Sussex has a huge array of events to enjoy this festive season. Writing for The Argus's sister title Sussex Life , Rebecca Pitcairn gave us an A to Z on what's on offer. A Accept an invitation to a festive afternoon tea There’s something quite fabulous about afternoon tea served next to a log fire, and Sussex is full of fabulous country house hotels with inglenooks in abundance.
In the heart of East Sussex’s Ashdown Forest, Ashdown Park (ashdownpark.com), serves traditional tea with a festive twist from December 4 to 23 (prices from £34.50), while at Amberley Castle, in West Sussex , you can enjoy afternoon tea from December 2 to 22 in the surroundings of this 14th century fortress alongside a flight of Sussex sparkling wine from Nyetimber.
amberleycastle.co.uk B Browse a Christmas market From Eastbourne to East Grinstead, Wadhurst to Worthing, the streets of Sussex become filled with market stalls in the lead up to December 25, ready for shoppers to feast their eyes on locally-made produce and gifts.
East Grinstead’s Christmas market is on December 8, Wadhurst Christmas and Craft Fair on December 21, and Horsham will hold its Christmas market every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in December in the Carfax. Brighton’s Winter Fayre is due to take place in St Peter’s Square over three four-day weekends from December 5 until December 22. C Cut down a Christmas tree Recreate the scene from Home Alone , when Kevin McAlistair drags home a Christmas tree, by heading to Suss.
