15° North are travelling again! This time we are heading to South-East England, where visit some of England’s most famous sites outside the capital: Brighton, Canterbury, Rye, Hastings, the white cliffs of Dover, Winchester, Chichester, Seven Sisters Cliffs and Hampton Court Palace.
Jérémy and Ben here again! We love to travel and to satisfy our wanderlust, we are on a European roadtrip exploring the best places for a city break on the continent. We love to escape Britain to experience the best culture, cuisine and attractions that Europe has to offer. If you’re a tourist like us and just need a good itinerary for what to do and how to do it when you’re in South-East England, we will show you the best things to put on your itinerary.
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The area south of London contains Surrey, Sussex and Kent and is one of the most desirable and expensive places to live in the UK. We spent five days in Sussex and toured the whole region in October, which explains why the sun rarely came out, because England’s not really known for its sunshine.
We start in Winchester, which was once the capital of The Kingdom of Wessex, which was one of the larger kingdoms in Saxon Britain, before England became England. Its most famous inhabitant was Alfred The Great.
Chichester is a lovely little town. So much so that it is the most-sought after place to live in the entire country for people when they retire! The south-east is littered with its signature oast houses and windmills. So keep your eyes peeled for the stunning structures, poking out of the rolling English countryside.
Thankfully the sun came out, just in time for us to see the world-famous white cliffs. The Seven Sisters and Beachy Head are one of the most iconic views in England, synonymous with the identity of Britishness itself.
Day three and we head to Brighton, the most famous of all of Britain’s seaside resorts. The favoured summer daytrip of all Londoners, the busy city sits beside its vast seafront, at the middle of which is the famed Brighton Palace Pier. Built in 1899, the pier has been an amusement attraction ever since. Though its theatre has now closed, the structure is now home to an amusement park, arcades and the all important British seaside vendors, selling fish and chips, candyfloss and the famous Brighton rock. In summer, Brighton is crowded with sun worshipers, lining the shore with a good portion of the population of London on one of the six days per year the sun comes out. But when the sun does come out, Brighton is a seaside paradise, with a wide promenade and striking landmarks across the city. Including Brighton Pavillion, the seaside retreat built by George IV in 1811. And the remains of the West Pier, built in 1866 but closed since 1975, which collapsed in 2002 and then burnt out in a fire the following year. You can get views of the seafront from the i360 tower, for the price of a small house. Or just see all the little attractions along the front. Make sure you walk as far as Hove Lawns so you can see the beautiful pastel painted beach huts!
Day four and we head to Dover. Where it rained. A lot.
Our next stop is the famed Canterbury, the medieval cathedral city and UNECO World Heritage site. The spiritual home of the Anglican faith, it’s the seat of the famed Archbishop of Canterbury, one of the most powerful people in the UK. Which, as a secular Frenchman, I find somewhat problematic. It is what it is, but Canterbury is a picturesque little city, with quaint medieval city revolving around its vast cathedral complex. Although, as we discovered, it’s near impossible to get a view of the building itself without paying a hefty fee to get inside the complex, which has as much security as Fort Knox! However, once you’re inside, there’s no doubt that this is an impressive structure, both in terms of its scale and its décor. Founded in 597, the majority of the building was constructed in the eleventh century, before being extensively extended after thousands of pilgrims started to descent on the sight daily after the martyrdom of Thomas Beckett.
On our last day, we thought it high time to visit a palace. There are a lot of them, with highlights including Leeds Castle, Hever Castle and Highclere, the shooting location for Downton Abbey. But we chose Hampton Court, on the outskirts of London, which was the home of England’s most famous monarch of all. Henry VIII.
We’ve just skimmed the surface of the things you can see and do in and around the South-East of England. There is plenty here and it’s all within an hour or two from London!

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