White Hart Hotel

Housed in a lovely 16th century townhouse, this large hotel and restaurant is unsurprisingly…read morepopular as a venue for weddings and conferences, as well as with regular guests. We had Sunday lunch in the panelled room, whose walls are lined with stunning period carved oak wood panels, featuring various classical figures and contemporary Jacobean motifs. The menu is very swish, featuring dishes such as seared scallops, petit sale, smoked roe and salmon blini, with horseradish cream and gressingham duck breast, caramelised red chicory, with hazelnut dressing, but considering how good it is, it is extremely reasonably priced - only £15.50 for two courses, £19.50 for three. I had hamhock and pickled walnut terrine to start, followed by guineafowl and dumplings, and finished with a salt caramel chocolate pudding which was damn good. The service was attentive, and the presentation of the food was great, my terrine came attractively arranged on a slate platter. I didn't see any of the rooms, but if you are looking for a place to go for a special meal I would strongly recommend Pelham House. The garden has a slightly Mediterranean feel with lots of sculptures and some palms, and a dovecot adds charm to the courtyard car park, although it seems to house a rather lonely solitary dove.

Stayed here on Friday night for my husband's 40th birthday. A lovely hotel, lots of character and…read morelovely garden. Staff were really helpful, prior to the stay and also whilst there - even wished husband happy birthday a few times and gave us complementary coffee after dinner. Our room (no. 40) was beautifully decorated - recently too and was very clean (no view though, overlooked the roof). Comfy bed. Dinner was excellent and great value at £25 for 3 courses. Bar staff attentive and friendly. Would stay again for sure. Only 2 niggles which are small - first being they could use frosted lower windows in the room we stayed in - no net curtains, therefore people in corridor opposite could see straight in, also, no breakfast menu in room even though they gladly provide breakfast in room - resulted in amusing 10 minute phone call to reception re what we could order. I would definitely stay again, short walk from station too.

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Shelleys Hotel

4.7(3 reviews)

0.2 mi

These people do the best cream tea in the world. Everything is home made and their black currant…read morejam is to die for. They have really nice parlours inside and gorgeous gardens that are heavenly in summer. They even have their own parking space which is a godsend in Lewes.

My wife and I have stayed at this hotel 4 times in recent years, we come every time we visit the…read moreCharleston Farmhouse in Lewes. It is a wonderful hotel on a lovely location. The beds are comfortable, the staff are friendly, the food is high quality and we would highly recommend that you choose Shelleys.

Crown Inn

4.0(1 review)

0.1 mi

The Crown Inn is the hotel bar for the Crown, which is a small hotel slapbang in the middle of…read moreLewes on the High Street by the War Memorial. It's a traditional pub, peaceful with a nice view and a pleasing atmosphere. Not the place for a wild party, they serve Harvey's and a good selection of spirits. An ideal stop off as you peruse the many lovely shops of East Sussex's county town.

White Hart

2.7(3 reviews)

0.0 mi

Went here with my partner yesterday Not a brilliant hotel a bit dusty in our room ok to put your…read morehead down for one night no cooked breakfast continental you have to help your self wouldn't want to spend more than a night there staff the receptionist was very helpful though will probably stay there again because it's so central to the town a bit rundown needs renovation lovely and old fashioned though it could be a lot nicer if it had some money spent on it and thank you to the man who came and let us in after 11pm

The White Hart Hotel has been in Lewes for centuries. Prior to his departure from England,…read morerevolutionary Thomas Paine would attend and dominate meetings of the Headstrong Club within its lovely oak panelled walls. It was here that he thrashed out the ideas that would later be put into stunning practise in the establishment of a democratic federation across the atlantic: The building deserves the blue plaque on its front identifying it as a seat of modern democracy. A tragedy then, that it has fallen into the hands of the very worst sort of parochial english bad-management. Indifferent, unloved staff. Limp, lampwarmed carvery. Imaginationless, depressingly dated menus... On one occasion - it's second chance - we were discourteously deposited in the main restaurant - the delightful view serving largely to accentuate the grimness of the chintzy conservatory and sub bernie inn dining room - where we attempted (eventually) to order from both the Carvery and Bar menus (both contained, incidentally, in the same padded leather folder). We were told in the textbook haut-french-accent of a seventies sitcom maitre d' that, in order to do so, we would have to move from our table in the empty restaurant to another in the empty bar. We moved to a table in another restaurant. There is so much that could be done here. A permanent exhibition on its history? A new 'colonial american' menu? Monthly 'revolutionary feast' evenings? A kitchen capable of meeting the expectations of its prices? Anything? It should be saved, someone should commandeer it and insist that it is.

