Top 10 Things to Do This Summer In and Near Lewes with Kids

July 21, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

So this week school breaks up and we’re officially IN the summer. YAY! To celebrate, here’s a little round-up of the 10 unmissable things I suggest you do in and near Lewes this summer. All pictures click through to the relevant post. Please bear in mind that some facts may be out of date and are only correct […]

Inspired by Matisse: Bringing 'Henri's Scissors' to Life

June 23, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

A couple of weeks ago Chloe over at Gannet + Parrot invited me to join a bloggy challenge set out by Hattie Garlick over at Free Our Kids to create an activity from the pages of a favourite children’s book. Hattie had started this when she and her two children sat in the garden reenacting ‘Snail Trail’, […]

Creative mess-making at Red Jelly, Hove (Updated 07/10/14)

June 6, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

UPDATE: 07/09/2014 Since my littler son and I first went to Red Jelly, Tash has moved on from the business to start primary school teaching. She had had several amazing years starting and running the business that was incredibly popular, so she put the word out to see whether anyone would like to take over. We […]

All Rain, No Pain PART 2: Drusillas Park, near Lewes, East Sussex

March 13, 2014.Reading time 22 minutes.

The sun is finally with us, but we live in the UK so let’s not get ahead of ourselves. It’s March, not July. Not wishing to be the bearer of any sort of gloom, but it is spring, and rain is still a probable part of our lives. I promised a three-post series of good […]

Little Museum Visitors Toddler and Pre-School Creative Drop-Ins at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft

November 13, 2013.Reading time 11 minutes.

It takes quite a lot to wow me these days. As I probably mention in every Little Lewes post, we have lived here for four years. In that time, a lot has impressed me in terms of things to do with children – in the relative sense that I think there’s a decent amount of decent quality in and […]

Play Farms: Washbrooks Family Farm

September 6, 2013.Reading time 15 minutes.

We’ve lived in Lewes nearly four years now. Like most of you will have, we’ve been to several play farms – many, several times. But it was only a year ago that I first heard of Washbrooks Family Farm. So the minute I started this blog, I made a beeline for it. I asked Washbrooks if they’d […]

One Enchanted Day at Groombridge Place

June 8, 2013.Reading time 15 minutes.

Remember last Friday? It’s etched on my memory for three reasons: It was the first truly sunny, actually warm day since last summer. Sweet relief! Second, it was half term (which doesn’t affect us yet) so we spent it with my son’s best friend (who it does affect) and her mother – two of our […]

Little Lewes is a blog about things to do with kids in and near Lewes, the county town of East Sussex.

It's here to provide ideas and inspiration about Lewes's own special little places, and about days out and unusual spots to visit within an hour of the town.

I am Kate, a freelance writer, content creator, and editor who once specialised in travel features and books. My feet have been planted firmly on the ground in Lewes since I had my two small sons. Little Lewes is also for me, as an ode to the town that constantly reminds me that I'm lucky to have chosen it as the place to raise my family.