Nan Tuck: The Sussex Witch Who Vanished into the Woods
An East Sussex legend of witchcraft, a desperate flight and a mystery that refuses to die Not long after moving to this area in 1998 I got a little lost…... Read more.
Costa Rica: Why a Long-Haul Holiday Should Begin Slowly
There is a particular kind of excitement that arrives when a holiday takes you far beyond the familiar. It begins with the packing, continues through the airport,... Read more.
Why East Sussex Badgers Need Our Help
East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service has dealt with a worrying rise in badger casualties, highlighting the dangers faced by one of Britain’s most... Read more.
How to Dial Ireland From a UK Mobile: The Simple, No-Fuss Guide
Calling a friend in Dublin or a B&B in Galway should take seconds, yet thousands of UK callers hear the same dead tone every day. The fix is almost always…... Read more.
Staying in Sussex: Finding Care Close to the Places That Made a Life
For many families in Sussex, the hardest part of the conversation is not care at all. It is place. A parent who has spent sixty years between the Downs and…... Read more.
Unripened Green Tomatoes? Yummy Recipe!
There’s a certain Hollywood glamour attached to fried green tomatoes, thanks to the much-loved 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes. Based on Fannie Flagg’s novel... Read more.
The Business Side of Kent and Sussex Hospitality
Kent and Sussex hospitality businesses operate in one of the most varied visitor markets in southern England. Coastal hotels, village pubs, independent restaurants,... Read more.
Chichester Cathedral: 950 Years of History Beneath a Magnificent Spire
There are some buildings you visit, and there are others that seem to have been waiting for you for centuries. Chichester Cathedral falls firmly into the second... Read more.
Sportswear Essentials for Active Outdoor Clubs
Outdoor clubs need clothing that works across training sessions, matches, weekend events, and changing weather. A shirt that feels comfortable during warm-up may... Read more.
Ideas That Make Local Entertainment Events Stand Out
Local entertainment events compete for attention with restaurants, streaming, nightlife, festivals, and dozens of other ways people can spend their free time. A... Read more.
Why Winter Is the Best Time to Visit Plumpton Races
Horse racing gets treated like a summer sport. People picture a flat season, fancy hats, Pimm’s going warm in the sun. But anyone who’s turned up to... Read more.
Home Tips: How to Spot Drainage Problems Before They Become Costly Repairs
3030 A home’s drainage system is easy to overlook when everything is working as it should. Water disappears down the plughole, toilets flush properly and rainwater... Read more.
Brighton’s Royal Pavilion: The Extraordinary Palace That Looks Like It Belongs Somewhere Else
There are plenty of grand buildings in Britain. There are stately homes, castles, palaces and imposing country houses by the dozen. And then there is Brighton’s... Read more.
Autumn Has Arrived at Tulleys – It’s Big, Bright & Scary!
There are some places that seem to have a particularly good relationship with autumn. The leaves turn golden, the mornings acquire that delicious nip in the air,... Read more.
The Great British Conker-Off – Why Autumn Means War
As autumn arrives and horse chestnut trees shed their glossy brown treasures, the humble conker returns to the British landscape, bringing with it one of the country’s... Read more.
Apples, Autumn Walks, Murder and Magic: Penshurst Place Has a Packed October Ahead
There are few places better suited to an autumn day out than Penshurst Place. As the gardens begin to take on their golden October colours, the historic Kent estate... Read more.
Rome’s Capuchin Crypt: A Little-Known & Unusual Tourist Attraction
When planning a visit to Rome, most of us have a familiar list of places we want to see: the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain, the Vatican and perhaps the Spanish…... Read more.
Spooktacular Science This Halloween Half Term at Hever Castle, Kent
Families are invited to discover a Halloween adventure with a scientific twist as Spooktacular Science takes over the grounds of Hever Castle this October half term.... Read more.
First Trip to Italy? Pick Three Places, Not Ten
Rome, Florence, and Venice in eight days sounds reasonable until you map out the logistics. That itinerary means three train transfers, three sets of hotel check-ins,... Read more.
5 First Steps to Take Before Your Tattoo Removal
Deciding to remove a tattoo is only the first decision in a longer process. What happens in the weeks before your first laser session actually determines how well... Read more.
Speak Their Name: The Quilts That Put Human Stories Behind the Statistics
After travelling thousands of miles and carrying the stories of hundreds of people lost to suicide into public spaces across the UK, the Speak Their Name Memorial... Read more.
All Aboard for Kent’s Beer and Cider Festival This October
There are beer festivals, and then there are beer festivals where you can climb aboard a steam train and travel through the Kent countryside between your next pint.... Read more.
Canterbury Comes Alive for Three Weeks of Culture, Creativity & Curiosity
There is something rather fitting about holding a major arts festival in Canterbury. This is a city that has been attracting pilgrims, scholars, artists and curious... Read more.
Emmetts Garden, Kent, Celebrates the Colours of Autumn with a Month-Long Festival
There is something rather special about an English garden in autumn. The exuberance of summer gives way to fiery reds, burnished golds and russet browns, the air... Read more.
Whitstable Rocks Oyster Festival Returns for a Weekend of Oysters, Music and Maritime Mischief
There are plenty of reasons to visit Whitstable, but if you need an excuse involving oysters, live music, fireworks, pirates and a mud tug of war, September has... Read more.
