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Where to stay: Sussex hotels and accommodation
Overnight | Story
Here's our ultimate guide to the best accommodation in Sussex, including hotels, vineyard stays, B&Bs, quirky camping, glamping and luxurious self-catering.
These Hills Festival
Beak Brewery hosts a two day international beer festival in the South Downs National Park, with live music, wine and street-food.
Held each June among the rolling hills of the South Downs, (yet just a short walk from Lewes train station), this two-day festival hosted by Lewes craft brewers Beak offers a dream line-up of favourite breweries from around the world, plus low-intervention wine, cider and mead – all served-up with a soupçon of cigars, folk rituals, DJ sets, fire, live music, street-food, rare bottle shares and sumer solstice magic.
Read more about Beak in our guide to craft breweries in Sussex.
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