{"id":520,"date":"2018-08-03T11:11:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T10:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/?p=520"},"modified":"2023-08-04T15:25:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T14:25:39","slug":"places-to-visit-around-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/places-to-visit-around-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Places to visit around Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h2>Beyond Brighton \u2013 Fascinating Places to Discover<\/h2>\nThe city of Brighton has a quirky, unique flavour all of its own. But there\u2019s more to East Sussex than Brighton &amp; Hove. Here\u2019s some information about some of our local towns and villages, covering the best bits you don\u2019t want to miss!<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<code>&nbsp;<\/code><span id=\"more-520\"><\/span>\n<h3><strong>Shoreham-by-Sea \u2013 7 miles from Brighton city centre<\/strong><\/h3>\nShoreham by Sea is a delightful little ex-fishing town seven miles or so west of Brighton. It\u2019s an ancient place bordered to the north by the beautiful South Downs National Park, to the west by wide, flat valley of the River Adur and to the south by the Adur and Shoreham Beach, quieter and cleaner than Brighton beach and far from the madding crowds in summer.<span id=\"more-510\"><\/span>\n\n<em>Must sees in Shoreham:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li>The lovely Church of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stmarydehaura.org.uk\/\">St Mary de Haura<\/a>, built in the 1090s, just a few years after the 1086 Doomesday Survey.&nbsp;Church St, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5DQ<\/li>\n \t<li>The 12<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;century&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendsofmarlipins.org.uk\/museum.html\">Marlipins Museum<\/a>, 36 High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea, one of the oldest non-religious buildings in Britain<\/li>\n \t<li>The colourful houseboats on the Adur\u2019s west bank, a famously rebellious and eccentric community of people who like to live life their own way<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whichmuseum.co.uk\/museum\/shoreham-airport-visitor-centre-shoreham-by-sea-3136\">Shoreham Airport Visitor Centre<\/a>,&nbsp; \u2013 Located in the beautiful Art Deco terminal building,&nbsp;Brighton Shoreham Airport, Shoreham-by-Sea&nbsp;BN43 5FF<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorehamfort.co.uk\/\">Shoreham Fort<\/a>,&nbsp;Forthaven, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5HY\u2013 A well-preserved Palmerston Fort built in 1857 to defend against Napoleon the Third<\/li>\n \t<li>Sussex Fishing and Boat Tours on Basin Road North<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<em>Eating and drinking in Shoreham:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chambersbistro.co.uk\/\">Chambers Bistro<\/a>&nbsp;Old Town Hall, High Street, Shoreham-on-Sea, BN43 5DD<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beachhouseshoreham.co.uk\/\">Beach House restaurant<\/a>, 16-18 East Street, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5ZE<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intothebluerestaurant.com\/\">Into the Blue restaurant<\/a>,&nbsp;29-31 Ferry Road, Shoreham Beach, BN43 5RA\nThe Bridge Inn pub on the High Street<\/li>\n \t<li>The Royal Sovereign on Middle Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/9999.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-539 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/9999-300x168.png\" alt=\"9999\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\"><\/a>\n<h3><strong>Portslade \u2013 5 miles from Brighton city centre<\/strong><\/h3>\nPortslade is a suburb of Brighton and Hove but the original village, a little way inland, dates back to the 1500s. The village marks the West Sussex border, and there\u2019s a scenic public footpath taking you from the seafront right to the spine of the South Downs escarpment with its epic sea, downland and country views.\n\n<em>Must sees in Portslade:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li>The sweet parish&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.portslade-mileoak.org.uk\/welcome\/st-nicolas-church\/\">church of St Nicolas<\/a>, the second-oldest church in the Brighton area, dating back to around 1150<\/li>\n \t<li>The ruins of Portslade Manor, one of the few surviving Norman manor houses, built in the 1100s and a Scheduled Ancient Monument<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brighton-hove.gov.uk\/libraries-leisure-and-arts\/museums-and-attractions\/foredown-tower-learning-and-visitor-centre\">Foredown Tower<\/a>, home to one of only two camera obscura in the South<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uoecospa.com\/\">Uniquely Organic Eco-Spa <\/a>on Church Road<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lagoon.co.uk\/hove-lagoon-watersports-centre\/\">Lagoon Watersports at Hove Lagoon<\/a>, Kingsway, the seafront<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<em>Eating and drinking in Portslade<\/em><ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblueanchor.pub\/\">The Blue Anchor <\/a>on Boundary Road<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/colosseohove.co.uk\/menus\/\">Seasons Italian restaurant on Boundary Road<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.therailwayinnportslade.co.uk\/\">The Railway Inn,<\/a> 2 Station Road, Portslade BN41 1GA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Newhaven \u2013 9 miles from Brighton city centre<\/strong><\/h3>\nNewhaven is a ferry town at the mouth of the River Ouse, a few hours from the attractive French port of Dieppe. The town dates back to around 480 AD when the Saxons built a village on the site of the current town.