Guidebook for Lewes

Jane
Guidebook for Lewes

Food Scene

Bills in Lewes is where this restaurant chain all started from a fruit and vegetable shop! Seating area outside where you can watch the world go by.
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Bill's Lewes Restaurant
56 Cliffe High St
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Bills in Lewes is where this restaurant chain all started from a fruit and vegetable shop! Seating area outside where you can watch the world go by.
Popular Italian restaurant.
Aqua Italia
Friars Walk
Popular Italian restaurant.
Opened recently in Lewes and housed in a renovated bank building in the High Street. Conveniently placed to eat after visiting Lewes Castle and museum. Has a good value set menu from 5 pm to 7 pm on weekdays.
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Côte Brasserie - Lewes
82 High St
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Opened recently in Lewes and housed in a renovated bank building in the High Street. Conveniently placed to eat after visiting Lewes Castle and museum. Has a good value set menu from 5 pm to 7 pm on weekdays.
One of my favourite restaurants in Lewes for Tai food. Need to book in advance with them on 01273 471999.
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Erawan
34 Lansdown Pl
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One of my favourite restaurants in Lewes for Tai food. Need to book in advance with them on 01273 471999.
Local, friendly restaurant near this house. Good for lunches, dinners and coffee & cake.
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Le Magasin
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Local, friendly restaurant near this house. Good for lunches, dinners and coffee & cake.
Independent cinema converted from the Old Harveys Yard. Has a good choice of films and food. Great place to meet friends and have a glass of wine or coffee and cake. Good seating areas inside and outside! Lunches and dinners also available.
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Depot
Pinwell Road
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Independent cinema converted from the Old Harveys Yard. Has a good choice of films and food. Great place to meet friends and have a glass of wine or coffee and cake. Good seating areas inside and outside! Lunches and dinners also available.
Good local spot to have coffee, tea or cake. One can sit outside by the river. Brasserie restaurant upstairs also with a river view.
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Riverside Cafe Bar
High Street
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Good local spot to have coffee, tea or cake. One can sit outside by the river. Brasserie restaurant upstairs also with a river view.
Small, friendly, family run Indian restaurant just next to Waitrose.
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Chaula's Indian Restaurant Lewes
6 Eastgate St
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Small, friendly, family run Indian restaurant just next to Waitrose.
Wood fired pizza in the heart of Lewes above the Bus Station. (Also does Gluten free).
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Bus Club Pizza
Eastgate Street
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Wood fired pizza in the heart of Lewes above the Bus Station. (Also does Gluten free).

Sightseeing

If you like history, visiting Lewes Castle is a few minutes walk away. It has an adjoining museum included in the castle entrance fee which has a mini-cinema telling the story of Lewes from prehistoric to Victorian times.
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Il-Kastell u l-Mużew Lewes
169 High St
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If you like history, visiting Lewes Castle is a few minutes walk away. It has an adjoining museum included in the castle entrance fee which has a mini-cinema telling the story of Lewes from prehistoric to Victorian times.
Beautiful medieval house in the Southover area of Lewes. If you would enjoy exploring how the Tudors and Elizabethans lived then this is a good place to visit. Has a small garden and a cafe on site which serves sandwiches, soups, coffee and cake etc.
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Anne of Cleves House
52 Southover High St
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Beautiful medieval house in the Southover area of Lewes. If you would enjoy exploring how the Tudors and Elizabethans lived then this is a good place to visit. Has a small garden and a cafe on site which serves sandwiches, soups, coffee and cake etc.
Site of the first Cluniac priory in England. The site has ruins of the priory one can walk around and information panels which tell you about the history. Has an air of tranquility and serenity. Entrance free,
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Lewes Priory Park
Lewes Priory Park
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Site of the first Cluniac priory in England. The site has ruins of the priory one can walk around and information panels which tell you about the history. Has an air of tranquility and serenity. Entrance free,

Drinks & Nightlife

Traditional Lewes pub with a rustic feel serving beer brewed over the road in Harveys Brewery. Serves food also.
John Harvey Tavern
Traditional Lewes pub with a rustic feel serving beer brewed over the road in Harveys Brewery. Serves food also.
Good pub food and beers. A great atmosphere and walking distance. Well known for their Jazz nights and other live music. (Check with pub to see which nights).
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The Snowdrop Inn
119 South St
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Good pub food and beers. A great atmosphere and walking distance. Well known for their Jazz nights and other live music. (Check with pub to see which nights).

Parks & Nature

Local park established in the 16th century. Features gardens, a stream and a terrace with a couple of sculptures. Good place to relax in the summer or go with a picnic. By the terrace there is a kiosk where one can get tea, coffee, cakes and sandwiches. The Sussex Guild Shop and Gallery is located in the Grange and exhibit some lovely local crafts, including jewellery, ceramics, and textiles etc. Well worth a visit. You can stroll through the gardens on your way to visit Anne of Cleves House!
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Southover Grange Gardens
18 Southover Rd
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Local park established in the 16th century. Features gardens, a stream and a terrace with a couple of sculptures. Good place to relax in the summer or go with a picnic. By the terrace there is a kiosk where one can get tea, coffee, cakes and sandwiches. The Sussex Guild Shop and Gallery is located in the Grange and exhibit some lovely local crafts, including jewellery, ceramics, and textiles etc. Well worth a visit. You can stroll through the gardens on your way to visit Anne of Cleves House!
Nature reserve in Lewes with a mixture of woods and streams. I love to walk there and have seen herons, kingfishers and white egrets. Great place to go tadpoling with small children!
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The Railway Land Wildlife Trust
Railway Lane
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Nature reserve in Lewes with a mixture of woods and streams. I love to walk there and have seen herons, kingfishers and white egrets. Great place to go tadpoling with small children!

Shopping

Quirky shops inside an old industrial building with cafe in the heart of Lewes, just off Fisher Street.
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The Needlemakers
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Quirky shops inside an old industrial building with cafe in the heart of Lewes, just off Fisher Street.

Entertainment & Activities

The oldest freshwater outdoor public pool in England. Spring fed. Facilities for the whole family to enjoy including childrens paddling pool.
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Pells Pool - Seasonal Outdoor Swimming Pool
Brook Street
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The oldest freshwater outdoor public pool in England. Spring fed. Facilities for the whole family to enjoy including childrens paddling pool.