘Green Weekend 2024’. Events will be taking place across the weekend of 6th and 7th July... more >

Chiddingly Village Shop and Cafe, Muddles Green, Lewes BN8 6HW

Sat 6 Jul 24

Lewes Craft and Gift Market

An established and expanding Craft and Gift Market selling quailty productys in this historic tourist town... more >

Lewes Town Hall, High Street Lewes, East Sussex. BN7 2QS

Sat 6 Jul 24

John Arthy's All Star Jazz Band

Come and enjoy a seven piece jazz band playing standard and popular Jazz Tunes from the 1920’s and 1930’s and one or two solo features. more >

St Nicolas Parish Church, Church Lane Pevensey BN24 5LD

Sat 6 Jul 24

Paper Daisy Brighton Makers Market at Jubilee Square

Discover many local unique, creative and diverse makers, artists & small batch at this buzzing Brighton Makers Market curated by Paper Daisy Events... more >

Jubilee Square, Jubilee Street, Brighton BN1 1GE

Sat 6 Jul 24

Join our choir in Lewes for a FREE taster session

If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can! Your friendly local Lewes choir is run by based musician Charlotte Nash... more >

Southover Church, Southover High St, Lewes BN7 1JH

Thu 4 Jul 24

More Rock Choirs

Join our choir in Lewes for a FREE taster session

If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can! Your friendly local Lewes choir is run by based musician Charlotte Nash... more >

Southover Church, Southover High St, Lewes BN7 1JH

Thu 4 Jul 24

More Rock Choirs

Summer Market

Come along and enjoy the second seasonal market of 2024 and celebrate the Summer season with over 30 stallholders both inside and outside selling... more >

Sharnfold Farm, Hailsham Road, Stone Cross BN24 5BU

Sun 30 Jun 24

Hill House - Open Garden for NGS

6 yrs ago the garden was just lawn and a pond which had been filled in. The pond now is a wildlife pond with water lilies, and the garden has three..... more >

Hill House, Herstmonceux BN27 4RU

Sat 29 Jun 24

Chiddingly Horticultural Society Summer Flower Show

Chiddingly Horticultural Society summer show. Entrants staging from 9.30am, open to public from 2.30pm and prizegiving at 4pm flowers, plants,..... more >

Chiddingly Village hall, Church Lane Chiddingly BN8 6HE

Sat 29 Jun 24

Chiddingly Horticultural Society summer flower show

Chiddingly Horticultural Society summer flower and produce show. Classes for flowers, fruit and vegetables flower arranging... more >

Chiddingly Village hall, Church Lane Chiddingly BN8 6HE

Sat 29 Jun 24

Stroke Friendship Cafe @ Heather View

A care home in Crowborough is welcoming the community to a new monthly support group, designed for people whose lives have been affected by a stroke... more >

Heather View, Beacon Road, Crowborough TN6 1AS

Tue 25 Jun 24

Ways of Being - Paintings by Jill Hartman

The paintings in this exhibition span over thirty years, and are the result of the artist's continued search to express something of her... more >

Hastings Arts Forum 20 Marine Court St Leonards on Sea TN38 0DX

Tue 25 Jun 24

Herstmonceux Parish Trail - Open Garden for NGS

Seven gardens inc a historic windmill and allotments. In Cowbeech there are three gardens: Cowbeech House, a place to linger with an exciting range..... more >

Herstmonceux Parish Trail, Herstmonceux BN27 4JF

Sun 23 Jun 24

RnB Neon Nights: Snoop

This neon arty party will have you singing and bopping to the RnB classics that will transport you. You’re welcome 80s and 90s babies! more >

Pinot & Picasso Brighton, Ground Floor, 127 Gloucester Road, Brighton BN1 4AF

Sat 22 Jun 24

Kalimera

From the canvas to the kitchen; we’re bringing a slice of Greece to you. Kalimera (meaning good morning in Greek) is bringing our favourite..... more >