Hastings Seafood, Wine & Music Festival Returns to the Stade This September
There are food festivals, and then there are food festivals where you can look out across the sea while eating seafood that has come from a fishing fleet working... Read more.
Another Place by Antony Gormley: Art, Sea and Solitude at Crosby Beach
Just a few miles north of Liverpool’s bustling city centre lies one of Britain’s most extraordinary open-air art galleries. There are no admission charges,... Read more.
Tudor Life Comes Alive at Penshurst Place, Kent, This September
If you’ve ever wandered around Penshurst Place, Kent and wondered what life was really like here when Henry VIII was in charge, this September offers the chance... Read more.
Summer Fun Continues at Dreamland Margate
With the summer holidays beginning to draw towards their final weeks, there is still plenty of time to squeeze in some seaside excitement at one of Kent’s most... Read more.
A 3am wake-up call… and a very special reunion
At around 3am on Thursday morning last week, Brighton resident Lollie and her partner were suddenly woken by screaming and yapping coming from outside their home.... Read more.
Jazz by the Water: St Katharine Docks Hosts Three Days of Live Music starting 28 August
There are few places in London where you can quite so easily forget you are in the middle of one of the world’s busiest cities. St Katharine Docks is one…... Read more.
Dog Man: The Musical Brings Canine Chaos and Family Fun to Eastbourne This September
Fans of one of the world’s most popular children’s book characters are in for a treat this autumn as Dog Man: The Musical arrives at Eastbourne’s... Read more.
Jousting & Falconry on Bank Holiday Weekend – Head to Hever Castle
There are plenty of places in Kent where you can spend a Bank Holiday, but if you fancy stepping back several centuries without having to find a time machine, Hever…... Read more.
Inaugural Event: Ashdown Forest Open Studios launches in September
The inaugural Ashdown Forest Open Studios which is taking place next month to coincide with the centenary of Winnie the Pooh. The studios will be open from Friday... Read more.
In Brighton, Choose between Lanes and Laines
Brighton has never been a city that does things quietly. Even its shopping streets seem to have personalities of their own, and nowhere is that more apparent than... Read more.
How Local Rangers and Wildlife Rescue Work Together in Sussex
Every injured or distressed wild animal has its own story. But behind many successful wildlife rescues is another story – one of cooperation between the people... Read more.
West Sussex in Summer: Why You Don’t Need a Passport for a Great Escape
There comes a point every summer when the passport quietly retreats to the back of the drawer and we remember just how much is waiting on our own doorstep. West…... Read more.
Clearing a Period Home in Kent and Sussex: What to Know Before the Skip Arrives
The housing stock of Kent and Sussex is one of its quiet glories. Wealden hall houses, Victorian seaside terraces, Edwardian villas on the commuter lines, weatherboarded... Read more.
Liverpool: A City Where History Meets the Horizon
There are cities that impress with a single landmark, and there are cities that tell their story through every street. Liverpool is undoubtedly one of the latter.... Read more.
The Great Gig at The Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks, Kent
Crazy Diamond Bring the Magic of Pink Floyd to Sevenoaks There are some bands whose music becomes part of the fabric of people’s lives. Pink Floyd is undoubtedly... Read more.
Ferry ‘Cross the Mersey: A Timeless Journey Along Liverpool’s Famous Waterfront
Some experiences become so closely associated with a city that they almost feel compulsory. In Liverpool, taking a trip on the Mersey Ferry is one of them. Immortalised... Read more.
Hidden Gardens, Homemade Cakes and a Wonderful Cause: St Wilfrid’s Open Gardens Return to Sussex
There are few pleasures quite as quintessentially English as wandering through a beautiful private garden on a warm summer’s day, pausing for tea and homemade... Read more.
The Cavern Club, Liverpool: Where the Music Never Stopped
There are few music venues in the world that can genuinely claim to have changed history. Liverpool’s Cavern Club is one of them. Indeed, within the club and... Read more.
Enjoy Hever Castle After Hours at Exclusive Summer Picnic Evenings
There’s something undeniably magical about a historic garden as the crowds drift away and the evening sun begins to cast its golden glow across centuries-old... Read more.
The Liverpool Beatles Museum: A Magical Journey Through Beatlemania
There can be few cities in the world where music is woven so completely into the fabric of everyday life as Liverpool. Stroll down Mathew Street in the Cavern Quarter…... Read more.
School Holiday Ideas: Dinosaurs, Pirates & Woodland Adventures in Kent
Six weeks of family activities, interactive experiences and outdoor fun for school holidays included with standard admission at a lower price due to the Government’s... Read more.
New Music Night at Turkuaz Wine House and Bar
A new live music venue offers comfortable surroundings, fabulous wine and a full food menu and is giving local performers the audience they deserve. Turkuaz Wine... Read more.
The Bayeux Tapestry Returns Home: A Sussex Story Nearly 1,000 Years in the Making
Few historical artefacts capture the imagination quite like the Bayeux Tapestry. Stretching almost 70 metres in length, this extraordinary embroidered masterpiece... Read more.
What Did Anne Boleyn Really Look Like?
Visitors to Hever Castle’s exhibition Capturing a Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn have the rare opportunity to encounter one of the most hotly debated portraits... Read more.
Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait, National Portrait Gallery, London
Spending an hour inside the Marilyn exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London feels a bit like stepping into a carefully constructed myth and then being... Read more.