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Close to the capital, on England’s south coast, lies 1066 Country.

20/01/2025

Feeling the weight of 'Blue Monday' or the 'January Blues' getting you down? You're not alone! 💙

Spending time outside can have a huge impact on both our mental and physical wellbeing so here are 5 recommendations to explore in 1066 Country 🍂🌲🏰☀️🛶

The 20th of January is rumoured to be the most depressing day of the year... We don't know how true that is but we do know January can be a hard month for many of us, so why not give these places a visit and (hopefully) lift your mood!

16/01/2025

Exciting news for 1066 Country & 📺✨🎬

Don’t miss ‘Lucy Worsley Investigates: 1066’ on BBC Two this Friday, 17th January 2025. You might spot something familiar… 🏰⚔️

Pevensey Castle will be featured as it was the very first Norman Castle that William the Conqueror built on English soil. In this episode, Lucy dives into the tactics William used to solidify his control over England after the Battle of Hastings.

Can’t watch it live? Make sure to catch it on BBC iPlayer (available now).

14/01/2025

🚞🚨 The East Hill Lift is open! 🚨🚞

We are so happy to confirm that the East Hill Lift is back! The lift will be open every Saturday and Sunday from 11am until 4pm.

It is expected to open 7 days a week later in Spring but for now, make the most of the weekend openings and enjoy the historic funicular railway.

There is nothing quite like riding history with an amazing view 🛤️🌊😎

01/01/2025

Kickstart the New Year with 1066 Country! ✨

Our January 2025 newsletter is out now. We cover all things:

❄️ Winter Escapes in 1066 Country
🤍 Seaside Adventures: Every Season, Every Reason
❄️ Bexhill After Dark
🤍 Discover something different in 2025 (exciting new hobbies await!)
❄️ Unveiling our best-kept secrets and hidden gems
🤍 What's-on in January

See for all this and much more!

📸 Clive Sawyer, Sara-Louise Bowrey, KT Bruce, ,

25/12/2024

Our warmest wishes to you all today for a happy festive time!🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

06/12/2024

'Tis the season to be jolly in 106 Country this December.
🎄our annual panto competition (closes 13 December)!
🎄Christmas in Rye this Saturday
🎄free parking in Battle, Bexhill, Rye
🎄unique gift ideas
🎄Charles Palmer Vineyard's 'Cellar Door Christmas Party'
🎄dog friendly stays in 1066 Country
🎄shopping local at British Design British Made
🎄Friendsmas bookings at The Gallivant.
See link for newsletter https://www.visit1066country.com/explore

06/12/2024

Make a date for Christmas in Rye this Sat 7 December - all day from 10.00.
Meet Santa, High St races, live music, Christmas procession, tractor & trailer rides, carols and much more!
Independent shops bursting with unique gifts - shop local if you can!
There's free parking in the Rother DC car parks (Strand, Lucknow Place, Bedford Place, Cinque Ports St, Gibbet Marsh) on 7 & 14 December too, or let the train take the strain - Southern Railway from Eastbourne, Bexhill, Hastings and Ashford.

05/12/2024

Head to Bexhill for your Christmas shopping! There's free off road parking on various dates in certain Rother District car parks (see pics for details). The De La Warr Pavilion gift shop and the town's independent businesses offer unique gifts, great cards, vouchers for a show!
Not keen on shopping? Pop along to Bexhill Museum to check out the Winter Wartime Model Railway (designed by their patron Suzy Eddie Izzard), and the technology collection which celebrates Bexhill's role as the birthplace British motor racing.

04/12/2024

Head to Battle for late night shopping 5 & 6 December! The high street is full of independent businesses and the gift shops at Battle Museum and Battle Abbey will both be open late.
Santa's Grotto at Battle Museum (£3/child - cash only).
Illuminated Abbey runs until 8 December. Pre-booking is recommended for slots: 17:00 - 19:30 (last entry)
If you can't make these dates to visit Battle, there will be free parking (7 & 21 December) in Lower and Upper Market and Mount St car parks, courtesy of Rother District Council. Or, take the train (Southeastern) direct to Battle and enjoy the hospitality of local hostelries, Battle Brewery Tap Room, Smoking Bull Inn and Bluebells Tearoom.

02/12/2024

🚨 IT’S COMPETITION TIME 🚨

This festive season we’ve teamed up with our friends at The White Rock Theatre, Hastings, for the chance to win a family ticket to watch this year’s Christmas pantomime, The Magical Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan! ✨

Take flight on a swashbuckling adventure that promises fun for the entire family!

