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Rottingdean Spring Music Festival
Feb 28 to Mar 13
See:
www.rottingdeanmusicfestival.co.uk
for more information

Rottingdean developed as a small community around the pond in Saxon times and its name means 'the village of Rota's people'. The doomsday book records that the land was given to William de Warrenne the Lord of Lewes as a reward for his support at the Battle of Hastings. For centuries it remained an isolated rural farming settlement and only became accessible as the coastal road from Brighton improved.

Towards the end of the 19th century it offered seclusion and inspiration for many artists, writers and public figures, factors which influence both residents and visitors to this day.The main attractions in the town are Kipling's Garden, Rottingdean Windmill, St. Margaret's Church with its beautiful stained glass windows and some traditional old inns which were once frequented by smugglers in the area.