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

Rye (385 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Playden

Playden (4 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction N)

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...

Camber Sands

Camber (25 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction E)

Backed by the Walland Marsh, Camber has one of the finest stretches of pure sand and sand dunes found along the East Sussex coast...

Brookland Church, Kent

Brookland (8 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NE)

This is a pretty area full of natural wonders to be discovered on quiet walks or by taking a cycle ride along the paths of the many rivers...

Painting of Early morning snow in the High Street of Hastings old town just outside The FILO pub.

Hastings (314 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction SW)

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...

Burton's clockhouse at St Leonards, near Hastings

St Leonards (6 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction SW)

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

Rolvenden Station

Rolvenden (20 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction NW)

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

Battle Monastery

Battle (68 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)

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...

Dungeness Power Station

Dungeness (81 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction E)

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Old Town, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex

Bexhill (45 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction SW)

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.....

St Dunstans, Cranbrook, Kent

Cranbrook (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction NW)

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

Bateman's. (The home of Rudyard Kipling  )

Burwash (49 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (15.1 miles, 24.4 km, direction W)

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

Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex

Herstmonceux (27 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction W)

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Pevensey Castle

Pevensey (31 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (17.7 miles, 28.6 km, direction SW)

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Fishermans Beach, Hythe, Kent. See my web site for other pictures of Hythe.

Hythe (40 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent (19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction NE)

This delightful seaside resort is one of the five original Cinque Ports, it can trace its noble history all the way back to AD732 when it was granted a charter by the Saxon King Ethelred...

Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Brenchley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction NW)

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

Mayfield Lavender

Mayfield (6 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (20.9 miles, 33.6 km, direction W)

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...

Cliffs of Belle Tout

Eastbourne (356 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (21.4 miles, 34.5 km, direction SW)

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

Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells (67 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (24.5 miles, 39.4 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. ..

Ye Olde Chequers Inn

Tonbridge (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (26.8 miles, 43.2 km, direction NW)

Fine streets show a rich variety of architecture including typical Wealden tile-hung properties, and handsome Georgian and Victorian buildings dominating the river scene...

Recommended attractions near Winchelsea

Ypres Tower , Rye.

Rye Castle Museum (9 Pictures)

(2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction NE)

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

Hastings Castle downward view  taken  June 2004

Hastings Castle (6 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SW)

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Bodiam Castle July 2009

Bodiam Castle (95 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Battle Abbey

Battle Abbey (80 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (15 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction NE)

First opened to traffic in July 1927 as the 'World's Smallest Public Railway' and now covering a distance of 13.5 miles from the.....

Dungeness Lighghouse

Dungeness Lighthouse (6 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction E)

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Sissinghurst Castle garden, Nr Cranbrook, Kent

Sissinghurst Castle Garden (189 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction NW)

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

Batemans Gardens 25 June 2011

Bateman's (62 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction W)

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.....

Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex

Herstmonceux Castle (25 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction W)

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

The beautiful Scotney Castle, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Scotney Castle (190 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction NW)

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

Pevensey Castle, Pevensey, East sussex

Pevensey Castle (49 Pictures)

(18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction SW)

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

The Pevensey Levels on an October evening, East Sussex.

The Pevensey Levels (1 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction W)

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Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Marle Place Gardens (21 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.1 km, direction NW)

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Bayham Abbey, Lamberhurst, Kent

Bayham Abbey (13 Pictures)

(20.1 miles, 32.3 km, direction NW)

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

Michelham priory at near Upper Dicker in East - Sussex.

Michelham Priory & Gardens (7 Pictures)

(22.2 miles, 35.7 km, direction W)

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

Beachy Head Lighthouse, Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Beachy Head (107 Pictures)

(24.1 miles, 38.8 km, direction SW)

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

Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle (16 Pictures)

(27.3 miles, 43.9 km, direction NW)

A fire in 1088 destroyed the first castle at Tonbridge, and the evocative remains we see today are of a later castle which was.....


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