A - Z of Sport & Leisure... 17

Skating and Skateboards

Downs Leisure Centre, Seaford, family roller disco, skate school, 01323 490011 Eastbourne Edge Inline Hockey Club, MySkateWorld, 6 - 18yrs+, new players wanted, 07776 001021 Eastbourne Junior Roller Derby, Sundays 3-4pm, Causeway School, 8-17 yrs, 07947 641522 My Skate World, family friendly roller discos Fri 6-9pm, Maple Rd, Eastbourne, 07807 087962 (see advert) My Skate World, indoor skate rink, Tue-Fri for 3.30pm-6pm & Sat/Sun 11.30-2.30pm, 3-6pm, Eastbourne, 07807 087962 SK8school, lessons, hire, discos & parties. Public skate Sat 3pm & half term, Eastbourne Sports Park, 01323 725575 or 07940 773295 Uckfield Leisure Centre, roller disco, Sat pm, 01825 761160

Snow Sports

Dry Ski Slope at Bowles, Eridge Green, private lessons only, skiing 6yrs+; boarding 10yrs+, 01892 665665 Knockhatch Ski and Snowboard Centre, On A22 at Hailsham, 01323 843344

Sports Centres

Bannatyne’s Health Club, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, members only, 01323 505080 Crowborough Leisure Centre, creche Mon, Wed & Fri am, 01892 665488 Crowborough Leisure Centre, gym, studios, pool, sports hall, treatment rooms, sauna & steamroom, 01892 665488 David Lloyd Club, Eastbourne, members only, 01323 509802 Downs Leisure Centre, Seaford, sports hall, 3G pitch, gym, studio, 01323 490011 Eastbourne Sports Park, athletics/3G/grass pitches/tennis/ table tennis/netball/basketball/ badminton, 01323 649214 Hailsham Leisure Centre, swim, gym, bowling, soft play, classes, 01323 846755 Hampden Park Sports Centre, Eastbourne, gym, tennis, sports hall, astro, netball, squash, 3G pitch, 01323 509859 Heathfield Leisure Centre, gym, classes, sports hall, 01435 868824 Lewes Leisure Centre, gym, pool with flume & toddler pool, sports halls, soft play, athletics track, 01273 486000 Peacehaven Leisure Centre, gym, sports halls, soft play, squash courts, 01273 588858 Ringmer Swimming Pool, Lewes Rd, Ringmer, BN8 5RB, open 7 days, inflatables at weekends, 01273 813533 Seahaven Swim & Fitness Centre, Newhaven, gym, pool, exercise classes at Shakespeare Hall, 01273 512498 Shinewater Sports Centre, Eastbourne, sports hall, gym, 01323 768614 Sport Brighton, Denton Rd, Eastbourne, swim, hire pitches, sports hall, gym: memberships available, 01273 643706 Uckfield Leisure Centre, swimming pool, sports hall, studio, gym, squash, 3G pitch, 01825 761160 Uplands Sports Centre, Wadhurst, sports halls, gym, studio, multi-use games area, 01892 782136

Stoolball

Burwash Common Stoolball, mixed team from 14yrs, 01435 883385 Chiddingly Ladies Stoolball, 01825 872052 Five Ashes Stoolball Club, mixed, 14yrs+, 01825 830520 Fletching Ladies Stoolball, 01825 768030 Geebro Stoolball Club, Hailsham, ladies, 12yrs+, 01323 841305 Herstmonceux Mixed Stoolball, 01323 765777 Isfield Ladies Stoolball, 07824 556832 Maresfield Stoolball Club, ladies & mixed teams, 07950 717481 or 07910 777207 Newick Junior, Ladies & Mixed Stoolball, 01825 722081 Nutley Stoolball, Ladies & Mixed, 01825 764824

