southern rail stations are like the wild west sometimes- no even including unlocked toilets or bus…read morestops or telephones that aren't old by ones. This would probably suit people who aren't contactless - but not modern enoug & I come from a village and partner drives buses. so it's clear if it's viable or not in places like Berwick, just outside Lewes

Berwick (Sussex) station serves the little village of Berwick at the head of the Cuckmere Valley…read moreand is not to be confused with its rather better known namesake, the Scottish border town of Berwick on Tweed. Berwick station was opened in 1846 on the line from Lewes to Eastbourne. It serves a largely rural area, with the village itself a mile or two away on the other side of the A27. The station is mainly used by commuters but is also popular with walkers and cyclists, as there are several long-distance paths nearby, as well as the gardens at Michelham Priory three miles to the north. At weekends, a bus service operated by Cuckmere Community Bus connects a number of the villages and attractions in the area: details at: http://www.cuckmerebus.freeuk.com The station itself consists of an attractive small building - possibly the 1846 original - on the down (Eastbourne) side, and a wooden building with waiting room on the up (Lewes) side. There is a busy level crossing at one end, operated from an attractive little signal box (from 1876) with old-fashioned semaphore signals. The station is staffed on weekday mornings, but there is a ticket machine on the up platform, as well as cycle storage and a small car park. Both platforms have level access for wheelchairs, and both have a push-button information point giving train times. There is no toilet. The station is operated by Southern, which provides an hourly service each way on the Brighton to Ore (Hastings) service, with occasional through services to London Bridge and Victoria in the weekday peaks. Saturday and Sunday services are also hourly.

This is the ferry company I use each time I go to Normandy because it is cheaper and faster than…read moreBrittany Ferries (Brittany Ferries from Portsmouth to Ouistreham: 6 hours - Transmanche from NewHave to Dieppe: 4 hours). It costs me about £30 return without a cabin and £53 return with a commodore cabin. It's a big cabin with a 3/4 bed. It is supposed to be for one person only, but my girlfriend and I always shares it because the bed is big enough for two and it is always better than a cabin with two separate beds :-). It is actually the best cabin they've got as it has its own showroom and toilet, a desk, and a WINDOW. I advise you to travel at night (departures are around 11 in winter). You will arrive at 6 am French time and will have time to rest before you arrive.

I think this service is terrific, it may not be the most modern and the terminal at Newhaven is…read morelong overdue for modernisation, but the staff are friendly and very helpful. If you count the cost of travel their fares are economical, travelling to Dieppe from the South of France or Spain is much cheaper with much lower road tolls and volume of traffic. On the UK side you can be at the M25 just as fast as from Dover, without all the hassle. For me I will give them my full support and wouldn't consider using another route. p.s If you are a pensioner and ring the terminal direct rather than use DFDS website they will give you a 10% discount if you are a pensioner. Beat that !

The White Lion Hotel is one of my favorite watering holes, so I'm slightly biased. However, I've…read morestayed there twice, and both times have been pleased with the staff, accommodations, food and the pub. It is within easy walking distance of downtown Seaford and the train station.

Picturesque quiet destination for a relaxing time. Serene walking trails and delicious food at…read moreSaltmarsh cafe and rooms

Newhaven is a quaint, old train station located at the port area of New Haven. Although the…read moreNewhaven Harbour station is closer to the port proper, this station is very convenient to those passengers needing access to the DFDS ferry port office at New Haven. Served by Southern, the station has two platforms, a ticket machine, ticket office, and a free to use toilet. The mid 1800's station serves over 300k passengers each year and is served by the Seaford Branch Line of Southern's East Coastway Line. If you are arriving by boat from Dieppe, France, this makes it very easy to hop over to Brighton in no time. During off-peak times, there are two trains heading westward to Brighton. There is also a morning train that connects to London Victoria Station. The ticket counter staff are very friendly, and the inside waiting room has three quite comfortable leather couches. Overall the station is a nice place to lounge in while waiting on your train and is a significant foil to the bare bones bus stop and ferry terminal located nearby.

Newhaven Town is the larger of this small Channel port's stations, and is a short walk from the…read moretown centre across the swing bridge over the harbour. Opened from Lewes in 1847 by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, the aim was to turn Newhaven into 'the Liverpool of the south'. Although it became a bustling port, with regular ferry services to Dieppe, it never quite grew as early promotional material suggested. The town eventually had three stations, Town, Harbour and Marine, the largest of which, by far, was Marine, used for passengers transferring to the ferry service to Dieppe. This is now closed and in a very sorry state, and Harbour station - used by foot passengers for the ferry - is just a halt. The station has a small stone building on the London-bound side with a short canopy, although it only has rather mean pedestrian access, owing to work under way on the port area behind. The Seaford platform has a basic bus-type shelter. There is a footbridge, but many choose to cross using the busy level crossing at the Lewes end. (This also provides level access to both platforms). The basic off-peak weekday service is every half hour on the Brighton to Seaford, with a few through London trains in the peaks. Aside from level access, the station has a mornings-only ticket office - and that's about it for facilities.