Pinot & Picasso Brighton, Ground Floor, 127 Gloucester Road, Brighton BN1 4AF

Sat 22 Jun 24

Prima le parole: La Bella Italia in words and music

Brighton Consort Prima le parole: La Bella Italia in words and music. The Italian language is known as ‘the singers’ language’ and sometimes..... more >

St Paul’s Church, West St., Brighton BN1 2RE

Sat 22 Jun 24

Songs for a Summer Evening

Come and enjoy a summer evening of folk songs from around the British Isles, featuring some arrangements by John Rutter, with Crowborough Choral... more >

Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove, Crowborough TN6 1FE

Sat 22 Jun 24

40 Michel Dene Road - Open Garden for NGS

A medium sized sloping garden on chalk and flint in the South Downs National Park, with stunning views over the Downs to the sea... more >

40 Michel Dene Road, Eastbourne BN20 0JU

Fri 21 Jun 24

Summer Solstice Festival

We are holding a fabulous Summer Solstice evening event with music, food and beer. Come and join us on Friday 21st June for the full experience..... more >

The Belgian Cafe, 11-23 Grand Parade, Eastbourne BN21 3YN

Fri 21 Jun 24

Murder & Mystery at The Bluebell Railway. June and July b2024

Murder & Mystery at The Bluebell Railway. March - July 2024(One Friday Each Month) Murder! Rattle and Roll. Now in our 31st year at the Bluebell!... more >

Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station TN22 3QL

Fri 21 Jun 24

Neon Nights: Empowerment

The fun continues after dark with our Neon Nights paint and sip experience, where your creation glows under UV lights. It’s light off, party on. more >

Pinot & Picasso Brighton, Ground Floor, 127 Gloucester Road, Brighton BN1 4AF

Fri 21 Jun 24

Clinton Lodge - Open Garden for NGS

6 acre formal and romantic garden overlooking parkland with old roses, William Pye water feature, double white and blue herbaceous borders, yew... more >

Clinton Lodge, Fletching TN22 3ST

Thu 20 Jun 24

CLOGG Comedy #51 Martin Junes

It’s the first of our deliciously not sensible Ed Fringe Preview Special’s and it’s going be witty wild and wet!!... more >

The Caroline of Brunswick 39 Ditchling Rd Brighton BN1 4SB

Thu 20 Jun 24

Simon & Garfunkel Through The Years

Simon & Garfunkel: Through the Years. Performed by Bookends Simon & Garfunkel: Through the Years is the most authentic sounding concert to the..... more >

The White Rock Theatre White Rock Hastings TN34 1JX

Thu 20 Jun 24

Join our choir in Crowborough for a FREE taster session

Ever wondered if there is a 'local ladies choir near me or nearby'? The local Crowborough choir is run by vocal tutor Pippa Binham... more >

United Church, Croft Road, Crowborough TN6 1HA

Tue 18 Jun 24

More Rock Choirs

Join our choir in Crowborough for a FREE taster session

Ever wondered if there is a 'local ladies choir near me or nearby'? The Crowborough Rock Choir is led by singing teacher Pippa..... more >

United Church, Croft Road, Crowborough TN6 1HA

Tue 18 Jun 24

More Rock Choirs

The Rock House - June 2024

The Rock House is Carousel's regular Brighton gig, featuring loads of excellent bands, some who have learning disabilities and some who... more >

Green Door Store, 2,3, 4 Trafalgar Arches, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4FQ

Mon 17 Jun 24

Hellingly Parish Trail - Open Garden for NGS

Eight gardens in a delightful Sussex village, inc a pretty walled cottage garden with summerhouse and sunny terrace, a garden entered via a bridge... more >

Hellingly Parish Trail, Hailsham BN27 4EY

Sun 16 Jun 24

Chiddingly Bonfire Society Sussex day Fete

Sussex day fete to be held at the Gun Brewery tap room Hawthbush farm. Use (TN21 0JX for satnav Between Nash Street and Gun Hill... more >

