Cuckmere Haven Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
area of flood plains in Sussex, England, where the river Cuckmere meets the English Channel
About Cuckmere Haven
The River Cuckmere has been forming the meanders since the last ice age, in the 19th century the meanders were cut off by a canal (for shipping up the river and to lower the risk of flooding). There is a plan to re-instate the meanders to promote the growth of a salt marsh. The first occupiers of the locality was prehistoric man; flint objects such as arrow heads and axes have been found; At about 3,500 BC, a more advanced stone age man started to arrive on the coasts ofsouth east England. Bringing agriculture to the Cuckmere Valley, deforestation happened in the area around Cuckmere Haven, radically changing the areas appearance. By AD 1000 Exceat village had developed, and was become a thriving settlement, being noted in the Doomsday book; by the 1500s the village was greatly reduced, du
Where to Stay in Cuckmere Haven
- 🏨Dovecote Garden Holiday Cottages
- 🏨Foxhole Campsite and Camping Barn
- 🏨Saltmarsh Farmhouse
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