To enter you need to:

1) Like this post
2) Follow and
3) Tag someone you’d like to invite along
4) Share the post on your stories

Good luck & keep an eye on our stories for an extra way to enter 🤞🏼

Competition closes Friday 13th December 2024.

Terms and Conditions:

1. Entrants must be 18 years or over.
2. The family ticket is redeemable for the following performances only: Sat 28 Dec (10am), Tue 31 Dec (11am), Sun 29 Dec (11am) or Mon 30 Dec (6pm).
3. Not valid in association with any other offer, no cash alternative value, copies are not accepted.
4. This competition is not open to employees and board members of 1066 Country Marketing, and their immediate families.

25/11/2024

Very happy to see our suggestion of Rye was top of the list of stunning towns to visit before this Christmas in Saturdays inews. They even managed to include Christmas in Rye festival on 7 December.
Very easy to get to by train from central London to swap busy city life for relaxed pre-Christmas treat. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
See link in bio for the piece.
📷 .gallery - don’t miss Clive’s fabulous gallery on the High Street.

01/11/2024

Capture the magic of November in 1066 Country.
🧡ghost walks and bonfires
🧡hidden gems of 1066 Country
🧡top name yoga masterclasses
🧡staying sane this Christmas
🧡 illuminated abbey event
🧡Christmas at Bewl Water
🧡Santa Specials
🧡Christmas lights & shopping
🧡 big names, live performances

Search 'explore' on our website for the November newsletter, all this and much more!
📷David Jenner, Bedgebury

31/10/2024

The Sussex Coast with Kate Humble. Catch the repeat from 2022 on My5. (24 October 2024).
It was great to provide ideas to the researchers for this programme and to see those ideas in full technicolour on our screens after Kate’s visit to 1066 Country.
This episode showcases this stunning part of the Sussex coastline from Hastings to Rye via Winchelsea and Pett Level. Watch as Kate discovers hidden glens, a petrified forest and dinosaur fossils and calls in on some of our friends at the East Hill Cliff Railway, the lovely Wendy at Charles Palmer Vineyard and the legend himself, Dr Barry Yates at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

01/10/2024

Awesome October in 1066 Country is here. In this month's newsletter we've:
💛Halloween and half term events
💛 spotlight on a very famous town for very famous reasons
💛 Rye style and eccentricity
💛 big names, live performances
💛 hibernation invitation
See our Explore page for all of this and more!

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10/09/2024

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📷: Camber Sands, Sussex, Carol Brazell
📷: Battle Abbey,
📸: Bexhill seafront
📷: Rye, Tony Duke
📸: Bewl Water .kerai
📷: Pashley Manor Gardens, Kate Wilson
📷: Bedgebury Pinetum

04/09/2024

Sunny September has arrived and here's hoping summer will extend a few weeks.
In September's 1066 Country newsletter we've:
💛free Heritage Open Days
💛 new food and drink festival
💛 annual Dahlia Days event
💛 big names, live performances
💛latest gallery exhibition opening
💛chance to win....
🏹a family ticket for the Battle of Hastings Re-enactment
👑 copy of the new novel by Ellen Alpsten, 'The Last Princess'.

Search 'explore' on our website for the latest newsletter.
📷English Heritage
📷Lucy Evans
📷Kate Wilson

#1066

09/08/2024

Come on down tomorrow Saturday 10 Aug to Beeching Road Studios, Bexhill, for the opening of Harmeet Rahal's 'Contraband Zindabad' exhibition at Flatland Projects. Composed of smuggled histories, secret fictions and coast-to-coast transmissions, 'Contraband Zindabad' is part battlecry and part lament. This first solo institutional exhibition by the artist presents a new body of work - a layered installation made of multi-channel film, objects, prints, and immersive soundscapes.
At Beeching Road Studios, you'll also find Three Legs Brewing Company (& taproom!), Common Clay and Unit 33 Bookbindery and Printing Studio, so come down early for a bit of an explore and round off your evening with a glass or two!

02/08/2024

August is here and so is the sunshine AND this month's 1066 Country newsletter! Find it on our website under 'explore' for all the latest news.
📷 Pevensey Bay: Sam Moore, Visual Air

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It’s the Great British Rail Sale! Ends 29 January for travel 7 Feb – 15 March so book now! https://bit.ly/3SwqKd8 @SouthernRailUK Perfect for half term travel to 1066 Country, Bexhill, Hastings, Pevensey, Rye, to see an exhibition, hear some great music, attend some great events such as: Rye Bay Scallop Week Hastings Fat Tuesday Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition Exhibitions at the De La Warr Pavilion and Hastings Contemporary More details about the above over on our website.

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