The Relais Cooden Beach
Hotel | Accommodation  
Located two hours from London, this stunning Sussex seaside hotel offers a modern take on a classic English hotel experience.
With its seven bonfire societies, dramatic town-centre procession, pyrotechnics and burning of political effigies, the spectacle of Lewes on Guy Fawkes Night is something to behold.
Not to be outdone, several other Sussex towns are determined to put themselves on the map when it comes to lighting up the sky on bonfire night. So to avoid the Lewes crowds, head to Hastings, Battle or Robertsbridge, who are among those leading the chasing pack.
October – November // Lewes, Hastings, Battle, Robertsbridge
Hotel | Accommodation  
Located two hours from London, this stunning Sussex seaside hotel offers a modern take on a classic English hotel experience.
Art  
Lewes Depot is an award-winning independent 3-screen cinema and stylish café-restaurant with gardens and terrace.
Turner Prize 2023 | Turner Prize 2023 | Art  
If you’re in Eastbourne to see the Turner Prize 2023 exhibition, here are just a few of the exciting wraparound events to get involved with.
Art | Wine  
Dalston Wine Club founder, wine writer and podcaster Hannah Crosbie embarks on a road trip of the Sussex winelands to visit the vineyards, meet the people and taste the wine putting Sussex on the map. Watch all three episodes now.
Story | Art | Landscape | Wine  
Just over one hundred years ago a group of artists, writers and intellectuals changed how we think of a special corner of Sussex – and a lot else besides.
Events | Art  
The arts festival that asks us to look again.
Story | Art | Landscape | Wine  
The lively town of Lewes (pronounced as two syllables: Lew-es) is the ideal centre for exploring this green part of Sussex. Its orbit reaches over the South Downs National Park to the village of Ditchling, along the Ouse Valley and across towards Brighton.
Wine  
As crisp autumnal days give way to cosy winter nights and frosty mornings, the new season brings new experiences, events and occasions to Sussex’s vineyards.
News | Wine  
Have you ever wondered what happens at a vineyard during the winter? It may surprise you to know that it is still a very busy time for wine producers. We spoke to our partners at Oxney Organic Wine Estate who told us all there is to know about this time of year.