English Heritage sites near Nettlestead Parish
ST LEONARD'S TOWER
3 miles from Nettlestead Parish
An early and well-preserved example of a small free-standing Norman tower keep, surviving almost to its original height.
OLD SOAR MANOR
4 miles from Nettlestead Parish
A small but complete portion of a stone manor house built about 1290. The first floor 'solar' private chamber, with attendant chapel and garderobe, stands over a vaulted undercroft.
KIT'S COTY HOUSE AND LITTLE KIT'S COTY HOUSE
7 miles from Nettlestead Parish
The remains of two megalithic 'dolmen' burial chambers. Impressive Kit's Coty has three uprights and a massive capstone: Little Kit's Coty, alias the Countless Stones, is now a jumble of sarsens.
SUTTON VALENCE CASTLE
9 miles from Nettlestead Parish
The ruins of a small 12th-century Norman keep, with panoramic views over East Sussex and the Kentish Weald.
BAYHAM OLD ABBEY
9 miles from Nettlestead Parish
Bayham Abbey makes a fascinating day out on the Kent Sussex border. The impressive ruins include much of the 13th to 15th-century church, the chapter house, and a picturesque 14th-century gatehouse.
TEMPLE MANOR
11 miles from Nettlestead Parish
Part of a manor house of the Knights Templar, built in about 1240, with a fine first floor hall displaying traces of wall paintings.