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Recommended Towns & Villages near Brightling

Pashley Manor Garden

Burwash (49 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction N)

It is from his home in this very English village that Rudyard Kipling penned the wise and wonderful words of his poem 'If'...

Battle Abbey

Battle (68 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction SE)

Battle is a unique town in the county of Sussex built on the very site where William the Conqueror defeated king Harold of England and his Saxon army in 'The Battle of Hastings' in 1066...

Herstmonceaux Castle. Herstmonceaux. Nr Hailsham. East Sussex

Herstmonceux (27 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction SW)

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Old cottage in Mayfield

Mayfield (6 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (7.2 miles, 11.7 km, direction NW)

This is a tranquil, historic village lying close to the beautiful River Rother. The village stands on a ridge in a lovely rural location with panoramic views over the valley...

Bexhill on Sea

Bexhill (45 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction SE)

The old town of Bexhill-on-Sea is of immense charm, it has wide streets, gracious building including black and white timber frame properties, but its real "star" is the fabled De.....

Pevensey Castle, Pevensey, East Sussex

Pevensey (31 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction S)

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Burton's clockhouse at St Leonards, near Hastings

St Leonards (6 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SE)

Attractive Sussex seaside resort now joined to Hastings, but initially began as an independent resort laid out by the architect James Burton in 1828...

Fishing boats in Hastings, Sussex

Hastings (314 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SE)

Hastings is an old fishing town along the southern coast of England. It offers all the traditional amusements of the seaside but retains much of the character of its colourful past...

Built in 1814. Union Windmill is the finest working Smock windmill in England, Cranbrook, Kent

Cranbrook (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction NE)

Cranbrook is an old rural town of numerous streets and alleys, all still true to their medieval layout...

Rolvenden Station

Rolvenden (20 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)

Surrounded by a well-wooded landscape, this delightful village was first mentioned in the Doomsday Book, so we are assured of its long history...

Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Brenchley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (12.8 miles, 20.5 km, direction N)

Brenchley is a beautiful "showpiece" village full of picturesque Tudor cottages, complimented by houses from the Regency and Victorian periods...

The Pantiles at Royal Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells (67 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (13.0 miles, 20.8 km, direction NW)

Also known as Royal Tunbridge Wells and only a short distance from London, this popular spa town gained a reputation as the place to see and be seen during Georgian Times frequented by royalty and fashionable members of aristocracy. It also happens to be surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in England. ..

The Long Man of Wilmington

Wilmington (14 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (13.6 miles, 21.8 km, direction SW)

These days Wilmington is best known for the "Long Man" a giant carving on the north side of Windover Hill. The figure is generally thought to have first appeared in medieval times, but theories abound that it may have been there since the Iron-Age...

A picture of Groombridge

Groombridge (9 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction NW)

In an area of attractive, outstanding villages, Groombridge with its 18th-century tiled cottages against the back-drop of a beautiful village green, stands out as being the very epitome of the perfect English village...

St Thomas's church, Winchelsea

Winchelsea (44 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of East Sussex (14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction E)

This is a pretty, busy little town tucked along a ridge overlooking Pett Level...

A picture of Playden

Playden (4 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction E)

Playden is situated just north of Rye. It is most noted for its beautiful Norman Church dedicated to St. Michael which dates from around 1190...

Eastbourne

Eastbourne (356 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction S)

Eastbourne, is a genteel town, that owes it's distictiveness to the 7th Duke of Devonshire...

Painting of Mermaid Street, Rye, in the snow by Colin Bailey

Rye (385 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction E)

Rye is a picturesque and historic town with cobbled streets, medieval architecture, and panoramic views of the surrounding countryside...

Clergy house

Alfriston (66 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of East Sussex (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SW)

Alfriston occupies a favoured position in the beautiful Cuckmere Gap and serves as a tourist village to which hoards of visitors flock to enjoy the many well preserved fine old buildings to be seen, one of the most important being the local church...

St Andrew and Mary The Virgin

Fletching (11 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (16.1 miles, 25.8 km, direction W)

The village grew out of a Saxon settlement, near the spot of one of the entrances to Sheffield Park, now owned by the National Trust...

Recommended attractions near Brightling

Batemans Gardens 25 June 2011

Bateman's (62 Pictures)

(2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction NW)

Bateman's was built in 1634. From 1902 until 1936 it became the home of Rudyard Kipling and is preserved as it was when he lived.....

A picture of Battle Abbey

Battle Abbey (80 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction SE)

The Abbey Ruins - The pope ordered William the Conqueror to build an abbey in penance for the great loss of life. The abbey was.....

Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex

Herstmonceux Castle (25 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction S)

The 15th century red brick Herstmonceux Castle with its magnificent gatehouse, was built in the romantic era when splendour and.....

Bodiam Castle July 2009

Bodiam Castle (95 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction NE)

The wonderful parapet, walls and high round towers of 14th-century Bodiam Castle are gloriously reflected in its broad moat. It.....

The Pevensey Levels on an October evening, East Sussex.

The Pevensey Levels (1 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction S)

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The beautiful Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Scotney Castle (190 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction N)

What could be more romantic than to wander amongst the ruins of moated Scotney Castle, believed to have been begun in the latter.....

Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent

Bayham Abbey (13 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction N)

Built in the 13th century, and set in beautiful surroundings, Bayham Abbey is a favourite of painters and photographers...

Pevensey Castle, Pevensey, East sussex

Pevensey Castle (49 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.5 km, direction S)

When it was first built Pevensey Castle must have been an impressive sight standing against all-comers while the waters of the.....

Michelham priory at near Upper Dicker in East - Sussex.

Michelham Priory & Gardens (7 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SW)

Michelham Priory is a hauntingly beautiful place set against a backdrop of fine Sussex countryside, splendidly surrounded by a.....

Hastings Castle downward view  taken  June 2004

Hastings Castle (6 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SE)

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Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Marle Place Gardens (21 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction N)

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Sissinghurst Castle garden, Nr Cranbrook, Kent

Sissinghurst Castle Garden (189 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.3 km, direction NE)

It is entirely fitting that one of the loveliest gardens in the land can be found in a county renowned for its beauty and.....

Exhibits on show in the Bentley Motor Museum, near Lewes, East Sussex

Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum (8 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.7 km, direction W)

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The Wilmington Long Man, East Sussex

The Long Man (8 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction SW)

Where he comes from nobody knows, nor does anyone know the identity of this 240 foot figure of a man carved into the side of a.....

Ypres Tower , Rye.

Rye Castle Museum (9 Pictures)

(14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction E)

Rye Castle Museum, also known as 'Ypres Tower', in the beautiful maritime town of Rye, occupies a commanding position.....

This is the studio at Charleston Farmhouse in East Sussex.

Charleston Farmhouse (8 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SW)

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Alfriston Clergy House. Alfriston, East Sussex

Alfriston Clergy House (3 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction SW)

Amongst the treasures of this town is the first house to be acquired by the National Trust, this is the magnificent Priest's, or.....

Bunkers Hill

Ashdown Forest (35 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction W)

Ashdown Forest is a magnificent area of mixed woodland and heathland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It.....

Beachy Head Lighthouse, Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Beachy Head (107 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction S)

Beachy Head, with its dramatic white cliffs and gently undulating downs, is an area of outstanding natural beauty and.....

The classic view of the Seven Sisters in East Sussex, with the cottage in the foreground

Seven Sisters Country Park (90 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction SW)

Designated a site of Special Scientific Interest, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the Seven Sisters Country Park.....


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