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Holmfirth Village, West Riding

Holmfirth

in the county of West Yorkshire

Budle Bay, Northumberland

Budle Bay

in the county of Northumberland

East Bergholt garden

East Bergholt

in the county of Suffolk

Pictures of Lewes

About Lewes

This very pleasant town grew up on the River Ouse. It developed on a hillside between the gap of the river and a Norman Castle built to guard that part of the South Downs. Of the great castle all that remains are the Keep and Barbican.

Georgian shops line the High Street and the streets of the old town rise steeply and are interlinked by a series of narrow passage-ways, known locally as, twittens.

Lewes is the boyhood home of the famous diarist, John Evelyn (1620 - 1706) He lived at Southover Grange, an Elizabethan house, which is close to the castle. In Southover High Street you can see the house which King HenryVIII gave to Anne of Cleeves, following their divorce in 1540. It is now an interesting museum.

The South Downs Way passes close-by and there is plenty of wildlife to be seen throughout the area. Lewes is a delightful town that offer much to the visitor.

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A picture of Telscombe

Telscombe (6 Pictures) in the county of East Sussex

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction S of Lewes)

The tranquillity of this attractive little village is owed to its seclusion. Telscombe rests in a fold of beautiful Sussex countryside, and the fact that it is difficult to reach from the coast, adds to its charms...

Harbour Arm, Newhaven, East Sussex

Newhaven (41 Pictures) in the county of East Sussex

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction S of Lewes)

Best known for its cross channel ferries and for its fort built in the 1860's as part of Britain's coastal defences, but which is now a fascinating museum offering visitors the opportunity to experience a massive fortress at first hand...

Snow on Ditchling Beacon, East Sussex - March 2005

Ditchling (14 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of East Sussex

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction NW of Lewes)

A pretty village situated in the South Downs..

Brighton pier on a summers afternoon

Brighton (342 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex

(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction SW of Lewes)

Once a fishing village, Brighton was firmly put on the map in the 18th century by the young Prince of Wales, later to become George IV...

Clergy house

Alfriston (66 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of East Sussex

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction SE of Lewes)

Alfriston occupies a favoured position in the beautiful Cuckmere Gap and serves as a tourist village to which hoards of visitors flock to enjoy the many well preserved fine old buildings to be seen, one of the most important being the local church...

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Anne of Cleves House in Lewes, East Sussex. Taken in 2005.

Anne of Cleves House (3 Pictures)

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

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Lewes Castle

Lewes Castle (15 Pictures)

(0.3 miles, 0.6 km)

Lewes is dominated by its famous castle built by William de Warenne, trusty confidant and follower of William the Conqueror. It.....

This is the studio at Charleston Farmhouse in East Sussex.

Charleston Farmhouse (8 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SE)

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Exhibits on show in the Bentley Motor Museum, near Lewes, East Sussex

Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum (8 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction NE)

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Snow on Ditchling Beacon, East Sussex - March 2005

Ditchling Beacon Hill Fort (3 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction W)

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A big gun at the Fort looking over the sea at Newhaven, East Sussex.

Newhaven Fort (3 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction S)

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Royal Pavilion in Brighton

The Royal Pavilion (39 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SW)

The fantasy skyline of Brighton's Royal Pavilion with its confection of domes and minarets, amazes and intrigues all who first.....


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