The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England. The battle took place on 14th October 1066 at Senlac Hill, approximately 6 miles north-west of Hastings, on which an abbey was subsequently built. The English army was led by King Harold II who was killed during the battle.

The battle field today is on the gastronomic front since this quite corner of East Sussex plays host to two of the county's finest restaurants.

Restaurants in Battle

The PowderMills Hotel, Orangery Restaurant

The name PowderMills is a reference to the fact that this building was a gunpowder factory during Napoleonic times - although these days it's a picture of tranquillity. The glorious eighteenth-century country house now stands amid 200 acres of beautiful, lake-dotted grounds complete with a stone-balustraded bridge leading to the mansion itself. A feeling of lightness and air defines the conservatory-style Orangery restaurant, thanks to marble floors, Greek statues and wicker chairs

Nobles

Paul Noble's self-named restaurant occupies a stylishly refurbished townhouse in this historic Sussex town . Inside it has been beautifully laid out with impressive furniture, including chairs made by a local craftsman. Local produce shows up strongly on Paul's concise, fixed-price dinner menus

Restaurants in Battle

Nobles 17 High Street, Battle	0871 961 7566 Modern British / Modern European
The PowderMills Hotel, Orangery Restaurant Powdermill Lane, Battle	0871 426 5570 Modern British