From exploding effigies and burning crosses to torchlit processions and vast roaring fires, Sussex Bonfire season is autumn at its most elemental. The great crescendo is Lewes on the Fifth, a night of smoke, drums and defiant spectacle – though ‘outsiders’ are famously discouraged. Across the county, dozens of villages stage their own fierce, intimate […]

Celebrate the Festival of Lights and discover beautiful Indian objects, artworks and hand-crafted decorations in the former family home of Rudyard Kipling. The writer was born and lived in India; he grew up speaking Hindustani, and his experiences there inspired much of his work. Embrace this special Anglo-Indian fusion in the Sussex countryside and take […]

The AOH Winter Festival sprinkles the Brighton area with sharp, small-scale shows, maker studios and Christmas gift browsing opportunities. Expect punchy prints, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, and the odd wildcard installation tucked behind a frosty front door.