Battle Abbey

There is at least one date in British history that just about everyone remembers from their school days: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings. In fact, the conflict took place some seven miles north of Hastings, at a place then called Senlac. Here, William the Conqueror later founded'Battle' Abbey to commemorate the event and on the site of its high altar, you can stand on the very spot where King Harold of England fell. Little of the original Norman structure survives, but you can still see many later monastic buildings, including the dormitory range with its fine vaulted novices' chamber. Best preserved and most impressive of all is the Great Gatehouse, perhaps the finest surviving monastic entrance in Britain.

Battle Abbey is open from 1 April - 30 September from 10am to 6pm daily and 10am to 4pm from 1 October - 20 March. Closed 24 - 26 December and 1 January.

Admission prices:
Adult: £6.30
Children: £3.20
Concession: £4.70
English Heritage Members: Free

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