Join me for a walk around the historic heart of Battle, one of the most delightful countryside towns in Sussex, and famous as the site of the legendary Battle of Hastings in 1066!

On our walk around Battle, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including Battle Market Square, Battle Bandstand, The Almonry Garden, Battle Library, 1066 Roundabout Sculpture, Battle High Street, Battle Heritage Museum, Battle Guildhall, Mount Street, Ye Olde Kings Head, Forge Cottage, Old Ladies Court, Friar House, The Bull Inn, Newbery Preserves (Abbey Court), Battle Abbey, Abbey Green, Pilgrims' Rest, Battle Bonfire Site, Battle Bull Ring, Church of St. Mary the Virgin, The Abbot's Cottage, The Chequers and the High Weald of Sussex.

Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of Battle:

0:00 Battle Market Square and Bandstand
0:44 Battle Market Square
1:14 The Almonry
1:30 Battle Market Square
1:44 High Street
2:15 1066 Roundabout Sculpture
2:37 High Street
3:04 Battle Library
3:14 High Street
3:30 Battle Heritage Museum
3:37 Rue de Bayeux
4:06 High Street
4:39 Former Battle Gildhall
4:59 Mount Street
5:09 Ye Olde Kings Head Pub
5:21 Forge Cottage
5:45 Ye Olde Kings Head Pub
6:01 Mount Street
6:08 Old Ladies Court
6:40 High Street and Friar House
7:02 The Bull Inn
7:26 High Street
7:54 Old Pharmacy
8:06 High Street
8:44 Old Newbery Preserves Jam Factory (now Abbey Court)
8:53 High Street
9:57 Abbey Green and Battle Abbey
10:40 Battle Abbey
11:25 Pilgrim's Rest
12:04 Battle Abbey
12:47 Battle Bull Ring and Bonfire Site
13:23 Battle Abbey
13:49 High Street
15:25 St. Mary the Virgin Church
17:09 Upper Lake
17:22 St. Mary the Virgin Church
17:38 Upper Lake
18:30 The Abbot's Cottage
18:54 Upper Lake
19:21 The Chequers
19:59 Upper Lake
20:16 View across the High Weald
20:33 Plaque with directions to related locations
20:46 High Weald
20:58 The Chequers
21:13 Thank you for watching!

Stats for nerds:

Distance walked: 0.8 miles/1.3km
Step count: 1600 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 20 mins 47 secs
Average speed: 2.3mph/3.7kmh

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