Tourist attractions within an hour of Nab Cottage...

This is just a taster list. East Sussex has a wealth of attractions!
The nearest towns to Bexhill are Hastings (7 miles) and Eastbourne (10 miles)
Other popular towns are Rye, Battle and Lewes. Brighton is an hour away by train or car.

In Hastings you can take the funicular railway up to the ruined castle on the cliffs, or go under the caves into the smugglers' experience. There are attractions, like mini golf, on the seafront, and many antiques shops and independent cafes in the old town. The Jack in the Green festival takes place in May, and there is a Pirate Day in July, and a Book Festival in September. The Stables Theatre puts on some diverse amateur shows. I saw an amazing one-woman show a few years ago about Nina Simone, played by Apphia Campbell, called 'Black is the colour of my voice.' I think it's still touring.

Eastbourne has two major events each year. The international tennis in June, and the Airbourne air show in August. At the end of the seafront you can walk up Beachy Head to Birling Gap, and over to the Seven Sisters and the river Cuckmere.

Heritage properties:

Charleston (Vanessa & Clive Bell, and the Bloomsbury Set)
Farleys House and Gallery (Lee Miller and Roland Penrose)
Michelham Priory

National Trust properties - Bodiam Castle, Scotney Castle, Batemans (Rudyard Kipling's house), Knole, Sissinghurst (Vita Sackville-West & Harold Nicholson), Monk's Cottage (Virginia & Leonard Woolf), Nymans gardens, Sheffield Park gardens, Lamb House (Henry James, and later E.F.Benson) in Rye, Alfriston Clergy House (the first property saved by the National Trust) and Smallhythe (Ellen Terry's house.) They also own tracts of the South Downs.

English Heritage sites - Pevensey Castle & Battle Abbey (Site of the Battle of Hastings in 1066.)

Museums and galleries:

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
Hastings Contemporary
Towner Eastbourne
Eastbourne Lifeboat museum

Steam trains

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch
Kent and Sussex
The Bluebell Railway

Vineyards
Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard
(The other vineyards in this area are not organic and you would have to check whether they make vegan wines.)

Walking trails

The 1066 Country Walk - 31 miles from Pevensey Castle to Rye. There is a spur running from Battle down to Bexhill (about 6 miles.)
The South Downs Way -100 miles from Winchester to Beachy Head (Eastbourne.) Bexhill is about 10 miles from Eastbourne, with regular bus and train connections.
The Cuckoo Trail - a 14 mile footpath and cycleway, following the defunct railway line from Heathfield to Hampden Park (Eastbourne)

Beaches
Most of the coastal towns near here have a long beachfront promenade, and good cafes. Our nearest sandy beach is at Camber Sands.

So there you go! A few things you can do in this area. There will be plenty more things I have forgotten! Look out for future posts.