Last year Seaford was one of the UK’s top five towns for house price growth. DUNCAN HALL finds out why.
GETTING THERE: The A259 runs through the centre of Seaford, and the town is easily accessed by road from Newhaven, Alfriston and Eastbourne via the Seven Sisters and Birling Gap.
It is on the end of a railway line running from Brighton through Lewes with half-hourly services – although the town suffered greatly during last year’s Southern rail strikes when a three-month emergency timetable was imposed replacing trains with buses.
Seaford is served by Brighton and Hove’s Coaster 12, 12A, 12X and 13X buses which run between Brighton and Eastbourne. There are also Cuckmere Bus services to Berwick and Alfriston, National Express coaches between London, Eastbourne and Helston and town services operated by Cuckmere Buses and Compass Travel.
Newhaven, the next town west, runs three ferries to Dieppe every day from its harbour.
HISTORY: In his guide to East Sussex published in 1965, Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described Seaford as “the least gay of the chain of south coast seaside places south of London” pointing to its lack of pavilion, amusement arcade and a “far from thriving” esplanade. But while Brighton at the other end of the railway line running through Lewes and Newhaven has attractions aplenty, Seaford’s big shingle and sand beaches, stunning views across the harbour and quieter feel make it more of a family and a commuter destination for those wanting to get to Brighton, Eastbourne, Lewes or even London.
This story is from the April 2017 edition of Sussex Life.
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