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There are more than 4,800 acres of parkland, woodlands and forest trails to explore at Windsor Great Park, which has a thousand years of Royal history. Open daily. windsorgreatpark.co.uk Faversham Hop Festival is a two-day family event on September 2-3 to commemorate the golden days of hop-picking. There’ll be live music, street theatre and morris dancing. favershamhopfestival.org See humans attempt to take flight under their own steam at the International Bognor Birdman competition on August 12-13. The annual event at the seaside resort raises thousands for charity. birdman.org.uk Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Festival is 11 days of delicious events, including a Children’s Food Festival on August 26-28 at Hove Lawns. More info at brightonfoodfestival.com Put on your eye patch and raise the Jolly Roger at Hastings Pirate Day, a annual gathering of the pirate clans in the old town. Takes place July 16. piratedayhastings.co.uk Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is a scenic site of special scientific interest, with sands to explore and birds to spot. Open daily. sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk Cycle the Viking Coastal Trail in Kent, and in Ramsgate to see Viking Ship Hugin, a replica of a ship which sailed from Denmark to Thanet in 1949 to mark the 1,500th anniversary of the invasion of Britain. visitkent.co.uk Eastbourne Lammas Festival is a pageant of Morris dancing, carnival giants and live music on the town’s Western Lawns. July 29-30. lammasfest.org