Discover Horam: Trails, Wine and History

Horam combines active days with special insights into the landscape, wine production and local history. The 14-mile-long Cuckoo Trail runs through Horam and, with its paved surface, gentle gradients along the entire route and numerous resting places, offers a practical way to experience the area at your own pace. There is also golf, a seasonal wine tour and historic buildings, bringing together different interests within one trip.

Exploring the Cuckoo Trail

The Cuckoo Trail is a paved path and also a green corridor rich in wildlife. Its edges include sections of wildflowers, as well as wooded areas and views of the surrounding landscape. Numerous resting places divide the route into sections. The gentle gradients and paved surface remain consistent along the entire route. Anyone wishing to include exercise and nature in a stay in Horam will find a clearly described 14-mile route here.

Golf and wine as different ideas for the day

The public Horam Park Golf Club offers a nine-hole golf course with a driving range and clubhouse. At the driving range, the new Rapsodo range system enables AR-supported and more interactive training. This allows a stay to be complemented by a sporting activity without committing the entire day to a single trip idea.

Another side of Horam is showcased by Hidden Spring Vineyard during the summer season. The tours include a guided walk through the vines and a visit to the production facilities. They culminate in a guided tasting of the current wines. This tasting offers three traditionally made still wines. If you enjoy spending time outdoors while also learning more about the production of regional wines, this format combines several stops into an experience in its own right.

Landscape and traces of history

Horam Manor Farm includes open grassland, meadows, ancient woodland, streams and Tudor hammer ponds. The landscape therefore provides a clear contrast to the town's sporting and tasting experiences. At the same time, Horam Manor Farm was once a site of the Wealdon iron industry. The Cartlodge at Horam Manor Farm can be hired for exhibitions and workshops; this detail is particularly interesting if cultural events form part of your travel plans.

Individual buildings also tell stories of the past. Horam's former railway station was initially named “Horeham Road for Waldron”. The building Thatched Cottage dates from the 17th century or earlier and has a thatched roof. Both examples add historical points of reference to a stay without nature experiences, golf or a wine tour having to fade into the background.

Which accommodation suits your plans?

When choosing a holiday apartment or holiday house, you can first decide which ideas for the day should be the main focus. For many outdoor activities, planning a trip around the Cuckoo Trail and Horam's landscape is a good option. Those seeking cultural impressions can consider historic buildings, Horam Manor Farm and possible exhibitions or workshops. This allows accommodation in Horam to be selected according to the desired mix of exercise, landscape, golf, wine and history, without requiring any particular feature or facility.

Further places for orientation

For further travel planning, you can also explore East Hoathly, Cross in Hand, Rodmell, Polegate, Mayfield, Ticehurst, Rye and Etchingham.

For the higher-level travel overview: East Sussex.