Lunch with Your Bunch: The Front Room, Seaford Old Town, Sussex (and a Secret Place to Play)

January 14, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

I should have written this post a year ago, when we first went to The Front Room in Seaford having been tipped off by a friend. That day last January, we were BLOWN away on the beach, and then BLOWN away by the café’s mega croque monsieur, the like of which I’ve never eaten before […]

The Magic of Choosing and Cutting Your Own Christmas Tree at Wilderness Wood, Sussex

November 18, 2014.Reading time 11 minutes.

I adore Christmas trees. I adore them for two reasons: first, I grew up in the Far East and real Christmas trees were something very very special because they had to stand in such an alien environment. They were imported and extortionate and a few times we went fake. But with a father from the Nordic countries, more often […]

Guilt Be Gone! And Ice Cream on Eastbourne Beach

October 21, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

Whether from friends or from those who guess that Little Lewes is my blog, I sometimes hear remarks such as ‘your life looks so idyllic’ – or worse, ‘your blog makes me feel so guilty, you do so much stuff with your kids’. So here’s a quick post to put that to rest. Now don’t fear, I am not getting defensive […]

Meetings with Remarkable Trees: Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex

October 15, 2014.Reading time 14 minutes.

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post on rainy day ideas, I have been wanting to publish this post for the past 10 days, but have been too sad to put pen to paper because I couldn’t look at the pictures of that sparkling Sunday before last when it’s been so soggy since. It’s not raining today (yet), so forge […]

Something for the Weekend: Picturehouse Kids' Club at Duke of York's and Duke's At Komedia, Brighton

September 3, 2014.Reading time 8 minutes.

This won’t be new to many of you, but it’s one of two things we did last weekend for the first time since moving to Lewes nearly five years ago. The other, I’ll be blogging about later this week or next.

POST UPDATE: Cream Teas and Peace at a Mini Farm: Gibby's Cottage Tearooms, Nr Jevington, East Sussex

July 8, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

UPDATE TO POST 31/08/14 I wrote this post having not visited Gibby’s myself, and a reader kindly took the time to email me her feedback after going for a cream tea there. Here are her comments: Very unkempt, grass up around your ankles, around the house needs a good sweep to get rid of dirt and snails, […]

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 […]

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.