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Planning Your Journey

Think about this region as a tour of two halves.

1: The South East which covers excursions to Canterbury, the Cinque Ports and Brighton.

2: The South West which is the area between Brighton and Salisbury.

The South East

London to Brighton / Brighton to London – see below

London to Canterbury / Canterbury to London

Canterbury to Brighton / Brighton to Canterbury

London to Brighton / Brighton to London

Much of the journey twixt London and Brighton is through the Kentish “Garden of
England”, before crossing The Weald into East Sussex.

This is a fertile stretch of countryside with orchards, cornfields, market gardens and hops growing
easily and plentifully. It’s also a well wooded region so that much of the time you will drive through
leafy lanes and narrow tree-lined roads.

In the north of the region is the ancient city of Canterbury, a destination for pilgrims and tourists
alike for over a thousand years.

Along the south coast is a string of historic towns, the Cinque Ports which are an important
backdrop to the history of the kingdom.

There are, however, a number of side trips and attractions along the way that may catch your
interest. In particular the scene of the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the last time England was