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Here are some of the prettiest villages in Sussex

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00:00When the Daily Telegraph published its list of the top ten prettiest villages

00:05in Sussex, all of us here at Sussex World realised we'd be pretty remiss if we

00:09didn't have our own say. So we pulled together, we drew on several lifetimes

00:14worth of experience, both professional and personal, living and working in these

00:19beautiful communities to find some of our favourites. And this is what we sort

00:23of narrowed it all down to, because the South really does have it all. You know,

00:27we've got beautiful communities nestled in the rolling hills of the South Downs

00:31and we've got gorgeous little hamlets sort of situated right on the coast and

00:36some of the best beaches in the entire country. So there was a lot to pick from

00:40and it was a really, really hard job, but we did it! And who would we be if we

00:44didn't? So sit down, have a cup of tea and maybe find out if there's somewhere you

00:49haven't seen yet, somewhere you haven't visited, somewhere that might be worth

00:51looking into for a trip later this summer. There's a village store

01:03and a very popular pub.

01:21It really is very, very pretty, isn't it?

01:38And there's footpaths that take you out into the countryside.

01:54Take a walk over Amelie Wildbrooks, absolutely beautiful.

02:08The church of the 12th century.

02:38And there's a handy tea room.

03:38It's a real hoody-woody village.

04:08There's plenty of walks you can do in Slyndon.

04:37It's lovely to sit by the village pond.

08:07So we've just come through a gate into this open field and you can see we've

08:26got ahead of us a wonderful walk that is going to take us up the river. Isn't that

08:32gorgeous? We've reached the River Ada and we're

08:35going to be following it for a reasonable way. You need to stay with

08:39the river on your right hand side and follow the riverbank. So many swans, look

08:46at them all. It's a beautiful day for walking up the river. Not quite sure I

08:57expected to meet this cow who seems quite interested in me. I might go down

09:04the hill. The views here are absolutely wonderful.

09:22We've just climbed over a stile and now I'm back on grass. We're still following

09:28the riverbank. At low tide you can see the remains of an old quarry here and

09:36apparently a trackway ran from here to a quarry at Small Dole. This old railway

09:42bridge is part of the Downs Link. You might be lucky and spot some grey heron

09:49and white egrets in the marsh here. So there you have it, some of the prettiest

09:55places in Sussex from some of the people who know it and love it best.

10:01There's plenty of options there. Take a trip through the South Downs and settle

10:04up with a pint in a cozy pub right in the heart of the countryside or cozy up

10:10with some fish and chips on one of the prettiest beaches in the country.

10:13The choice is yours and there's plenty to pick from. Thank you so much for

10:18watching. We've been the Sussex World team and it's been a real pleasure

10:22listing some of our favourite villages for you.

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