Swimming and Scuba Diving

Aquatots, Crowborough, 0208 6886488 Crowborough Leisure Centre, lessons, life saving club, splashmania, Sat swim club, public swimming, 01892 665488 Deborah Barnes, Swimming Lessons, Home Educated Children, Mondays, Eastbourne, 3 years and older, 07790 369927 Eastbourne Otters, swimming lessons at various locations across Eastbourne, all abilities from 4yrs+, 07936 592840 Hailsham Leisure Centre, swim lessons, float & fun, toddler splash, family swimming, 01323 846755 Hydro School, Eastbourne, all abilities, 3yrs - adult, 07840 146248 Lewes Leisure Centre, fun swimming & lessons for all ages; Super Splash Sat & Sun 3 - 5pm, 01273 486000 Lewes Swimming Club at Seaford, Ringmer, Newhaven & Lewes, 3yrs - masters, 01273 582629 Liberty Swim School, St Leonards, Mayfield, 2½yrs+, Sat am, 07540 103319 Water Babies, Eastbourne, Crowborough, Bexhill, Ticehurst, Tunbridge Wells, birth - 4yrs, 01424 892568

Love Baby Swim School, birth upwards, private pool in Isfield, nr Uckfield, 01825 840377 Motcombe Pool, Eastbourne, swimming lessons from 3mths+, open 7 days a week, 01323 410748 Newhaven Scuba Centre, Newhaven Marina Fort Rd, Newhaven BN9 9DL, 01273 612012 Planet Divers, Eastbourne, Discover Scuba Experience, 10yrs+, £30 for 2 hours, 07889 883232 Puddle Ducks baby & preschool swimming lessons in North Chailey, Crowborough & Hailsham, 01892 617246 Ringmer Swimming Pool, Lewes Rd, Ringmer, BN8 5RB, open 7 days, inflatables at weekends, 01273 813533 Scuba 2000: family-friendly scuba diving, snorkelling 8yrs+, 07724 412161 Seahaven Swim & Fitness Centre, Newhaven, lessons & lane swimming, 01273 512498 Small Splashes, Wilmington, classes for babies - 8yrs, 07951 129354 Sovereign Centre, Eastbourne fun & training pools; lessons from 6mths+, dive from 8yrs+, 01323 738822 Sovereign Centre, Eastbourne, Wave Rave, Fri eve, 8-12yrs: 5-45pm; all ages: 7- 8.30pm, 01323 738822 Swim Skills School, York House Hotel, Eastbourne, 0 - 5yrs, 07817 640748 The Blue Lagoon Warm Water Centre, 14 Brassey Parade, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, BN22 9NG, 01323 325556 Uckfield Beacon Swimming/Triathlon Club, Sun eve, Uckfield Leisure Centre, 7yrs+, 01825 761160 Uckfield Leisure Centre, fun, lessons from 2yrs, Seahorses for tots, parties, Splashdance Fri eve, 01825 761160 Water Babies, Chailey Heritage School, weekends, birth - 4yrs, 01273 552454

Table Tennis

Crowborough Leisure Centre, casual bookings, 01892 665488 Five Ashes Table Tennis Club, 12yrs+, Mondays, 8.15pm, September - March, 01825 830520 Hailsham Table Tennis Club, 10yrs+, 01323 841203 Shinewater Sports & Community Centre, casual bookings, 01323 768614 Sport Brighton, Denton Rd, Eastbourne, casual bookings, 01273 643706

Tennis

Burwash Tennis Club, junior memberships & coaching, Sat pm, 01424 842796 Crowborough Tennis & Squash Club, teams, coaching, camps, 4yrs+, 01892 652618 Eastbourne Sports Park, indoor tennis courts for hire, 01323 649214 Elevate Tennis Coaching, coaching for all ages & holiday camps Cross in Hand & Horam, 07790 037030 Hailsham Tennis Club, child friendly junior tennis, coaching, holiday camps & fitness classes, 0781 551 1130 Hampden Park Sport Centre, Eastbourne, Tennis Fun, Fridays, 5.15--6.15pm, 6-11yrs, 01323 509859 Hampden Park Tennis Club, Eastbourne, juniors coaching, holiday camps, tournaments, teams, 5yrs+, 01323 500461 Horam Tennis Club, coaching from 5yrs+, Tue pm & Sat am & holiday courses with Good4Tennis, 07484 140811 Le Tennis, Maresfield & Newick, tennis coaching & holiday camps, 01825 760926 Maresfield Lawn Tennis Club, active junior section, 01825 760926 Mayfield Lawn Tennis Club, 4yrs+, junior coaching for members, camps, 01435 873113 Newhaven Tennis Club, family orientated club with junior memberships & coaching, 01273 512162 Newick Tennis Club, active junior section, 01825 760926 Nutley Tennis & Squash Club, junior tennis coaching, 07947 796196 Southdown Sports Club, Lewes, junior coaching, hol. courses, 01273 480630 Tennis Eastbourne, coaching & camps at the Sports Park, 4-12yrs, 07850 327695 Tennis in the Park, Gildridge Park, Eastbourne, free taster; coaching & holiday camps, 2yrs - adult, 07837 890429 Victoria Pleasure Ground, Uckfield, active junior section, 01825 760926 Wadhurst Tennis Club, group coaching, tournaments, holiday camps, 4yrs+, 01892 783303

