East Sussex is a fertile stomping ground for literary types; The Bloomsbury Set’s rural retreat, Charleston
is a 10 minute drive, and its writers’ festival in May is not to be missed. Picasso and Miro used to spend their holidays with Lee Miller and Roland Penrose at Farley Farmhouse, 
a gorgeous 15 minute walk away through country lanes to Chiddingly. Their local, the Six Bells, keeps up the tradition, luring all sorts of music, poetry and arts lovers to its various festivals. Visit The Six Bells to check out what’s on.
Brighton, with all its various charms, is 25 minutes’ drive down the road, or leave your car at Glynde and take the train. Lewes has more trains per hour, and is more fun than sleepy Glynde. Make sure you get to the Farmers’ Market on the first Saturday morning of every month.
Mind you, sleepy old Glynde is getting a wake up call these days as the sexy new young lord of the manor brings the 21st century in the shape of food and music festivals to this part of Sussex at Glynde Place.
His mate, Gus Christie has already created a bit of an international stir at his pad up the road, Glyndebourne. Unmissable treats.
If you’re into horse riding, we’ll introduce you to Jackie Russell who looks after all our equestrian guests. Whatever your level, she’ll see you right. You can even spend the day looking after her ponies if you’re 11 and a girl.
Battle, Hastings, the Cinque Ports, where do we stop? Beautiful Sussex has just about everything you could possibly want. We just don’t mention Hailsham.