This amazing 23 acre smallholding has so much going on its hard to believe they keep all the balls…read morein the air at the same time. Its a running vineyard, cider making facility, sheep keeping, honey producing.....the list goes on. They also invite people to come and camp on their land at very reasonable rates (check website) which is an ideal place to stop for a few days with the kids as there's so much for them to do. Try their apple juice! Its the best I've ever tried.

This was our first visit to an English winery and our first tasting of English still wines so…read morenaturally were very excited to see and try them. The winery is located in a beautiful countryside town and/or is also just 15 minutes away from the train station. Upon arrival, you see the vineyards and cute tasting room. Chris and David, owners, meet you and take you in a tour and taste you through their wines. The three still wines they are serving are stunning, well structured, aromatic wines that you can drink, pair food with or age. They also pour some of their neighbors' sparkling wines, all of which are also top notch. The winery, vineyard, tasting room and owners are top notch and a must visit. You will not be let down.

I was in charge of organising my best friends hen do, as Bridesmiad, and my plans were to go to…read moreLondon for dinner and theatre. I wanted to add to the night by having a fun and comfortable way to travel. When I looked into dozens of limo companies, most were rude, short, over-priced and or inflexible. One in particular had about 3 websites under different names but when I called they were the same company. I thought I had found a good one with A1 Limos until I decided to check their reviews and found some really awful, scary reviews and quickly decided to keep looking. I decided to use a website that would get any limo companies to contact you if they had what you wanted based on what you entered in on the site. Only 2 companies replied. Moonlight and one other. The other had a very weird and rude reply of "You're better off going to Brighton, their drinks don't cost the earth compared to London!" Or something along those lines. I found this out of order and strange, as I was not planning on going to a club or bar where drink prices would need to be an issue and my plans would not be based on drink prices anyways and Brighton was not showing The Bodyguard musical, so this was completely silly. I was not going to suddenly change all my months of planning just because of some random limo company! When Alan at Moonlight replied to me, he was polite and replied quickly. I think I sent out my request quite late in the day and he replied that night via email. He had a can-do attitude, good prices and answered all my questions when I would email him back and forth. I emailed him, called him quite a lot and he never got annoyed by my endless questions. He always replied quickly, politely and was happy with anything I requested. He even sent me pics via email of his new party bus vehicle, as they were not on the website yet, in order to help me to decide on which vehicle to choose. He was never pushy or biased and advised me politely when ever I asked for his opinion. Even though there were not any reviews of Moonlight online, because of Alan's polite and continuous help through correspondence, I had a good feeling about them and so I went with them and I was so glad I did! On the day, there was a massive traffic accident around the area of the pick up point and even though I left home 2 hours earlier than pick up time, it took me all of that 2 hours to make it in from my home to pick up point, when it should have taken me 20 minutes! It was very stressful. Alan called me when I was stuck in traffic and asked if there was any changes I would like to make to the 2nd pick up point because of the traffic, and was really understanding when I said I wanted it to stay the same, even if it meant we would be late, because I wanted to surprise the Bride to be. Alan was on time and I was late and Alan waited about 30 mins I think and when I got to him I apologised and he smiled and said it was fine and was so calm and zen! He carried on with his duties happily and calmly. The bus impressed everyone, it was clean and equipped and really fun. Alan would put the music up or down when asked and offered to stop for us to have a toilet break halfway to London. When we got to London, Alan directed us to where we had to get to and when we were ready to be picked up, I called him and he came to us within a few minutes. He was always smiling, calm and ready at the bus door when we were getting in and out. He was smartly dressed and groomed and very professional. He just seemed to enjoy what he was doing and just quietly went about his duties for us. Everyone in the party said he was lovely. I was so glad I chose Moonlight limos, Alan was just what we needed, secure, calm and efficient. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I could not have asked for better service.

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These guys are the BEST! We were coming into Gatwick late at night from an international flight…read more(Morocco). You never know how long delays will be, or how long customs will take. Our driver was there with a smile and a sign with our name on it. What a welcome sight after 12 hours of travel time! Our driver was so friendly. He told jokes most of the way to our Heathrow connection, and kept us very amused. He also had the car stocked with waters & CANDY! Kids thought he was the best driver ever. The company was professional. I arranged everything over the internet, pre-paid the fare and it all went as planned. No complaints. We haven't always had good luck with transportation companies, seems like they're never where they should be. This place is fantastic - highly recommend.

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