Sweet music on site
Stay on site to make African music with Drum Circles with Alison. Book a vineyard tour through English Winetasting Tours. See Herstmonceux Castle or walk Wellshurst Golf Course. Enjoy an undersea safari at Blue Reef Aquarium, meet the animals at Drusilla’s or get up close with birds of prey in the grounds of the castle.
Country kids
Head to Hastings Old Town to enjoy the ultimate undersea safari at Blue Reef Aquarium, with close encounters with seahorses, native sharks, giant octopus and hundreds of amazing aquatic creatures. Or conquer the 100-metre artificial slope at Knockhatch Ski and Snowboard Centre.
Stay in town to meet emus, owls, llamas, meerkats and wallabies and burn energy on the indoor and outdoor play areas at Knockhatch Adventure Park. Or head to Drusilla’s Park, widely regarded as the best small zoo in the country and home to great rides such as Go Wild!, Get Wet!, Go Safari!, and Amazon Adventure.
Ride behind one-eighth-scale locos through a beautiful country park at Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway, get lost in the maze and guzzle a cream tea in the café. Exit through the gift shop. Or enjoy a full- or half-day birds-of-prey experience with East Sussex Falconry in the grounds of Herstmonceaux Castle.
Lark about on great beaches at Norman’s Bay, Eastbourne and Pevensey. Catch the latest releases at Cineworld Eastbourne. Splash around at Fort Fun water park. Spark an interest in history at Redoubt Fortress, built to defend the south coast from Napoleon. Or get stuck into outdoor adventure at Treasure Island Eastbourne.
For the grown ups
No need to leave the site to enjoy group fun. Call up Drum Circles with Alison for team-building workshops that create beautiful music and rhythm using traditional African drums and percussion. Book a mobile climbing wall through The Ordinary Climbers. Or invite Sarah’s Cellar round for wine-tasting on the terrace.
Prefer to head out? Book a vineyard tour through English Winetasting Tours in rural Sussex, fast emerging as a great wine region on the global stage. Or how about Herstmonceux Castle and grounds, with its amazing moat, just around the corner and waiting for you to wander the greenery or catch a concert or garden party.
Bring your clubs for 18 holes at Wellshurst or Horam Park. Scale new heights at The Ordinary Climbers. Fish the lakes at Furnace Brook and check out the craft brewery. Get introduced to the mysteries of the universe through Stargazing with Jarvis. Or try paddleboarding or kitesurfing with Be-Rad Watersports.
Get down to Brighton to take a tour of the Royal Pavilion, shop The Lanes, or climb the British Airways i360 for superb coastal views. Watch the crazy stock-car races at Arlington. Ride the cliff railways at Eastbourne. Or potter the pubs, restaurants and curiosity shops of Hastings Old Town.