The Gun Brewery Tap Room Hawthbush Fram Chiddingly TN21 0JY

Sun 16 Jun 24

Highlands - Open Garden for NGS

An 8 acre garden set around a house with C15 origins, amid pasture and woodland. Intensively gardened beds near the house inc hot and pink beds and a..... more >

Highlands, Uckfield TN22 5SA

Sat 15 Jun 24

Winchelsea's Secret Gardens - Open Garden for NGS

With several properties changing hands, Winchelsea's offering is temporarily less extensive than usual, but we have one fascinating new garden... more >

Winchelsea’s Secret Gardens, Winchelsea TN36 4EN

Sat 15 Jun 24

'Music from Stage and Screen'

Saturday 15 June at 6.30 p.m. “Music from Stage & Screen” with The Lewes, Glynde and Beddingham Brass Band featuring some well-known (and some not..... more >

St Nicolas Parish Church, Church Lane Pevensey BN24 5LD

Sat 15 Jun 24

5 Coastguard Cottages - Open Garden for NGS

This iconic garden at Coastguard Cottages overlooking the Seven Sisters will be known to many from a distance, but this garden is rarely seen... more >

5 Coastguard Cottages, Seaford BN25 4AR

Sat 15 Jun 24

Let’s Flamingle

Grab your flock because your next night out is calling. Let’s Flamingle is a vibrant, colourful creation putting the spotlight on these pink,..... more >

Pinot & Picasso Brighton, Ground Floor, 127 Gloucester Road, Brighton BN1 4AF

Sat 15 Jun 24

Bramley - Open Garden for NGS

Rural 1 acre garden. Planting began in 2006 and inc an orchard avenue with wild flowers and long grassed areas and beehives... more >

Bramley, Lewes BN8 4JH

Fri 14 Jun 24

Wadhurst Park - Open Garden for NGS

The naturalistic gardens designed by Tom Stuart-Smith, created on a C19 site, situated within a 2000 acre estate managed organically to enhance its... more >

Wadhurst Park, Wadhurst TN5 6NT

Fri 14 Jun 24

The Piano at the Movies

Join pianist and raconteur Kenneth Roberts to discover some of the wonderful piano music borrowed or composed for the film industry, from Mozart to... more >

Little Common Community Centre, Shepherds Close, Bexhill. TN39 4SQ

Fri 14 Jun 24

Butlers Farmhouse - Open Garden for NGS

Lovely rural setting for 1 acre garden surrounding C16 farmhouse with views of South Downs. Pretty in spring with daffodils, hellebores and..... more >

Butlers Farmhouse, Herstmonceux BN27 1QH

Thu 13 Jun 24

FREE taster session with the Lewes Rock Choir

If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can! The Lewes Rock Choir is led by local singing teacher Charlotte Nash... more >

Cliffe Hall, Cliffe High Street, Lewes BN7 2AH

Thu 13 Jun 24

More Rock Choirs

The Arts Society Ashdown Forest lecture A Brief Story of Wine

Lecturer David Wright Wine has been an important part of society for over 7,000 years and this story tells of its origin and appearance in all... more >

Crowborough Community Centre Pine Grove TN6 1FE

Thu 13 Jun 24

Stroods - Open Garden for NGS

Nestled in the beautiful hills of Sussex, the garden is a peaceful space where ancient trees, an orchard and olive grove team carefully with curated... more >

Stroods, Uckfield TN22 4DB

Wed 12 Jun 24

New Ancient Tales - Dan Dunton, Mark Shepherd and Wendy Newell exhibit

Taking inspiration from historical artefacts, these artist's collaboration explores it's subject through paintings, prints and... more >

Hastings Arts Forum 20 Marine Court St Leonards on Sea TN38 0DX

Tue 11 Jun 24

Lewes History Group Talk on Lewes Rowing Club's 150th Anniversary

In this talk, John Lamb will explore the history of Lewes Rowing Club. One hundred and fifty years after its formation, the club is still going..... more >

