Willingdon Library

The library in Willingdon is a proper local institution - the sort of place where you pop in for research, a quiet read, or to escape the drizzle. It's modest, no cathedral of learning, but it does the job for anyone needing to crack on with some work or wanting to browse the Sussex collection.

It's really a stop-in rather than a destination in itself, especially if you're staying at Warren Wood Country Park just 2 miles away. Families with young children might find the children's section useful on a rainy afternoon, and walkers passing through Pevensey could use it as a refuge. History buffs investigating the area's links to 1066 might dig around for local archives here.

The practical stuff: it's free to enter and use, which is the whole point of libraries, though exact opening hours and facilities aren't publicly listed online, so ring ahead before you plan your visit. Allow an hour maximum unless you're genuinely after something specific.

Honestly, it's not worth a special trip from Warren Wood or Pevensey Bay Holiday Park, but if you're in the area and the weather's turned, it beats sitting in your caravan. The real draw of this corner of Sussex is the coast and the castles - use the library as a pit stop between proper attractions, not the other way around.