Herstmonceux Free Church

Herstmonceux ( HURSS-mən-ZOO, -⁠SOO; howss-MOWN-seez) is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, which includes Herstmonceux Castle. The Herstmonceux Medieval Festival is held annually in August.

Herstmonceux Place is an 18th-century country house in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England. It was divided into apartments in the 1950s. The house stands within a 148 hectares (370 acres) shared estate with Herstmonceux Castle. Herstmonceux Place is a Grade I listed building.The gardens and parks of Herstmonceux Place and Castle are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

Windmill Hill is a village in the civil parish of Herstmonceux, in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 585.

Windmill Hill Mill is a grade II* listed post mill at Herstmonceux, Sussex, England which has been restored and now operates as a working mill. The mill is open to the public on most Sundays from Easter until October.

Buckwell Place is a country house within the civil parish of Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England. It is a privately owned Grade II* listed building, and is not open to the public. Buckwell Place was the childhood home of the travel-writer and raconteur Augustus Hare, and his uncle, the theologian Julius Charles Hare, who entertained a number of "eminent victorians", namely Thomas Carlyle.

England's Medieval Festival is a medieval-themed festival held over the August bank holiday at, Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex, England. Held over three days, the festival features jousting, falconry, knights battles, medieval camping, traditional and modern folk music, medieval banqueting, re-enactments, battles, horses, theatre, crafts, workshops, shopping, medieval food, drink and real ale. The first medieval festival was held in 1993 as a celebration of the new ownership by Queen's University, and received several hundred guests. Later festivals have been attended by audiences of several thousand. England's Medieval Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017 supported by local and national societies including The Archers of Herstmonceux Castle, the Medieval Siege Society re-enactment group, Sussex Falconry and the Pentacle Drummers. In 2022, the Festival was cancelled due to the Castle's owners withdrawing permission for its use.

Herstmonceux Castle is a brick-built castle, dating from the 15th century, near Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England. It is one of the oldest significant brick buildings still standing in England. The castle was renowned for being one of the first buildings to use that material in England, and was built using bricks taken from the local clay, by builders from Flanders. It dates from 1441. Construction began under the then-owner, Sir Roger Fiennes, and was continued after his death in 1449 by his son, Lord Dacre.The parks and gardens of Herstmonceux Castle and Place are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Other listed structures on the Herstmonceux estate include the Grade II listed walled garden to the north of the castle, and the Grade II* listed telescopes and workshops of the Herstmonceux Science Centre.

Herstmonceux Park is a 4.3-hectare (11-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Herstmonceux in East Sussex.This narrow stream valley has seven examples of wetland habitats on Tunbridge Wells sandstone and it is notable for its fen vegetation. The site is the location of two plants which are rare in south-east England, milk-parsley and Cornish moneywort. There are several artificial ponds which have a variety of aquatic plant species.A public footpath runs through the site

Church Farm Ditch is a minor, 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) long river—brook—and drainage ditch of the Pevensey Levels in Hailsham, Wealden District of East Sussex, England. Flowing a southeasterly course just south of Herstmonceux, it rises from Church Farm Feed and immediately gives rise to Curteis Ditch, before eventually flowing into Kentland Sewer. It is named after Church Farm, through which it flows. Church Farm Ditch also gives rise and receives the waters of several unnamed streams.

Sackville Sewer is a minor, 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi) long river (brook) and drainage ditch of the Pevensey Levels in Hailsham, Wealden District of East Sussex, England, that is a tributary to Bowley Sewer.

Bowley Sewer is a minor, 1.8-kilometre (1.1 mi) long river (brook) and drainage ditch of the Pevensey Levels in Hailsham, Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is a tributary of Puckeridge Stream, which itself is a tributary of Hurst Haven.

Puckeridge Stream is a minor river (brook) and drainage ditch of the Pevensey Levels in Hailsham, Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The river is a tributary to Hurst Haven, itself a tributary of Pevensey Haven. Puckeridge Stream has multiple tributaries itself, including Magham Sewer and Bowley Sewer.