King’s Church, Lewes BN7 2BY

Mon 10 Jun 24

The Age of Elegance

Sussex Concert Orchestra presents The Age of Elegance, with Mozart Piano Concerto no 9 in Eb K271, Hummel Trumpet Concerto and Haydn Symphony no 44... more >

St Peter’s Church Church St TN40 2HE

Sun 9 Jun 24

Trio Nuovo

Sue Gregg, Flute; Maria Gibson, Guitar; Alun Francis, Clarinet professional performers and teachers from Brighton/East Sussex), explore differing... more >

St Nicolas Parish Church, Church Lane Pevensey BN24 5LD

Sat 8 Jun 24

Sunset in Santorini

Physically, you’re in our studio painting. Mentally, you are admiring the Sunset in Santorini pretending you’re in Mamma Mia... more >

Pinot & Picasso Brighton, Ground Floor, 127 Gloucester Road, Brighton BN1 4AF

Sat 8 Jun 24

Cheeki Monkeys BIG Baby & Childrens Market

Our Nearly New Baby Sales are community events for local families to make money while recycling unwanted items... more >

St Mary, Hampden Park, Church Hall, 69 Decoy Drive, Eastbourne BN22 9PP

Sat 8 Jun 24

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Things to do around East Sussex

East Sussex, a picturesque county on the southeastern coast of England, offers a wide range of activities for a memorable day out. Whether you're interested in history, outdoor adventures, or cultural experiences, there's something for everyone. Let's explore some of the best things to do in East Sussex:

1. Royal Pavilion in Brighton:
- Begin your day by visiting the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. This exotic palace, built for King George IV, combines Regency grandeur with Indian and Chinese visual styles. Explore its colorful interiors, stunning gardens, and learn about its fascinating history.

2. The Lanes in Brighton:
- Afterward, wander through The Lanes, an area known for its eclectic mix of shops, boutiques, and restaurants. Explore the narrow alleys, discover unique treasures, and enjoy a meal at one of the charming eateries.

3. Seven Sisters Country Park:
- For nature enthusiasts, head to the Seven Sisters Country Park. Hike along the dramatic chalk cliffs, enjoy panoramic views of the English Channel, and spot wildlife. It's a great spot for picnics and photography.

4. Battle Abbey and Battlefield:
- Visit Battle Abbey and Battlefield, where the historic Battle of Hastings took place in 1066. Explore the abbey ruins, learn about the Norman Conquest, and enjoy the serene surroundings.

5. Hastings Old Town:
- Explore Hastings Old Town, a charming area with cobbled streets, historic buildings, and fishing boats. Visit the Fishermen's Museum, stroll along the seafront, and enjoy fresh seafood.

6. Rye:
- Discover the medieval town of Rye, known for its preserved architecture and quaint streets. Climb to the top of St. Mary's Church for panoramic views of the surrounding countryside¹.

7. Bodiam Castle:
- Head to Bodiam Castle, a 14th-century moated castle surrounded by lush greenery. Explore its towers, drawbridge, and picturesque setting. It's a great spot for history enthusiasts and photographers.

8. Lewes Castle and Anne of Cleves House:
- In Lewes, visit Lewes Castle for its panoramic views of the town and countryside. Explore the nearby Anne of Cleves House, a Tudor timber-framed building with a fascinating history.

9. Beachy Head and Birling Gap:
- Take a scenic drive to Beachy Head and Birling Gap. Admire the white cliffs, walk along the coastal paths, and breathe in the fresh sea air. It's a stunning natural landscape.

10. Charleston Farmhouse:
- For art and culture, visit Charleston Farmhouse, the former home of the Bloomsbury Group. Explore its vibrant interiors, gardens, and learn about the influential artists and writers who lived here.

Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in history, nature, or cultural exploration, East Sussex promises an enriching and diverse day out!