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The keep of Lewes Castle above the rooftops of the town

Beyond Brighton · about 15 minutes by train

Lewes & Glyndebourne: Our Favourites

Lewes Castle, Harvey’s Brewery, Pells Pool and Charleston, with Glyndebourne’s opera nearby.

The back story

  1. Beyond Brighton

    Lewes and Glyndebourne: the back story

    Lewes·In depth

    The county town under the Downs, about 15 minutes by train: a Norman castle, a brewery by the river and, nearby, Glyndebourne’s opera.

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What to see

  1. Sussex Past

    Lewes Castle

    Lewes·Castle

    The Norman castle above the town, with views over the Ouse valley.

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  2. By the river

    Harvey’s Brewery

    Cliffe, Lewes·Brewery

    The historic Lewes brewery beside the Ouse.

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  3. The Bloomsbury group

    Charleston

    Firle, near Lewes·House and garden

    The farmhouse home of the Bloomsbury artists, under the Downs near Firle.

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