Historic Houses in East Sussex
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Historic Houses in East Sussex are listed below.
One could be excused for regarding West Sussex as very much a seaside county, certainly Rudyard Kipling saw the county as ‘Sussex by the sea’, but there is considerably more to Sussex than its undoubtedly glorious coastline. The South Downs, that ancient chalk ridge,...
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Anne of Cleves Museum
52 Southover High Street, Lewes, East Sussex
Anne of Cleves House is a 16th century timber-framed Wealden hall-house that formed part of Anne´s divorce settlement from Henry VIII in 1541. There are wide-ranging... more
Bateman´s (Kiplings House)
Burwash, Etchingham, East Sussex
Bateman´s (Kiplings House) is a 17th century Ironmaster´s house, the former home of Rudyard Kipling from 1902 to 1936. This family house is as it was... more
Charleston
Firle, Lewes, East Sussex
Virginia Woolf´s sister, Vanessa Bell, moved to Charleston in 1916 with fellow artist Duncan Grant and their unconventional household. They transformed the house with decorations, painting... more
Glynde Place
Glynde, Lewes, East Sussex
Glynde Place is a magnificent Elizabethan manor house set in the heart of the South Downs. It is the family home of Viscount and Viscountess Hampden... more
Michelham Priory & Gardens
Upper Dicker, Hailsham, East Sussex
Dating back to the 13th century, Michelham Priory boasts the longest water filled medieval moat in England. Of particular interest are the remains of the former... more
Preston Manor
Preston Drove, Brighton, East Sussex
Preston Manor is a delightful old Manor House evoking the atmosphere of an Edwardian gentry house both `upstairs´ and `downstairs´. Dating from c.1600, rebuilt in 1738... more
Royal Pavilion
4/5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton, East Sussex
The Royal Pavilion, the famous seaside palace of King George IV, is one of the most exotically beautiful buildings in the British Isles. Originally a simple... more