Freshwinds Camping

If you’ve come to East Sussex to birdwatch, paint or stroll romantically with a beloved, the scenery and sights nearby are a breeze to reach. The Site of Special Scientific Interest Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is a 10-minute drive away for the ornithologically inclined to spy wetland specimens such as terns, plovers and oystercatchers among the 275+ species recorded so far. The ancient wetlands of Pett Level, also within 10 minutes, have more of the same – although do look down at low tide to see very old trees poking through the sand. When it’s time for town, Rye and Hastings both deserve at least a day each, possibly more if you want to go back and have another go at Hastings’ fabulously steep funicular railway, the steepest in Britain (if the town looks familiar from way up here on high, you’ve probably watched Foyle’s War).