\n\n<em>Must sees in Newhaven:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfds.com\/en-gb\/passenger-ferries\/ferry-crossings\/ferries-to-france\/newhaven-dieppe\">Catch the ferry to Dieppe<\/a>, running two times a day<\/li>\n \t<li>Explore the beachside remains of the village of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tidemills.webs.com\/\">Tide Mills<\/a>, built in 1761 and now derelict, once a huge seawater lagoon created to store seawater to power a series of mills<\/li>\n \t<li>Walk along the river\u2019s western bank to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/newhavenfort.org.uk\/\">Newhaven Fort<\/a>, a Palmerston Fort built on Castle Hill, the site of a Bronze Age fort, in the 1850s, Sussex\u2019s biggest defence work and now a museum<\/li>\n \t<li>Explore the Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs Site of Special Scientific Interest, where you can find fascinating Santonian and Campanian fossils<\/li>\n \t<li>Walk the scenic footpaths along the river going north towards the South Downs<\/li>\n \t<li>Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paradisepark.co.uk\/\">Paradise Park<\/a> gardens, garden centre and kiddie attractions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<em>Eating and drinking in Newhaven:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.padelladoro.co.uk\/\">Padella D\u2019oro&nbsp;<\/a>Italian Restaurant&nbsp;12, Bridge Street, Newhaven BN9 9JP<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hopeinnnewhaven.co.uk\/\">The Hope Inn<\/a>&nbsp;gastropub, West Pier, Newhaven BN9 9DN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7777.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-540 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7777-300x168.png\" alt=\"7777\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\"><\/a>\n<h3><strong>Seaford&nbsp; \u2013 13 miles from Brighton city centre<\/strong><\/h3>\nSeaford is a sleepy traditional seaside resort with a long, scenic promenade. Parts of the Dad\u2019s Army movie were filmed there in the late 1960s, where the town played the part of the series\u2019 fictional location Walmington on Sea.\n\n<em>Must sees in Seaford:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li>The magnificent white cliffs at Seaford Head are worth walking up simply to enjoy the remarkable views east and west<\/li>\n \t<li>Walk from Seaford Head to the end of the promenade to the east, paralleling the bay\u2019s huge sweep of pebbly beach<\/li>\n \t<li>Seaford Head Golf Course also offers exceptional coastal and downland views<\/li>\n \t<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/seafordmuseum.co.uk\/\">Seaford Museum<\/a> at the Martello Tower on the esplanade<\/li>\n \t<li>Walk the <a href=\"https:\/\/walkseaford.uk\/\">Seaford Heritage Trail <\/a>starting at the rail station, a two hour five mile walk where you\u2019ll discover Seaford\u2019s smuggling past and fascinating political intrigue<\/li>\n \t<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericslater.co.uk\/trail.pdf\">Eric Slater Trail <\/a>marks the places where the famous local artist found inspiration<\/li>\n \t<li>The Poppy Trail marks the town\u2019s wartime heritage<\/li>\n \t<li>The South Downs Way and Vanguard Way walks both pass through the town<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<em>Eating and drinking in Seaford:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pubanddining.co.uk\/old-plough-seaford\">Old Plough<\/a> on Church Street<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintageinn.co.uk\/restaurants\/south-east\/thecuckmereinnseaford\">The Cuckmere Inn<\/a> on the Exceat Bridge, a couple of miles east of the town centre with access to stunning Cuckmere Haven<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theoldbootinnseaford\/\">The Old Boot<\/a> on the High Street<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/the-wellington.eastsussex-uk.com\/en\/\">The Wellington Hotel <\/a>on Steyne Road<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Lewes \u2013 9 miles from Brighton city centre<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe ancient town of Lewes nestles in the South Downs, a beautiful little town and artistic centre with its own ancient castle and walls, a plethora of excellent antique shops and emporia, and lots of tiny twittens \u2013 historic alleyways \u2013 to explore.