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.

The Big Lemon bus company is one of three bus companies I noticed and used during my time in…read moreBrighton and Hove, with Brighton and Hove buses by Go Ahead group almost effectively having a monopoly, it was refreshing to see a different bus, not only different but it stood out, The Big Lemon bus company which had a pretty cool name, imagine saying "I'm getting on the big lemon", if you go anywhere else in the UK it would sound like you're doing stand-up comedy, not talking about arguably Brighton's best bus company. Tom Druitt is a rather popular figure in Brighton for setting up this company, with a goal of being more ethical with buses powered by renewable energy, he is an elected councillor in Brighton with a great idea of powering the bus by vegetable oil, or solar power, which sounds crazy but works! The buses might lack the high tech compared to Brighton and Hove buses, such as by not announcing out each stop, it felt more like the average UK bus outside of London though, as I've only ever noticed this feature before in London before a trip to Brighton. I only used the bus shortly, for two stops taking me from the seafront to the railway station, the buses were reasonably comfortable, but they could allow more room in the standing area and for buggies/wheelchairs. The buses appeared to run on time, but they also didn't appear on the big screens at the bus stop for some reason, I presume this is because they aren't Brighton and Hove buses again who have found a way to stop this. Eco-friendly, cheaper than most other buses with friendly drivers, they could, however, do more for non-locals who don't know the area as well to know where they are, luckily as I was going to the station I got off with the crowds. Could be better by offering more services perhaps at a frequent rate compared to what they have now, or by increasing the room and comfort of the buses, but for a bus company, this actually feels like they care more than most from getting you from A to B. 3*

Please give the 47 service back to Brighton and Hove buses if you can't fulfill the service. On the…read morerare occasion I need to attend the office, the 47 saves me around 30 minutes compared to taking two separate buses to Brighton station from Hangleton. Half the time the bus doesn't turn up in the morning, like today making me late for work. And the same applies to the way home. The bus times regularly don't show up on the live timetable so there is no way of knowing if it is arriving and the bus is hourly.

I rarely use taxi's as I drive myself however following an accident at home and suffering a nasty…read moreankle/foot injury it was obvious I needed to go to Eastbourne DGH. Having booked the taxi it arrived within 3 minutes. The cab driver JAY (28) was so kind and helpful to the point he almost carried me into the emergency department. Without his assistance I'm really not sure I could have walked the short distance into the hospital, Jay certainly went above and beyond his duties as a cab driver. A HUGE thank you to both taxi drivers your extra help was very much appreciated. I'm now back home, my lower leg in a cast for the next 6/8 weeks but relieved I made the journey there and back home safely .. Many thanks.

This taxi company is one of two main ones in the town, the other being sussex cars. I always use…read moresussex cars unless there is for some reason an exceptionally long wait for a car as i find them quite a bit cheaper than this company. For some reason any time i have ever had to use Eastbourne and Country Taxis i've had to pay well over the odds (it seems to me), sometimes as much as £1 or £2 more than for the same journey with sussex cars. For that reason i have only given them 3 stars. However a plus point is the very quick service - i have never really had to wait longer than 15 minutes for one of Eastbourne and Countrys taxis and even that is longer than usual. So can't fault them on speed and timekeeping. Drivers are always polite though often not as friendly as other cab companies drivers.

I had a good experience. Got from point A to Point B without any problems. The coach was on time…read more Comfortable seats. What else do you need?

The customer service is sooooo bad!!!! Just spoken to an…read moreagent call Tim No help!! No assistance at all!! And there is no ticket office to go to!! They take the money but no help after that!!!!! ' The coach journey & drivers are very good!!

Eastbourne's railway station is one of the busiest on the south coast, handling over 3.2 million…read morepassengers a year. The present station is the third on the site, and was designed by F D Bannister and completed in 1886. The first station opened in 1849, followed by the second in 1866, but was expanded to handle the increasing traffic as Eastbourne developed as a resort. It is a grade II listed building. It is a handsome and well-preserved Italianate building in red and yellow brick, with a central clock tower, although the façade is not symmetrical: on the left is a large French pavilion-style roof with fish-scale tiles and iron cresting, and on the right a rectangular hall. Unfortunately, the street view is marred by an appalling clutter of traffic lights and pedestrian barriers. The concourse is triangular and has an attractive glazed roof, with the ticket office, cafes, newsagents and toilets opening from it. The station was built with four platforms, although it now has only three. These are adequate to handle the standard off-peak service of half hourly trains to Brighton and London Victoria and three trains an hour to Hastings, one of which continues to Ashford via Rye.

