YHA Eastbourne is just a mile from the town centre and offers the perfect base for a seaside…
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Lullington Heath NNR is one of the largest areas of lowland chalk grassland and lowland chalk heath in Britain. The fine, slightly acid soil has allowed the development of an intimately mixed chalk and heath plant community. Acid-loving heathers and tormentil grow among plants such as thyme, salad burnet and dropwort, vipers’ bugloss and early purple orchids, which have adapted to suit the chalky soil. During the summer, speckled wood, skippers, blues, small coppers, browns and marbled white and other butterflies can be seen. The chalk heathland which covers just under a third of the reserve turns a glorious pink in August with the flowers of common and bell heather. The heath is surrounded by clumps of gorse, whose bright yellow flowers smell of coconut. Over 250 types of plant have been recorded here, and more than 98 species of bird have been seen, no less than 50 of which nest on the reserve.
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East Sussex, along with its western counterpart, is packed with interest. This is a land of stately homes and castles, miles of breezy chalk cliffs overlooking the English Channel, pretty rivers, picturesque villages and links to our glorious past. Mention Sussex to many people and images of the South Downs immediately spring to mind – ‘vast, smooth, shaven, serene,’ as the writer Virginia Woolf described them. She and her husband lived at Monk’s House in the village of Rodmell, near Lewes, and today, her modest home is managed by the National Trust and open to the public.
There are a great many historic landmarks within Sussex, but probably the most famous is the battlefield where William, Duke of Normandy defeated Harold and his Saxon army to become William the Conqueror of England. By visiting Battle, near Hastings, you can, with a little imagination, picture the bloody events that led to his defeat. East Sussex’s pretty towns such as Lewes, Rye and Uckfield have their charms, while the city of Brighton offers museums and fascinating landmarks, the best-known and grandest feature being the Royal Pavilion.
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