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The Contour Atlas

England

South East England

Chalk cliffs, hop gardens, and a seaside city with an onion-domed royal palace that looks like it took a wrong turn from Rajasthan.

DFL (Down From London, said of weekenders)

Local food

  • Whitstable oyster

    Celebrated with its own July festival.

  • Banoffee pie

    Invented at The Hungry Monk in Jevington, East Sussex, 1971.

  • Kentish cobnuts

    Cultivated hazelnuts, sold fresh and green.

  • English sparkling wine

    Same chalk as Champagne, one geological wink away.

  • Sussex pond pudding

    Suet crust around a whole lemon and butter.

Festivals & events

Brighton Festival and Fringe
May · Brighton
Glyndebourne Festival
May to August · Lewes
Jack in the Green
May bank holiday · Hastings
Goodwood Festival of Speed
July · Chichester

Landmarks

  • White Cliffs of Dover
  • Seven Sisters
  • Canterbury Cathedral
  • Royal Pavilion, Brighton
  • Windsor Castle

Grid reference

Station
Brighton
Latitude
50.8225°N
Longitude
0.1372°W

These coordinates are what the departure board sends to Open-Meteo for this region.