Newmarket Inn

2.0(2 reviews)

1.0 mi

I have often driven past the Newmarket Inn, the strange Harvester-esque establishment on the A27…read morebetween Falmer and Lewes and wondered who the hell goes there. They have rooms, and the only reason I could think that anyone would knowingly stay at a roadside hotel when so close to either Brighton or Lewes would be the price. I always assumed I would never end up in there, until the other day when an accident on the A27 had me sitting in stationary traffic right outside the Newmarket Inn. I decided to take the opportunity to see what it was actually like. Inside it is exactly as you would expect from the outside - it looks like a Harvester - with the the same sort of busy carpet and dark wood upholstered chairs, added decorative interest comes from a racing theme. There are racing jerseys depicted in coloured glass panels, and 'humorous' horse racing related quotes about the place written in a handwriting font. The menu has dishes such as gammon and chips, and steak for about £8. The lady who served me was very sweet, she must have had more customers that day than an entire regular weeks worth, as the only people in there were people nipping in off the road to use the loo and get a coke. It was a reasonably warm day so we sat in the garden, which is slightly ruined by the enormous calor gas tanks fenced round with wire, but it was better than baking in the car. Going in still hasn't solved the mystery for me as to who actually uses the place normally, and I shouldn't think I will ever go back unless a similar event drives me off the road, but it wasn't an unpleasant experience.

Pretty crap really as the last 3 times I've been there carverys been off long way out to be…read moredisappointed check if the roasts on first !!!!!

Downs Hotel

2.5(4 reviews)

4.5 mi

I love this place as its hard to combine a hotel, pub and restaurant and make it work. Something…read moreusually has to give and I guess in this case its the food in a small way as it is a carvery but a very good one in my opinion. The surroundings of the hotel are fantastic, just near the beautiful village of Rottingdean and not too far at all from the seafront with fantastic views of the South Downs. The Hotel offers some really good rates and the rooms are extremely clean, tidy and comfortable. A single room with shared facilities are £30 but I'd go for the four-poster en-suite for £80 if you want to impress your fellow guest!

If you're a rambler, and you happen to be rambling around the South Downs at Woodingdean, the Downs…read morehotel is a good stop off to refuel. I haven't eaten anything here (although you can enjoy a cooked meal for around £6 and up) but it's not a bad place to look out over the downs and sup your wine or cask ale on a summer's afternoon. Nothing out of the ordinary, and the staff could be a little cheerier, but the building itself is beautiful.

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Blacksmiths Arms

3.4(8 reviews)

1.6 mi

Was not expecting to find excellent Jamaican food in Sussex! Supper was great, as was the breakfast…read moreand accommodations. The staff were very friendly, in particular the cook and proprietor. Highly recommended for either a stay or a meal.

Decent enough pub with good food indeed, when I visited it had only one real on (Harvey's), but…read moreall the tables were laid for dining, so definitely felt more like a restaurant. My ploughman's was well done for £7 plenty of cheese and bread, a nice salad, including a clutch of pickled onions. I was told a story that the local church had a harvest festival meal there, but were told off for being too noisy. That sounds a bit harsh to me, but perhaps the parishioners were celebrating in unrestrained 18th century style?!

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Lewes Tea Room

4.0(2 reviews)

0.1 mi

A lovely little tea room which shares it's space with a florist. The tea was nice, the cakes were…read morelovely (especially the fruit cake), but the scones left a bit to be desired. Service was a bit spotty, but very courteous. We got the high tea for 2 and, for the price, it seemed a bit paltry in portion size. Overall, a nice spot and a pretty rest during a day out in Lewes!

As a frequent visitor to Lewes I was pleased to see a traditional English tea room open up on the…read moreupper High Street, near Lewes Castle, offering a good selection of affordable home baked delicious cakes, a great selection of loose leaf teas served with strainers and an interesting setting with flowers and street views to the front (as it is situation within an established floral boutique, Lewesiana) and a serene elegant room harking back to the 1940's with salon music and fresh flowers on each table. Great scones, High Teas, and well thought out menu. Well worth a try!

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