National Trust places in East Sussex

The first building acquired by the National Trust in 1896, a charming 14th-century thatched hall house.

Coastal access point beneath the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs with dramatic views across the eroding coastline.

Chalk downland ridge above Lewes with sunken bostals, wild marjoram meadows, woodland glades and views over the Weald, reached from a lay-by on the B2116.

Chalk grassland, farmland and salt marsh along the lower Cuckmere, with the High and Over river cliff, its white horse, wartime relics and Seven Sisters views.

The highest point in East Sussex, a South Downs summit with an Iron Age hillfort, a historic beacon site and views over the Weald and out to sea.

Georgian house in Rye, home to novelists Henry James and E.F. Benson, with a walled garden.