Great Outdoors

1066 Country Walk follow in the footsteps of William the Conqueror from Pevensey to Rye via Herstmonceux and Battle. Abbots Wood Arlington, Polegate BN26 6SL. Ancient woodland with walks, medieval lake, BBQ hire, picnic tables and play area. Arlington Reservoir, Polegate BN26 6UX. Covering some 245 acres, the reservoir is a nature reserve, Open 9am until dusk. Ashdown Forest Centre Wych Cross, RH18 5JP Metrobus 270. Once a Norman deer hunting forest, Ashdown Forest is now the largest free public access space in the southeast and the ‘home’ of Winnie the Pooh. Walks. Pooh Sticks Bridge and Pooh Corner Shop in Ashdown Forest, Hartfield on B2026, TN7 4AE. Bedgebury Pinetum Goudhurst TN17 2SJ, 2,000-acre forest for numerous walks, family cycling trails, mountain bike, dirt jump area, cycle hire, horse riding for TROT members, adventure play trail, cafe and Go Ape.

Boothland Wood

ancient woodland south of Uckfield for walks and cycling. Chailey Common BN8 4DH, walks, horse riding and cycling on paths only, 01444 831098

Crowborough Country Park

Tollwood Road TN6 2NH. Beautiful 16-acre nature reserve, tracks, ponds, picnic areas. Cuckmere Valley BN26 5TT, National Trust land, open dawn until dusk, a haven for wildlife and great for kite flying, High and Over hill, chalk horse and stunning views of the Seven Sisters and Cuckmere Valley. Devil’s Dyke Devil’s Dyke Road, Poynings, near Brighton. Longest, deepest and widest ‘dry valley’ in the UK. Legend has it that the Devil dug this chasm to drown the parishioners of the Weald, though scientists believe it was formed naturally just over 10,000 years ago in the last ice age. Friston Forest Exceat, west of Eastbourne off the A259, walks, cycling, mountain biking, horse riding with TROT permit, picnic tables, BBQs, children’s play area.

Gildredge Park and Manor

Gardens Vicarage Road, Eastbourne BN21 1HA. Family park, playground, tennis courts, lawns, picnic tables and café. Hampden Park Eastbourne BN22 9QN. Sports and recreation facilities including those for football, rugby, cricket, tennis, children’s playground and BMX skate facility, café, 10-minute walk from Hampden Park railway station. Free admission and free parking.

Hastings Country Park Nature

Reserve Over 850 acres of ancient woodland, meadow and cliff top grassland, plus 3 miles of dramatic cliffs and coastline between Hastings and Fairlight. Hempstead Meadow OpenSpaces Uckfield, nature reserve along the River Uck floodplain, important wetland habitat. Lake Wood Uckfield TN22 2DE. Once part of the Rocks Estate, the mix of natural and man-made features create dramatic and beautiful views. Rocky sandstone outcrops with high cliffs that overhang the picturesque 3-acre lake and the cave-like boathouse carved out of rock, wildlife. Motcombe Gardens Eastbourne Old Town BN21 1PU. Originally forming part of a farmyard, the 9th Duke of Devonshire gave the garden to the town of Eastbourne in 1909. Incl. duck pond. The pond is the source of the Bourne stream from which ‘East Bourne’ got its name. There is an historic round, flint-built dovecote with a conical tiled roof standing on an upper level. Main paths suitable for wheelchair access. Free entry.

Newhaven Skatepark &

Pumptrack, located off Fort Road, BN9 9DL, in the south of the town, near Newhaven Fort. Park Wood Hellingly. Semi-natural woodland with walking trails and 400m surfaced trail. Peacehaven Big Park skate park, playgrounds, natural play spaces, climbing wall, seating, grassed pitch, café, footpaths and links to the South Downs. Princes Park Eastbourne BN22 7AE. Playgrounds, summer splash pad, boating lake and café. Open all year, free entry.

