The landscape offers the same russet and ochre hues as the Bayeux tapestry: walking the 1066 trail in East Sussex

With the British Museums blockbuster Bayeux tapestry exhibition opening soon, we follow in the footsteps of William the Conqueror and King Harolds armies around Battle and RyeUh oh, look at these! I call to my friends, Annie and Mike. Ominous, remarks Annie. Mike raises an eyebrow. Were hiking the Pevensey Levels, marshland first drained in 772, home now to sheep and cattle, but also water spiders, living underwater in air-filled webs. The ground is pocked with endless impressions of horseshoes....