Battle

Staying near Battle in East Sussex recently it was impossible to avoid all the local references to the battle of Hastings.  An abbey was established at the site of the battle as a penance by William the Conqueror for all the deaths that occurred during the day- long conflict.  The altar of the new abbey is reputed to have stood on the site where King Harold died.  The abbey has long since fallen into ruin, and little remains of the original abbey.  This is a great site to take children however and to get them to envisage the day of fighting.  The audio tour of the site is well produced with much to capture the attention of adults, (we did not have any children with us on the day of our visit, so cannot vouch for their reaction to the audio tour).

After our visit to the site, we explored the surrounding village and found a really gorgeous food at Battle Deli for lunch!

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