Ideas and Activities
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... Read More