English Heritage sites near Fairlight Parish
CAMBER CASTLE
5 miles from Fairlight Parish
Enjoy a guided tour around this historic castle built by Henry VIII. Camber Castle lies between Rye and Winchelsea. The ruin of an unaltered artillery fort designed to guard the port of Rye.
1066 BATTLE OF HASTINGS, ABBEY AND BATTLEFIELD
8 miles from Fairlight Parish
For a memorable family day out in Sussex visit Battle Abbey, the site of the 1066 Battle of Hastings. An enjoyable way to discover more about the most famous date in English history.
HORNE'S PLACE CHAPEL
13 miles from Fairlight Parish
A rare survival of a fine domestic chapel, built for William Horne in 1366 and attached to his timber-framed manor house, which was attacked during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
PEVENSEY CASTLE
14 miles from Fairlight Parish
With a history stretching back over 16 centuries, Pevensey Castle chronicles more graphically than any other fortress the story of Britain's south coast defences.
DYMCHURCH MARTELLO TOWER
18 miles from Fairlight Parish
This is one of a chain of ingeniously designed artillery towers built around the south and east coasts of England from 1805 to protect against the threat of invasion by Napoleon.
BAYHAM OLD ABBEY
20 miles from Fairlight Parish
Bayham Abbey makes a fascinating day out on the Kent Sussex border. The impressive ruins include much of the 13th to 15th-century church, the chapter house, and a picturesque 14th-century gatehouse.
Churches in Fairlight Parish
St Andrew's, Fairlight
Coastguard Lane, (Top of Battery Hill)
Fairlight
Hastings
+44(0)1424 81442
https://fairlight-church.weebly.com/
St Andrews Church, Fairlight, East Sussex was consecrated in 1846 and built on the site of a 12c. Norman Church.
The building is of local sandstone and the interior is of Caen stone.
A feature of the nave is its steep roof forming an equilateral triangle.
Victorian stained glass fills windows in the chancel and nave.
The tower, the second highest point in East Sussex, gives a panoramic view and is open every weekend and bank holidays from May to September, as well as Friday afternoons during August.
Visitors may ring the bells by means of a ‘carillon’ keyboard.
The churchyard contains graves of interest and is still in use.
For more information, including details of services and events, please visit our own website - www.fairlightandpett.com
St Peter
0
Fairlight
Hastings
01424 812799
http://www.fairlightandpett.com
This small wooden church was dedicated in 1970 and replaced a temporary structure erected in 1947 to serve the growing population of Fairlight Cove, many of whom found it difficult to make the uphill trek to the parent churtch of St. Andrew, about a mile distant.
Services are held here regularly and the building is also much used as a venue for other events.
Please see our own website for further information, including details of services and events - www.fairlightandpett.com
Pubs in Fairlight Parish
Cove
53 Waites Lane, Fairlight, TN35 4AY
(01424) 814772
thecovefairlight.co.uk/