Battle

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:56 am

Oh WOW! A camping trip that was just amazing! Camped in Battle for about 9 days and explored from Rye to Seven Sisters. What an incredible island this is!

The battlefield is still intact and you can still feel the vibes. The English and Normans left the ground consecrated.

Pevensey and Hastings are ruins, but still enough left to explore and climb in.

Seven Sisters are some of the most inspiring cliffs! (almost got blown off!)

It was a grande adventure for sure!

The largest medieval fayre in England is just that! HUGE! Herstmanceux Castle is fantastic and a wonderful setting for an event!

I love this place!!

(trying to get pics up) one moment please...

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:59 am

Raven;1244759 wrote: Oh WOW! A camping trip that was just amazing! Camped in Battle for about 9 days and explored from Rye to Seven Sisters. What an incredible island this is!

The battlefield is still intact and you can still feel the vibes. The English and Normans left the ground consecrated.

Pevensey and Hastings are ruins, but still enough left to explore and climb in.

Seven Sisters are some of the most inspiring cliffs! (almost got blown off!)

It was a grande adventure for sure!

Login | Facebook

Login | Facebook

Login | Facebook

The largest medieval fayre in England is just that! HUGE! Herstmanceux Castle is fantastic and a wonderful setting for an event!

I love this place!!
Glad you had a wonderful time. You were down my neck of the woods. Yes, the cliffs are awesome Indeed. :driving:

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:17 am

I brought back a couple of pieces. (they were already broke off!) But the wind on the top! Absolutely amazing! We did the hikers walk from East Dean across the the seven cliffs to West Dean and Friston. Amazing.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:48 am

Raven;1244774 wrote: I brought back a couple of pieces. (they were already broke off!) But the wind on the top! Absolutely amazing! We did the hikers walk from East Dean across the the seven cliffs to West Dean and Friston. Amazing.
It is a place I like to go when I'm home in Sussex.

Did you go the Observatory ?

The Observatory Science Centre

We used to love going there as kids.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:59 am

We actually didnt have time! The medieval fayre was so large it took up the whole day! That is going to have to go on our to do list!:-2

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:08 am

Raven;1244792 wrote: We actually didnt have time! The medieval fayre was so large it took up the whole day! That is going to have to go on our to do list!:-2 You'll love it. As kids, our father took us there regually and we'd often bump into a famous astrologer 'Patrick Moore', he was one of the nicest peeps I have ever met.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:12 am

You are kidding!!! You actually got to meet him!! We went to the little museum on the grounds of the castle, and it explained a bit about the observatory and how it was associated with the greenwich one. Defo gonna have to go back!

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:16 am

Raven;1244798 wrote: You are kidding!!! You actually got to meet him!! We went to the little museum on the grounds of the castle, and it explained a bit about the observatory and how it was associated with the greenwich one. Defo gonna have to go back! We met him there 4 or 5 times as he was always there. He is a lovely man and always had a great deal of time for the kids interested in the Observatory. It has a huge amount of history to It as well. You will definately love it there.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:05 am

I really dont understand how people go off somewhere else for holiday! Honestly! I love this place!:-4

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:16 am

Raven;1244828 wrote: I really dont understand how people go off somewhere else for holiday! Honestly! I love this place!:-4

errrrm.. I'm off to Turkey very soon :wah:

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:35 am

oscar;1244833 wrote: errrrm.. I'm off to Turkey very soon :wah:
:yh_rotfl are you really?? It's going to take me the rest of my life to explore this place!!:driving:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:40 am

Raven;1244848 wrote: :yh_rotfl are you really?? It's going to take me the rest of my life to explore this place!!:driving: Yes, my Turkish friend and I are leaving our husbands behind to visit her family. I have met some of them already when they were here but she's letting me tag along.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:50 am

Raven;1244759 wrote: Oh WOW! A camping trip that was just amazing! Camped in Battle for about 9 days and explored from Rye to Seven Sisters. What an incredible island this is!

The battlefield is still intact and you can still feel the vibes. The English and Normans left the ground consecrated.

Pevensey and Hastings are ruins, but still enough left to explore and climb in.

Seven Sisters are some of the most inspiring cliffs! (almost got blown off!)

It was a grande adventure for sure!

The largest medieval fayre in England is just that! HUGE! Herstmanceux Castle is fantastic and a wonderful setting for an event!

I love this place!!

(trying to get pics up) one moment please...

welcome home!

oh gosh, this trip just sounded so amazing!

FUBAR · Post by **FUBAR** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:55 am

The castle is owned by Queens University in Canada........

Barman · Post by **Barman** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:07 am

FUBAR;1245288 wrote: The castle is owned by Queens University in Canada........

The site of Battle Abbey, the Great Gatehouse and battle grounds are owned by English Heritage.

Barman · Post by **Barman** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:32 am

This is what is left of Hastings Castle which is owned by the local council.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:21 pm

Raven;1244759 wrote: Oh WOW! A camping trip that was just amazing! Camped in Battle for about 9 days and explored from Rye to Seven Sisters. What an incredible island this is!

The battlefield is still intact and you can still feel the vibes. The English and Normans left the ground consecrated.

Pevensey and Hastings are ruins, but still enough left to explore and climb in.

Seven Sisters are some of the most inspiring cliffs! (almost got blown off!)

It was a grande adventure for sure!

The largest medieval fayre in England is just that! HUGE! Herstmanceux Castle is fantastic and a wonderful setting for an event!

I love this place!!

(trying to get pics up) one moment please...

Did you see a re-enactment whilst you were there - a wonderful sight.

Even after living half a lifetime here I've still not seen half the country as well as I should have.

FUBAR · Post by **FUBAR** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:24 am

Barman;1245293 wrote: The site of Battle Abbey, the Great Gatehouse and battle grounds are owned by English Heritage.

Herstmonceux Castle - Official Web Site

This castle...............

Barman · Post by **Barman** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:14 am

That's cheating, that castle is a complete different one, nice though.

Not open to the public, that's a shame.

FUBAR · Post by **FUBAR** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:55 pm

Barman;1245648 wrote: That's cheating, that castle is a complete different one, nice though.

Not open to the public, that's a shame.

Tis so open to the public it has a tea room, rose gardens,really big round thingies with telescopes in em and the biggest medieval battle with knights and arrows in the country every summer. The other half and the kiddies went a few weeks back, my daughter wants a bow and arrows now.........

.

cogob · Post by **cogob** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:10 am

In that area would recommend a trip on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.