Eastbourne 2017

Credit: Edward
Loxton Knight
SEVEN SISTERS,
undated @ The
Artists’ Estate
T o w n e r A r t
Gallery
Living on the Edge:
8,000 years by the Sea
Exhibition
Discover the stories of life along the
Seven Sisters over the past 8,000
years in a fascinating new exhibition,
in conjunction with National Trust.
From Stone Age settlers and Roman
farms to Victorian coastguards
guarding the coast. For some, this
was their first glimpse of Britain. For
others leaving this coast as soldiers, it
would be their last memory of home.
Opens 20 March 2017, The Pavilion,
Royal Parade.
Literary legends
Join us in a year which celebrates our literary
heroes and walk in the footsteps of some
literary greats in Eastbourne on an adventure all
of your own. Discover Blue Plaques dedicated to
the legendary authors such as Charles Dickens
and Sherlock Holmes who is reputed to have
retired to keep bees in the village of East Dean.
Follow the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes in a
walk from East Dean , over the South Downs and
through the old smuggling village of Crowlink.
Your literary journey doesn’t need to stop there.
Blue Plaques dedicated to Peter Pan illustrator
Mabel Lucie Attwell and Lewis Carroll can also
be found in Eastbourne. Whilst George Orwell’s
classic Animal Farm is based in the nearby
village of Willingdon.
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PRESENT
MICHELHAM PRIORY
Explore the site’s 800 year history - cross the moat,
through the 14th-Century gatehouse and enter
seven acres of beautiful gardens surrounding this
Tudor house. On this picturesque island you will
find a working water mill and forge, rope museum,
café, playground and shop.
Special events held throughout the year.
www.sussexpast.co.uk | Hailsham BN27 3QS
Call 01323 844224
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