Visit London South East England

The Royal Pavilion is a neo-classical villa lavishly decorated in a chinoiserie style surrounded by glorious gardens. You may tour the Long Gallery, Banqueting Room Gallery, Saloon, Royal Bedrooms, Music Room Gallery and kitchen amongst others.

The Royal Pavilion was built in three stages, between 1787 and 1823 for the then Prince Regent, later King George IV. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic ...

The Observatory Science Centre is an astronomical observatory that is home to six historical telescopes which were left behind when the Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO) moved to Cambridge in 1990. Several of the telescopes are used during open evenings for viewing. The 26-inch Thompson refractor was used recently by Venetia Burney-Phair to view Pluto for the very first time after naming it in 1930 as ...

Rye Castle was built in 1249 with approval from Henry III.

Ypres Tower is part of Rye Castle Museum and has exhibits which include locally-made medieval pottery, an embroidery depicting many aspects of Rye life and history, medieval artifacts, activities and town maps.

Rye Castle Museum has its main site in East Street which has many exhibits and activities.

The Blue Reef Aquarium has over 30 displays featuring British coastal and tropical reef species. The aquarium features a brilliant viewing tunnel which allows you to walk beneath rays, sharks and many other species.

The aquarium also features several reptiles.

There is a café supplying hot and cold snacks and a marine themed gift shop.

The aquarium supports several conservation ...

Hastings Castle was built in 1066. In 1287, following heavy storms, parts of the castle fell into the sea. Throughout the 15th century further erosion caused more of the castle to be lost to the sea and in the mid-16th Century, Henry VIII commissioned that all Catholic monasteries were to be destroyed and the castle was left to decay. The castle suffered further damage when it was bombed during ...

Park Corner Heath Butterfly Reserve is nature reserve cared for and maintained by Butterfly Conservation. The reserve is part of Vert Wood.

Butterfly Conservation maintains 34 nature reserves and promotes conservation and protection of butterflies and moths and their habitats.

As a registered charity donations are gratefully received to fund important work. You may donate when you visit ...

Rowland Wood Heath Butterfly Reserve adjoins Park Corner Heath Butterfly Reserve and is a part of Vert Wood. Several species of butterfly live here, notably Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Silver-Washed Fritillary, Grizzled Skipper and White Admiral.

The reserve is cared for by volunteers for Butterfly Conservation.

Turn off the A22 at Park Corner and park in the lay-by on the right. Just ...

Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is 800 acres of several habitats such as shingle, saltmarsh, sand, rivers, woodland, scrub and pits of land bounded by the River Rother and River Brede.

It is cared for primarily by Sussex Wildlife Trust with the help of other organisations.

Always read and obey the safety signs and follow the beach safety advice of the RNLI on their website.

Charleston was the home of the Bloomsbury group, a group of writers, painters and intellectuals. The house shows the decorative style of Vannessa Bell and Duncan Grant. There is also an artists' garden.

An exhibition gallery displays both contemporary and historical fine and decorative art. There is a shop selling applied art and books relating to Bloomsbury, a tea room and a video ...

The South Downs Way is a national trail running for a 100 miles, the full length of the South Downs National Park, between the white chalk cliffs of Eastbourne to Winchester crossing several rivers including the Itchen, Meon, Arun, Adur, Ouse and Cuckmere.

It typically takes about 9 days to walk it or 3 days on a mountain bike. Some energetic people have completed it in a day by bike. Most ...