Easy Camping and Good-for-Them Pizza

September 28, 2015.Reading time 11 minutes.

A couple of weekends back some girlfriends and I took our kids to Canfields, a Feather Down Farm in Horsham, West Sussex, for a weekend of ‘glamping’ (I dread this word, as I mentioned in my post 18 months or so ago about Mount Harry near Lewes, so as then I would rather here describe it as […]

In Town: The Buttercup Café, Lewes

August 6, 2013.Reading time 15 minutes.

We all know that Lewes is famous for its great cafés. Even shops that aren’t cafés have cafés. But my first ‘In Town’ post about a Lewes café has to be about The Buttercup. Why? It’s the first one I ever visited in Lewes. So every time I go there it takes me back to a time that, […]

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.