• The Art of Illusion: The Theatrical World of Oliver Messel

    Nymans Handcross, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Oliver Messel grew up at Nymans (where his father Ludwig designed the gardens) and went on to become one of the country’s foremost costume and set designers for both stage and film, either side of WW2. The National Trust-run country house is celebrating the connection with a lavish exhibition of his work. Raise the curtain […]

  • Diwali at Bateman’s

    Bateman's Bateman's Lane, Burwash, East Sussex

    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 […]