The small village of Mountfield, just outside of Battle in East Sussex, was in the 19th Century famed for the mining of the local Gypsum and grew up around the industry. The Victorians demanded a place of worship in the...

The site of the Battle of Hastings (1066) is now home to the Discovery Centre: a fun, activity-based exhibition open to families at weekends and during the school holidays. There’s also a children’s themed outdoor play area, a battlefield and...

Battle Baptist Church in the heart of the East Sussex market town is a very important building within the community. From its location in Mount Street the church that was originally founded as a Zion chapel in 1820 has in...

The East Sussex town of Battle is home to a number of local sport facilities including Battle Bowls Club. Located conveniently close to Battle train station the club has a number of well kept greens, which are played on throughout...

The rolling hills of the South Downs at Battle in East Sussex are a golfer’s paradise and at Battle Golf Club the hills are part of the challenge of the game. The course is a 71 par 18 hole set...

In the 10th and 11th centuries great swathes of land across East Sussex were covered in a great mass of woodland, most of this wood has now gone, but the Battle Great Wood can still be enjoyed. The wood is...

Battle Great Wood is a large area of open heath and woodland to one side of the East Sussex town of Battle. The site covers an area of around one hundred and eighty six acres and is owned and maintained...

Battle Leisure Centre is co-located on the grounds of Claverham Community College, who are also permitted to use the facilities within the centre. Local residents also have access to a wide variety of equipment including a climbing wall and a...

Battle Methodist Church can be found a short distance outside the East Sussex town. The Methodist movement has a long history in Battle with a number of locations serving as churches. The current building was first started around 1826 and...

The Battle Museum was opened as part of the great Festival of Britain in 1951, and celebrates one of the most momentous occasions in the history of England. The museum is home to a wealth of interesting artefacts that...

Battle Wine Estate in the East Sussex town was founded in 1983 with vines imported from Germany and has since then been honoured with many awards for the quality of their English white and red wines. The vineyard grows their...

Situated on the main Ridgeway Road, that links Battle and Hastings in East Sussex, can be found the hamlet of Telham and the Church of the Ascension. The church was constructed by the Victorians as a small Anglican Chapel of...

Kingsmead Open Space is an historic location within Battle as it was where King Harold rested his troops on the night before the famed Battle of Hastings in the year 1066. Today, it is marked by a privately owned windmill...

The Independent Photographers Gallery is based in Battle in Sussex, close to Hastings. It offers a first class place to view photography exhibitions, and because of the nature of the gallery, you will see things here that you may...

The woods and forests around the Ridge in East Sussex and particularly around the town of Battle have a long history of being used in warfare and the manufacture of gunpowder for which charcoal was an important ingredient. Today Powdermill...

The historic town of Battle in East Sussex was the site of the famous 1066 battle but visitors to the town today will find it a much more peaceful place. One of the quietest locations in the town is Battle...

Visitors to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex often overlook the village’s other star attraction, St Giles Church. This pretty 14th Century church pretty set within a border of ancient native broad leaf trees and a wide graveyard. The church is...

The East Sussex market town of Battle is famous as being the site in 1066 of the Battle of Hastings and of the world famous Abbey built to commemorate it. The church of St Mary the Virgin was started in...

The parish church of Our Lady Immaculate and St Michael Catholic Church in Battle in East Sussex is located on Mount Street, but set back somewhat from the street itself. The striking red brick building was completed in 1887 and...

Anglers in East Sussex have long known about the benefits of fishing at Wylands International Angling Centre near the town of Battle. With ten superb lakes that offer a huge variety of fish types and fishing environments to challenge even...

Step into the past and find yourself transported through 100 years of British history at one of the South East’s top award-winning visitor attractions. Set in a charming 15th Century medieval hall house with over 150,000 nostalgic artefacts on 5...