I was on my way back from visiting my sister in Seaford as I stepped off my train onto the platform…read moreI nearly fell through the gap from the train and the platform also nearly loosing my back brace. The rest of my journey from the train to the gate was great until I put my ticket in and it dragged me with it and it squeezed me through the little ticket eater. It felt like I had just been in a washing machine and I was shookith to the core as my grandchildren say. After I came out the top of the gate where my ticket came out I grabbed it and walked home it was a 2 hour walk because the gate ate my wallet as well. Im definitely coming back here because I have no choice.

Old school seaside entertainment…read more Since being a child, I have always loved miniature railways that go up and down seafronts. I love the rusting rails. I love the vegetation that grows through them. And I love it when the rails and road merge at level crossings. Volks Railway has all this and more. It trundles along between the road and the pebble beach and takes passengers from the Big Wheel to The Marina and back again. There isn't much to do at The Marina end. The Sand Sculptures don't seem very enticing. But the Volks Railway isn't about the destination. It's all about the journey. And on a warm summers day, little can compare with rattling along the tracks in a scaled down wooden carriage.

This is always a good way to waste some time on a summer Sunday and also to get across the beach…read morewith a hangover. I suppose mostly children enjoy it, but us 20-somethings do seem to like it too. We focused our beach day on the railway and "crazy golf" one fine summers day and it led to lots of giggling and sunburn. If you intend to do the same I recommend this beach combination for all and sundry as it is a nice relaxing way to get a pan of Brighton beach and "crazy golf" is at least five minutes of fun before you start sabotaging the game and jumping out of bushes to scare your friend mid-putt in order to break the monotony. It is quite magical how these miniature versions of reality manage to make you feel like you have achieved something on your day out.

My carpets have never looked better. I tried everything and still couldn't clean the stain. So I…read morewas recommended the services of Arundel Fantastic Cleaners. My carpets are clean, the price is good and the cleaners are fast. So if you ever need somebody to do the cleaning for you call Arundel Fantastic cleaners. You won't regret it!

April 27th 2025. During our first trip to London we took…read moreUber from Heathrow airport to our hotel at Hilton West end. Trip cost about the equivalent of $75. Second trip to London we took the London underground from Heathrow to Holborn all along the Piccadilly line without transferring. 23 stops along the line but we we were seated the entire time carrying day packs and one carry-on luggage each.. The cost was the equivalent of $7 per person. If you are coming from Heathrow airport during rush hour you can take the Heathrow Express directly from the airport too Paddington station. For two people this would be about the same Fare as Uber. And you would still have to get from Paddington station to your central London hotel. In our case we could have taken the Elizabeth Express from Heathrow airport to Tottenham Court road station and walked the mile to our hotel near Holborn underground station. The fair would have been about double that of the London underground. Both of the Heathrow Express and Elizabeth line are more luggage friendly. Compared to the London underground. The London underground has contactless payment. You simply scan your credit card on entry and scan the same credit card on exit. Seats seats are cloth with armrest. People with oversized luggage can put your luggage near the doors in special areas. is not advised during peak hours was standing room only. Unlike New York City most London stations have working escalators making it possible, but not easy, to carry luggage on the trains. Make sure you put your luggage on its side. One person put his luggage on his wheels in the luggage area but the luggage rolled out the entrance on its own at the next stop.

London Underground is an excellent model of public transportation. We used it to get to and from…read morethe airport from Paddington Station, which was near our hotel. London Underground is certainly cheaper than a taxi or uber, and we had no problems finding room on the trains with our luggage (two people, each with a carry on). Announcements remind you to "mind the gap", and the stations we visited were staffed and welcoming. One even had an inspirational quote up. As expected, some stations are more modern than others since they are utilized more. I loved that I could tap my credit card to get through the gates onto the train, rather than buying a physical card or downloading an app. I wish the DC Metro used this system.

Seaford station serves - unsurprisingly - the small Sussex seaside town of the same name. Opened in…read more1864, it was originally intended to extend the line along the coast to Eastbourne, but this was never undertaken, and it has spent its life as the terminus of a short branch line from Lewes. The station has an attractive main building in the Italianate domestic style favoured by the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, with two wings, with an elegant awning on the street side, and a long canopy supported on iron columns on the platform side. It is listed at Grade II as an example of an unaltered small Victorian terminus, complete with its canopies. In its heyday, it was busy with summer excursions, and had a direct service to Haywards Heath with peak hour trains to London, two platforms and extensive carriage sidings. Now has just a half-hourly shuttle to and from Brighton via Newhaven and Lewes, and the line has been singled beyond Newhaven Harbour. Only one platform is in use. The station still has a ticket office open part-time, a small car park, cycle rack, and a pasty shop and art gallery in the station building. Nevertheless, patronage is increasing, and the station now handles over three-quarters of a million passengers. The station has level access to and from the street.

It was great to be ble to get a taxi from the train station without any problems. The lady who…read moredrove me to a friends house was very polite and talkative.