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96 Ashford Road - Open Garden for NGS
Small (100ft x 52ft) Japanese inspired front and back garden. Full of interesting planting with many acers, azaleas and bamboos. Over 100 different hostas, many miniature. Lower garden with greenhouse and raised beds. Also an attractive Japanese Tea House.
96 Ashford Road, Hastings
Today
Rother Valley Railway Supporters Association Model Railway Exhibition
The Rother Valley Railway Supporters’ Association’s Model Railway Exhibition will have quality layouts, sales stands and refreshments.
Visit the ever developing station across the road, see the progress in extending to Bodiam and the K&ESR and the second-hand railway shop and visitor centre.
Robertsbridge Village Hall
Station Road
Robertsbridge
Today and Sun 26 May
London2Brighton Challenge
Now in its 9th year, this Capital to Coast Challenge is a staple of the Ultra Challenge calendar. Join over 2,000 adventurers walking, jogging or running along the Thames, through the South Downs, before heading towards the finish in Brighton.
Old Deer Park, Richmond
Today and Sun 26 May
Craft Fayre
11.00 am - 4.00 pm FREE ENTRY Lots of lovely stalls including Face Painting, jewellery, beauty products, wood, screen printing and loads more. Refreshments provided by the hotel, light lunches, cakes, tea/coffee and the bar will be open.
Fairlight Lodge Hotel, Fairlight Road, Hastings
Today
Alfriston Clergy House - Half term trail
Themed trail around the garden for families. Booking Not Needed. Children welcome. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.
Alfriston Clergy House, The Tye, Alfriston, Polegate
Today to Wed 29 May
AS A TIGER IN THE JUNGLE Cirkus Xanti / Ali Williams Productions
Three performers from Nepal ask questions about life, love, poverty and greed. Using spoken word, movement, circus and ceremony, they tell the story of how, against all odds, they survived childhood and created their own destiny.
Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT) Dyke Road Park Dyke Road Hove
Today
96 Ashford Road - Open Garden for NGS
Small (100ft x 52ft) Japanese inspired front and back garden. Full of interesting planting with many acers, azaleas and bamboos. Over 100 different hostas, many miniature. Lower garden with greenhouse and raised beds. Also an attractive Japanese Tea House.
96 Ashford Road, Hastings
Today
Waifs and Strays family Fun Day and Fun Dog Show
FUN DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY, TWO LEGGED AND FOUR
FUN DOG SHOW ALL DAY
FUN FAIR
ZORB BALLS
BUNGEE TRAMPOLINES
TRADE STALLS
FOOD AND DRINK STALLS
OWLS
AND MUCH MORE
MARTELLO FIELD, COLLEGE ROAD, SEAFRD, EAST SUSSEX
Today
Elderflower Fields
‘Adventure families wanted - release your wild side!’
Elderflower Fields invites you to escape to an enchanting Sussex wilderness and explore your wild side each May. A weekend of discovery, activity and family adventure in an idyllic countryside, Elderflower is one of the UK’s leading family festivals.
Pippingford Park
Pippingford Park Manor
Nutley
Today to Mon 27 May
Eastbourne Market Whitsun Bank Holiday
We bring you 5 trading days (starting on the all important holiday maker turnaround day of Thursday) over the late May Bank Holiday weekend on the Grand Parade in Eastbourne, coinciding with the annual beer and cider festival on the Wish Tower Slopes.
Grand Parade
Today to Mon 27 May
The Attic Art Club in Ditchling
The Attic Art Club in Ditchling is long established,with an exceptionally talented mix of 30 Sussex Artists,producing a very varied selection of original art work. There is a long weekend to renew your acquaintance with this inspirational group.
Ditchling Village Hall
Today to Mon 27 May
Bateman’s - Spring nature trail
Enjoy spending some time outdoors discovering more about the nature around us. This spring take some time to enjoy all the new surprises that nature has in store at this time of the year. Our spring nature trail will take you out and about in the garden to discover more about the natural world around us.
Bateman’s, Bateman’s Lane, Burwash,
Today to Fri 31 May
5 Influential UK Artists Expo @ Art5 Gallery Brighton Fringe’19
Art5 Gallery is proud to host 5 influential UK contemporary artists during The Brighton Fringe 2019.
