There is a wide range of visitor attractions within and close to the Lewes District. Contact our Tourist Information Centres for further information about visitor attractions.
This 14th century timbered building houses an exhibition of medieval building techniques and has an attractive cottage garden.
Bentley is home to over 115 species of waterfowl and a superb collection of veteran and vintage vehicles. Bentley House has a unique collection of antique furniture and waterfowl paintings. There are formal gardens, arranged as a series of yew-hedged ‘rooms’, a picnic area, woodland walk, children's play area, shop and tea rooms.
Drusillas Park
(Six miles north east of Seaford)
Ideal for children, Drusillas includes a zoo park, happy home to more than 400 animals and birds in natural settings; a village of shops set in superb gardens; thatched barn restaurant; an adventure playground for children; and a miniature railway.
Lavender Line
(Eight miles north east of Lewes)
Once-derelict Isfield Railway Station on the former Lavender Line between Lewes and Uckfield, has been carefully restored to its former glory and is painted in its original Southern Railway colours - proud tribute to the Golden Age of Steam. A collection of vintage engines and coaches adds to the authentic period atmosphere.
Michelham Priory
(Ten miles north east of Seaford)
Built in the 13th and 14th centuries and set in moated grounds, Michelham Priory houses collections of furniture, art and early musical instruments. It has a 16th century great barn, a working water mill, a 14th century gatehouse, craft shop, tea rooms and superb grounds which include the Physic Garden, with varieties of medicinal herbs.
At this working sheep farm the visitor can see sheep being milked and shorn, wool being spun and cheese being made. The farm shop sells a variety of wool garments and sheep's milk products.
A magnificent 100 acre landscape garden originally laid out by Capability Brown in 1775, and greatly extended early this century. The gardens contain one of Britain's finest collections of autumn colouring, flowering and coniferous trees and shrubs, set around five lakes linked by cascades.
A family, farm based attraction with a range of animals, adventure play area, local produce and a maze of maize.
Wilmington Priory and Long Man
(Eight miles north east of Seaford and east of Lewes)
A massive chalk hill figure, the Long Man of Wilmington, stands south of the A27 Lewes-Eastbourne road on Windover Hill. The origins of this 227 ft high giant are a mystery. The ruins of the priory, which was suppressed in 1414, house a museum of agricultural and domestic implements.
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www.enjoysussex.info
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