Pevensey Treasure Trail

Approach the village from the Hastings end and start at the bridge where the High Street begins.

What does the stone plaque on the bridge record?

An interesting but not very nice type of execution used to take place on this bridge - death by drowning. The felon would have his hands and feet tied together and then be thrown into the water. 

       
Proceed along the High Street until on the left until you see a house named Camden Cottage

What is written above the cottage name?

A little further along on the same side is Lion House. There are two objects on the front face of the house. One is a lion standing on a small plinth.

What is the century displayed on the plaque to the left of the lion?

Opposite the Smugglers pub is an arched doorway with a light above .

What is written directly underneath the light?

At the old Court House and Gaol museum look at the notice board outside that gives a short history of the village. At the top is the Pevensey Eagle.

 What colour is it?

Walk down to the church of St. Nicholas. Mr Vidler who used to live in the “Gables House” that you will come to later, had an unusual bell shaped gravestone. It is close to a Yew tree and close to the church walls.

Find the gravestone

Directly opposite the museum on the other side of the road is a small shield shaped plaque that tells what happened there in 1882.

What happened there?

Continue along the road to the entrance area to the castle.

Find the date when our Queen Elizabeth 2nd  visited.

In the same area are some iron bollards.

How many Pevensey eagles can you find?

The NCP pay car park is where a regular market used to take place.

What kind of market?

Now follow the road round the castle wall past the Priory Inn and on your right find “The Gables" house. There are a number of carved stone faces to be seen.

 Find the face with a moustache and beard.

Now might be a good time for lunch or a tea in the Garden of the Priory or The Oak and Castle pub.

Some of the photos have been deliberately altered to obscure facts that  you have to find.
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