Tina Davies [1 to 7 MAY], a Brighton artist inspired by the synergy of nature, the play of energies in the process of creation. Meet the artist on May 4th [ 2 pm to 6 pm].
ART5 Gallery, 5 Bartholomews, Brighton
Today to Tue 4 Jun
Coming Up Roses at Artichoke Gallery
an exuberant, uplifting collection of paintings, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery in the garden and across the fields.
Artichoke Gallery, Church Street, Ticehurst
Today, Tue 28 May to Sat 1 Jun, Tue 4 Jun
Crowborough Farmers Market
Local Farmers Market. Open on the fourth Saturday of every month 9am to 1pm on Croft Road, Crowborough
Crowborough & District Social Club Car Park, Croft Road, Crowborough
Today, Sat 22 Jun
Brighton Festival - Artists Open House
Exhibition of Pots, Seats and Sculptures by Chris Lewis.
Visit the South Heighton Pottery to see the work of Chris Lewis and also see a special exhibition of Ceramics and Textiles from Africa, Oceania, Asia and the Americas.
South Heighton Pottery
Today to Mon 27 May
Brighton Fringe 2019
Brighton Fringe is the largest arts festival in England and one of the largest Fringe festivals in the world. An annual four-week event, it was established in 1968 to excite, educate and entertain audiences from all ages and backgrounds.
Brighton & Hove
Today to Sun 2 Jun
Bodiam Castle - Have-a-go-archery
Discover your hidden talents when you have-a-go at the medieval skill of archery. Join the archers from The Hawking Centre on weekends and daily during school holidays to try your hand at some archery. Archery is available throughout the day, no need to pre-book, just turn up and have-a-go.
Bodiam Castle, Bodiam, near Robertsbridge,
Today to Fri 31 May
Bexhill-on-Sea Trail - Open Garden for NGS
3 gardens will open on 26 May; the spring garden at Westlands (New) with mature shrubs in the front and a large walled rear garden with shrubs, trees, lawn, fruit and vegetables.
Bexhill-on-Sea Trail, Bexhill
Sun 26 May 19
Clubfest 2019
Forest Row Village Club are hosting a family fun day on Sunday 26th May at 1pm.
Our day is packed with kids activities, games, a magician, music and fun. Followed by a fantastic band at 9pm – Funkee Junkee. We also have a BBQ and all our beverages are sold at club prices – so all drinks are discounted!
Station Rd
Forest Row
Sun 26 May 19
Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters - Seven Sisters Archaeology walks - Belle Tout circular
Come and discover the fascinating history through the ages of this amazing coastal site overlooking the Seven Sisters. this tour of Belle Tout will take in the results from the Seven Sisters Archaeology Project on the ancient settlement of the area as well as the natural history on this circular walk.
Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters, East Dean, East Sussex, Eastbourne
Sun 26 May 19
Nporthiam Garden Safari
Northiam allotments and 8 small to medium domestic gardens will be open on Sunday 26th May 11am - 5pm. Parking and tickets in the Village Hall (Main Street) then follow signs for a circular walk.
Northiam Village Hall
Main Street
Sun 26 May 19
The Nat King Cole Songbook Live Presented by Andy Abraham.
X factor runner up Andy Abraham, one of the nation’s favourite soul singers, is paying tribute to music legend Nat King Cole in a new tour coming to Hastings this summer.
Nat King Cole, American singer and pianist, helped shape the jazz industry, recording over 100 songs in his lifetime.
White Rock, Hastings
Sun 26 May 19
Windmill open to the public
Transformed from a neglected ruin to a working mill…..
What you can see and do
Visitor centre with information panels, photographs and displays
Introductory film
Guided tours
Activities for children
Accessible visitor centre
There are long, steep stairs to the upper floors of the windmill which some people...
Windmill Hill on A 271
Sun 26 May, Mon 27 May, Sun 2 Jun, Sun 9 Jun, Sun 16 Jun
May Bank Holiday Walk around Forest Row
Come and join us for a walk of either 3 or 8 km around Forest Row.
Please make a donation or the day to the RNLI or get sponsors ( forms available)
Refreshments including a light lunch available.
Observation game for children on the shorter walk
All proceeds to the RNLI
Peter Griffits Hall, Lewes Road, Forest Row
Mon 27 May 19