Railway Land Nature Reserve

Lewes BN7 2FG. Over 20 acres of meadowland and woodland reclaimed from the old rail yards, incl. the award-winning Linklater Pavilion. The nature reserve is open to the public 24 hours a day all year round and is accessible by wheelchair.

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve

TN31 7TX. Explore the saltmarsh on a guided walk and discover the local wildlife and history, Discovery Centre.

Seaford Head Local

Nature Reserve BN25 4JQ. Cliffs, downland, grassland and a shingle beach are home to many nationally rare and significant species of plant, bird and insect. Enjoy peaceful walks and stunning views of the Seven Sisters & Cuckmere Valley. Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat, 280 hectares of chalk cliffs, meandering river valley, open chalk grassland for walks, bird watching, rock pooling, cycling to the beach and canoeing on the meanders. Shinewater Park Eastbourne BN23 8AT. Includes footpaths and cycle paths, playground, lakes, all-weather sports court, BMX and skate area, fishing with a permit. Open all year, free entry.

South Downs National

Park and South Downs Way, including Ditchling Beacon, which is the second highest point in the South Downs National Park with spectacular views across the Weald. Ditchling Beacon was one of a chain of fires lit to warn of impending invasions. Once an Iron Age hill-fort, with its steep northern slope used as a natural defence. Stanmer Park Falmer, off the A270 Lewes Road, Brighton. Landscaped park with lots of walks and two football pitches. Stanmer House, Stanmer Church, Stanmer Organics, Earthship Brighton. One Garden Stanmer Park’s walled garden transformed & open to the public, plant nurseries, café, market, workshop & events.

St Helens Park Local Nature

Reserve Langham Road, Hastings. Nature reserve managed by St Helens Park Preservation Society. Ancient woodland with an extensive network of footpaths. The Helen Garden Dukes Drive, Eastbourne BN20 7XH. Playground, putting, bowls and petanque,

Uckfield Millennium Green

access via New Rd, Ridgewood or park at Ridgewood Village Hall. Hard surfaced path, dog free picnic area and lots of wildlife. Undercliff Walk 5km+ from Brighton Marina to Saltdean, used by both cyclists and pedestrians. Occasionally very wet when the waves come over the seawall!

West Park Local Nature Reserve

Uckfield. Relatively small reserve covering just over 8.5 acres of woodland, grassland, marshy areas and sandstone outcrops. Boardwalks provide easy access around the site. Wilderness Wood Hadlow Down, near Uckfield TN22 4HJ. 62 acres of woodland, nature trails, lots of children’s activities, café & shop. Usually open Wed– Sun term time & daily during school holidays, Christmas Trees & Winter Fayre late Nov-Dec, find full details on their website, 01825 830509 Blackberry Farm Whitesmith near Lewes BN8 6JD. Set in 18 acres of Sussex countryside, home to over 200 friendly animals, wildfowl; most can be petted or fed by hand. Large outdoor play area, ‘Clucky’s’ indoor adventure playbarn and sensory zone, tractor rides, pony rides, baby area. Open daily, Blue Reef Aquarium Rock-ANore Road, Hastings TN34 3DW. Close encounters with seahorses, sharks, rays and hundreds of other aquatic creatures, plus reptiles and

Family Farms, Animals, & Sealife

frogs, underwater walk-through tunnel. Nov–Easter last admission 4pm.

Butterfly Gardens Middleton

Common Farm, Ditchling, free flying butterflies from all over the world inside a 3000 square foot polytunnel. Onsite farm shop. Drusillas Park Alfriston Road just off the A27, BN26 5QS. Zoo, interactive displays, extensive adventure playgrounds, rainforest-themed carousel ride, Safari Express Train and Hello Kitty Secret Garden which includes three children’s rides; restaurants, cafes, Christmas events. Heaven Farm Furners Green, Uckfield TN22 3RG. 100-acre farm on the Greenwich Meridian, with nature walks, wallabies, deer, seasonal bluebell nature trail, tea room, play barn, ice cream parlour and camping.

