Beyond Brighton · Along the coast to Rye, and across to France
East of Brighton: Our Favourites
East along the coast: Rottingdean and Saltdean Lido, Newhaven and the ferry to France, Seaford, Bexhill’s De La Warr Pavilion, Hastings and Rye.
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Rottingdean & Saltdean
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Grade II* listed
Saltdean Lido: the back story
A 1930s crescent of white concrete by the sea, saved by its community: the story of Saltdean Lido.
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Under the white cliffs
Rottingdean
The village under the cliffs east of Brighton, with Kipling Gardens, the windmill and the Undercliff Walk.
Newhaven
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About 35 minutes by train
Newhaven
The port for the ferries to Dieppe, with a Victorian fort above the harbour.
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Open until 1 November 2026
Newhaven Fort
A Victorian fort on the cliffs above Newhaven, with exhibitions on Sussex history.
Across the water: France
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About four hours
Across the water: Dieppe by ferry
France is just across the Channel: the DFDS ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe, a short train ride from Brighton.
Seaford
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Sussex Wildlife Trust
Seaford Head
Chalk clifftops with the classic view of the Seven Sisters, part of the Seven Sisters National Nature Reserve.
Bexhill-on-Sea
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Opened 1935
The De La Warr Pavilion: the back story
A modernist pavilion of glass, concrete and steel on the seafront at Bexhill: the story of the De La Warr Pavilion.
Hastings
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About 1 h 10 by direct train
Hastings
The Old Town between two hills, the beach-launched fishing fleet, the funiculars and the castle above.
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By the fishing beach
Hastings Contemporary
A coastal gallery of contemporary art beside the fishing beach.
Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings TN34 3DWExplore View on map
Rye
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Cobbled citadel
Rye
The cobbled hilltop town of Mermaid Street, St Mary’s Church, the Ypres Tower and Lamb House.
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National Trust
Lamb House
The Georgian house in Rye where Henry James, and later E. F. Benson, lived and wrote.
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Sussex Wildlife Trust
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Shingle, saltmarsh and lagoons by the sea, with five bird hides and the Discovery Centre.
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