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Battle is a town and civil parish in the district of Rother in East Sussex, England. It lies 50 miles (80 km) south-east of London, 27 miles (43 km) east of Brighton and 20 miles (32 km) east of Lewes. Hastings is to the south-east and Bexhill-on-Sea to the south. Battle is in the designated High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
BATTLE, YOURS TO CONQUER Unfolding England’s story. Named to commemorate the most famous conflict on English soil, this compact market town grew up alongside the 1066 battle site, tranquil medieval abbey and surrounding ancient woodlands – largely unchanged to this day.
Battle, town (parish), Rother district, administrative county of East Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southeastern England. It ls located just inland from Hastings. A ridge to the southeast, called Senlac, was the site of the famous Battle of Hastings in which William I the Conqueror defeated.
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The town of Battle is located in the south east of England, best known for being the site of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Battle of Hastings saw the defeat of Saxon King Harold II by William the Conqueror, who then became King William I.
- Battle Abbey
- 1066 Battlefield
- Battle Museum of Local History
- Battle High Street
- Hastings
- Bodiam Castle
- Brede High Woods
- Almonry Gardens
- Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard
- Battle Great Wood
In 1070 in the wake of the Norman Conquest Pope Alexander II ordered William I to do penance. William decided to build an abbey, and the site chosen for the high altar is said to be the exact spot where Harold Godwinson fell, shot in eye with an arrow. The abbey was partly reconstructed in the 13th century and grew until it was dissolved by Henry V...
Embroidered with wildflowers in summer, it can be hard to picture the meadow sweeping down the slope as a scene of carnage, but the visitor centre hands out audio-guides to give an account of the battle. On 14 October, the Anglo-Saxons held the high ground, on Senlac Hill under the abbey buildings, while the Normans repeatedly pretended to retreat ...
Battle High Street is brimming with beautiful old architecture and at the upper end of the High Street stands the Almonry, originally a hall house built in the 15th century. That first five bay house was extended around a courtyard and remodelled in the 16th and 17th centuries when the current tall chimney stacks were added. The Almonry now holds c...
Practically all of Battle’s shops, pubs, restaurants and galleries are clustered along the High Street that starts in the south in front of Battle Abbey. The High Street mixes familiar UK town centre staples like Costa Coffee, with a lot of local colour at a delicatessen, design shops, independent jewellers, tearooms, galleries (Corner Shop and Saf...
At only 15 minutes on the train, Hastings blends riveting history with the old-time fun of a seaside resort. The delightful Old Town is wedged in a narrow between two cave-riddled sandstone cliffs, East Hill and West Hill, where the Weald arrives at the English Channel. The shingle beach (Stade) in front boasts the largest beach-launched fishing fl...
In the opposite direction to Hastings is another convenient outing, at little more than ten minutes by car. Constructed from sandstone, Bodiam Castle is a product of the 100 Years’ War, and was put up in 1385 expecting an imminent attack across the Channel from France. Something distinctive about Bodiam Castle is that it was built without a keep, a...
At just shy of 650 acres Brede High Woods, just beyond Sedlescombe, is one of the largest areas in the hands of the Woodland Trust. This is a huge medley of ancient and secondary woodland, both coniferous and broadleaved and accompanied by ponds, streams, springs, managed coppice and heathland. The large quantity of old growth allows a real diversi...
After calling in at the Battle Museum of Local History you can pause from a busy sightseeing schedule to relax in the Almonry’s sequestered gardens. These colourful borders and immaculate lawns are tended by Beautiful Battle, a team of volunteers helping to keep the town looking its best. There are three different spaces – an upper garden, lower ga...
Now going for more than 40 years, the international award-winning Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard produces 30,000 bottles of wine a year. These reds, whites, rosés and sparkling wines are bottled at the estate’s own winery and made using biodynamic and environmentally friendly methods (for instance, no plastic packaging) certified by the Soil Associat...
Managed by the Forestry Trust is more than 450 acres of woodland on Battle’s east flank. Battle Great Wood is a mostly coniferous plantation, but there are also glimpses of local industry in the many coppiced sweet chestnut trees. The paths in the woods are wide, free of stiles and well looked after, and will deliver you to parcels of open heath, b...
Battle. Unfolding England's story. Named after the Battle of Hastings, the most famous conflict on English soil, this compact market town grew up alongside the battleground, tranquil medieval abbey and surrounding ancient woodlands – largely unchanged to this day.
Visit the site of one of the most famous battles in England's history – the 1066 Battle of Hastings, and discover the fascinating story of events behind that historic date.
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