Knockhatch Adventure Park

on A22 at Hailsham BN27 3GD. Animals, falconry, year-round indoor soft play at ‘Froggies’, children’s farm, go karts, outdoor playgrounds and paddling pools, Wave Runner water slide, ski slope and more, Santa's Grotto. (see advert p.23) Middle Farm West Firle, Lewes, BN8 6LJ. Family farm with a small flock of sheep, lambing in spring, playground and play hay barn, animal handling sessions, farm shop, tea room, gift shop. Open Nov–March, 01323 811411

Raystede Centre for

Animal Welfare, Ringmer BN8 5AJ, is a charity that aims to give animals a better life through rehoming, rehabilitation and sanctuary. Daily guided tour at 11.30am, café, shop and activities, free but book a ticket online or phone 01825 840252

Sharnfold Farm and Farm Shop

Hailsham Road, Stone CrossBN24 5BU. Farm trail, animals, play area, PYO, coffee shop, farm shop with traditional butcher, tractor and trailer rides every weekend and school holidays, Christmas events & Christmas trees, closed Mon.

Places of Historic Interest, Gardens Museums & Galleries

1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey

and Battlefield, Battle TN33 0AD. English Heritage insight into the Battle of Hastings and 1066. Explore the abbey ruins and the award-winning audio exhibition which brings to life the dramatic story of the Norman Conquest.

Amberley Museum and Heritage

Centre Station Road, Ford, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9LT. Home to a collection of listed buildings and monuments, many of which have been rescued from around Sussex. Vintage vehicles, rural crafts and woodland walks, Christmas events.

Bateman’s National Trust House

Bateman’s Lane, Burwash TN19 7DS. Former home of Rudyard Kipling with gardens, walks, watermill tea room, seasonal events. Open daily. Battle Museum TN33 0EA. Local history museum with displays that include dinosaur footprints, artefacts from the Roman Bathhouse at Beauport Park, a Saxon battle-axe believed to be a unique relic of the Battle of Hastings, the world’s oldest effigy of Guy Fawkes and the story of the Battle gunpowder industry.

Bodiam Castle National Trust

near Robertsbridge TN32 5UA. Story book castle; the exterior is virtually complete and the walls rise dramatically above the moat. Explore thebattlements and climb the spiral staircases. Seasonal events. 0pen daily.

Brighton Toy and Model

Museum, Trafalgar St, Brighton BN1 4EB. Under the arches of Brighton station. Over 10,000 toys and models, incl. two working model railways. Open Tue-Sat. CM Booth Motor Museum at Falstaff Antiques, Rolvenden, TN17 4LP. Unique collection of 3-wheeled Morgan cars, plus other historic cars, bicycles and tricycles, displays of toy and model cars, and all surrounded with automobilia.

Eastbourne Heritage Centre

BN21 4BT. Discover Eastbourne’s rich heritage, see displays of original maps, pictures, artefacts and films, and trace the development of ‘Elegant Eastbourne – the Empress of Watering Places’ a fashionable new Victorian seaside town into ‘The Suntrap of the South’. Open Sat until Easter.

Eastbourne Lifeboat Museum

King Edward’s Parade, Eastbourne BN21 4BY. Admission free, open all year round, see website for opening times. Firle Place Firle, Lewes BN8 6LP. An outstanding, privately owned country house in Sussex which dates from the time of Henry VIII but was substantially remodelled in the 18th Century. The house, gardens and notable collection of works of art and porcelain are of national importance and will ensure a day to remember.

Hastings Museum and Art

Gallery TN4 1ET, a rich mix of fine paintings and china, the cultures of other lands, well-known personalities and a contrasting view of local wildlife today and as it would have been 150 million years ago. There are plenty of special features for children, with fossils that transform into dinosaurs, prehistoric crocodiles and fish, a diorama of local animals and birds and Native American Galleries complete with tipi and buffalo. The most spectacular part of the museum is the magnificent Durbar Hall constructed for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition of 1886 as part of an Indian Palace. Closed on Mon, free.

Hastings Fisherman’s Museum

Rock-a-Nore Road TN34 3DW. Original lugger, photos, models, stories, paintings and nets. Open daily, admission free, donations requested.

Hastings Lifeboat Visitor Centre

East Beach Street, Hastings Old Town TN34 3FJ. Go to Hastings Old Town and the boathouse is near the harbour and fishing boats. Open daily.