\n\n<em>Must sees in Lewes:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussexpast.co.uk\/attraction\/lewes-castle\/\">Lewes castle,<\/a> museum and ancient wall walks, right in the town centre<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussexpast.co.uk\/attraction\/anne-of-cleves-house\/\">Anne of Cleves\u2019 house<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>The excellent Sussex Guild of Craftsmen gallery and beautiful gardens at historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceremoniesineastsussex.co.uk\/venues\/southover-grange\">Southover Grange<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artwavefestival.org\/\">Art Wave<\/a>, an annual arts and crafts festival with galleries and open houses to visit<\/li>\n \t<li>The Chalk Gallery, where local artists exhibit their work<\/li>\n \t<li>Out of town \u2013 Charleston Farmhouse, Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum and Glyndebourne Opera House<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk\/visit\/malling-down\">Malling Down Nature Reserve<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Mount Caburn ancient hill fort<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raystede.org\/\">Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare<\/a> in nearby Ringmer<\/li>\n \t<li>Monk\u2019s House<\/li>\n \t<li>Cliffe High Street, with its numerous excellent antique shops and emporia<\/li>\n \t<li>The Priory ruins and park<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pellspool.org.uk\/\">Pells Pool <\/a>outdoor swimming pool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/8888.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-538 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/8888-300x168.png\" alt=\"8888\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\"><\/a>\n<h3><strong>Ditchling \u2013 8 miles from Brighton city centre<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe pretty village of Ditchling is an ancient place offering gorgeous views of the South Downs, stunning ancient architecture and some jolly good pubs.\n\n<em>Must sees in Ditchling:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Ditchling Common, with its unique variety of heath grassland habitats<\/li>\n \t<li>The Clayton to Offham Escarpment, of significant biological importance because of its rare chalk grassland, woodland and scrub habitats<\/li>\n \t<li>St Margaret\u2019s Church, founded in the 11th century<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoneywish.co.uk\/\">Stoneywish Nature Reserve<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Ditchling Beacon, a steep snakey road with remarkable views of the misty Sussex plain, as far as the North Downs<\/li>\n \t<li>The Ridgeview Wine Estate<\/li>\n \t<li>Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft<\/li>\n \t<li>Mid Sussex Golf Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<em>Eating and drinking in Ditchling:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li>The White Horse on West Street<\/li>\n \t<li>The Bull, on the High Street<\/li>\n \t<li>The Sandrock Inn on the High Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Steyning \u2013 13 miles from Brighton city centre<\/strong><\/h3>\nPretty Steyning has been around since Anglo Saxon times and offers a very fine high street, lovely historic buildings and great shops. In the Middle Ages Steyning was a busy river port used to send wool downstream for export, an important trading powerhouse. Now the river has silted up and it\u2019s hard to imagine a port was ever there.<em>&nbsp;<\/em>\n\n<em>Must sees in Steyning:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li>The Steyning Festival, a biennial two week event in late May\/early June with theatre, music, literature, talks, walks and community events<\/li>\n \t<li>The High Street, home to a host of brilliant independent shops<\/li>\n \t<li>Visit Steyning Museum to discover the town\u2019s remarkable history<\/li>\n \t<li>Nearby Bramber Village, with its castle and historic St Mary\u2019s House and Gardens<\/li>\n \t<li>St Andrew\u2019s Church with its Norman carvings<\/li>\n \t<li>Scenic, peaceful Alderwood Pond<\/li>\n \t<li>Hobjoins Barn \u2013 perfect for bargains!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<em>Eating and drinking in Steyning:<\/em>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Whites at the White Horse, on the High Street<\/li>\n \t<li>Baloos Bistro, High Street<\/li>\n \t<li>The Old Tollgate Hotel on the St, Bramber<\/li>\n \t<li>The Star Inn, High Street<\/li>\n \t<li>The Chequer Inn, High Street<\/li>\n \t<li>Rhubarb Cafe, High Street<\/li>\n \t<li>Chez Joel, High Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Come back for more!<\/strong>\n\nThis is just the tip of an awesome Sussex iceberg, all manner of amazing and beautiful, quirky and ancient towns and villages to discover around Brighton. Come back again for more \u2013 we\u2019ll be updating this page regularly with new destinations and attractions.\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodingdeaninbusiness.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}