The black smock windmill on Beacon Hill above Rottingdean under a blue sky

Beyond Brighton · just east along the coast

Rottingdean & Saltdean: Our Favourites

Rottingdean and Saltdean, just east of Brighton along the coast: The Grange and its Kipling Room, the windmill on the Downs, the White Horses Hotel and Saltdean Lido.

The back story

  1. Grade II* listed

    Saltdean Lido: the back story

    Saltdean·In depth

    A 1930s crescent of white concrete by the sea, saved by its community: the story of Saltdean Lido.

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  2. Town guide

    Rottingdean: the back story

    Rottingdean·In depth

    A Saxon name, a windmill on the Downs, Kipling’s garden and The Grange: the seaside village east of Brighton.

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Where to stay

  1. By the beach

    The White Horses Hotel

    High Street, Rottingdean·Seafront hotel

    A hotel on the seafront at the foot of Rottingdean’s High Street, with designed rooms for short breaks.

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Cafés and tea rooms

  1. In a 1938 Art Deco lido

    The Reading Room at Saltdean Lido

    Saltdean Lido·Café and restaurant

    The café, restaurant and venue at Saltdean Lido, the Grade II* listed Art Deco pool of 1938.

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Arts & Culture

  1. Run by Rottingdean Heritage

    The Grange, Rottingdean

    Rottingdean·Museum, gallery and garden

    The village museum, gallery and garden in Rottingdean, with the village windmill also in its care.

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