Herstmonceux Castle Gardens

and Grounds Hailsham BN27 1RN. Magnificent moated castle, set in 500 acres of beautiful parkland and superb Elizabethan gardens. The Castle is closed to the public, but guided tours are conducted at an extra charge & subject to availability. The estate is also home to the Observatory Science Centre. Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens, Lower Beeding, Horsham RH13 6PP. Magnificent Grade I listed garden was nearly lost forever and has been the subject of the largest garden restoration in England.

Lewes Castle and Barbican

House Museum 169 High Street, Lewes BN7 1YE. Climb to the top of this 1,000 year old Norman Castle for stunning views across Sussex. In the Barbican House you’ll find the Museum of Archaeology and a mini cinema which tells the story of Lewes from prehistoric to medieval times. Open daily. Newhaven Fort BN9 9DS. The story of a Victorian Fortress and demonstrations of the Fort’s role during two World Wars. Explore the tunnels, gun emplacements, Blitz street shelter simulation and playground,searchlight Café. Open daily and Tue-Thur Nov-Jan, dogs on a lead welcome. Pevensey Castle, Castle Road, Pevensey BN24 5LE. With a history stretching back over 16 centuries, Pevensey Castle chronicles more graphically than any other fortress the story of Britain’s south coast defences. Beginning in the 4th century as one of the last and strongest of the Roman ‘Saxon Shore’ forts, two-thirds of its towered walls still stand. It was the landing place of William the Conqueror’s army in 1066 and during the century following the Conquest, a full-scale Norman castle, with a great square keep and a powerful gatehouse, was built within one corner of the fort. In the 1250s the towered bailey wall was constructed, and soon put to the test during the great siege of 1264. Daily from April.

Priory of St Pancras in Priory

Park Southover, Lewes BN7 1HP (for satnav use BN7 2XA). During the 11th century, monks came here from Cluny in France to establish the first Cluniac priory in England. The Priory survived for 450 years until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537, walk in the footsteps of medieval monks and imagine how the buildings once looked. A recreated herb garden grows plants that monks would have used for medicinal, culinary and ceremonial purposes, free. Royal Pavilion, Brighton BN1 1EE. Built for the Prince Regent, later King George IV, in stages between 1787 and 1823, remarkable for its exotic oriental appearance both inside and out and was revered by fashionable Regency society. Rye Heritage Centre Strand Quay TN31 7AY, includes the story of Rye, Rye Town Model sound and light show and a working collection of Old Pier amusement machines. Historic and ghost audio walking tours are available for hire. Open Wed-Sun. Rye Castle Museum the Ypres Tower, East Street TN31 7JY. The Ypres Towe. Open daily Seaford Museum in the Martello Tower BN25 1JH. Local history museum with children’s events in school holidays. Displays from a general store, dressmaker’s parlour, the contents of an ironmonger’s, chemists, toy and photographer’s shop, as well as a Victorian schoolroom, Victorian kitchen, wartime kitchen. Domestic appliances from the first half of the 20th century include early typewriters, copiers, computers, radios and television sets.

Sheffield Park and Garden NT

TN22 3QX. Informal landscape garden laid out in the 18th century by ‘Capability’ Brown, further developed in the early 20th century by its owner, Arthur G. Soames. Walks, family activities, woodland play trail. Shipwreck Museum Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings TN34 3DW. Stories of shipwrecks off the Hastings coast; explore shipwrecks, find out how to find your own dinosaur remains on the beach and discover what global warming means for the coastline. Towner Eastbourne BN21 4JJ, Contemporary art museum with lots of family activities and events. Open Tue–Sun (plus bank holiday Mon), free. Upside Down House Brighton. An amazing museum of illusions including a variety of designed rooms in a luxurious beach house based on the Brighton Sea Front.

Wakehurst Gardens and

Millennium Seed Bank, Ardingly, RH17 6TN. ‘Kew in the Country’, botanic gardens run by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Walks, rocky Himalayan Garden. Explore the Adventurous Journeys natural play spaces, Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, restaurant, café, plant/ gift shop. Glow Wild Nov/Dec. Open daily.

Weald and Downland Open Air

Museum Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU. Fascinating collection of historic buildings dismantled from their original locations and reassembled in 40 acres of Sussex countryside, woodland walks, picnic areas and farm animals, seasonal events.