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Family Holidays and Breaks in East Sussex
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Take your family to East Sussex for your next holiday and discover a county full of fantastic accommodation, great days out, beautiful countryside and brilliant beaches where you and the kids can get away from it all and relax together. With the fun-filled seaside towns of Brighton and Eastbourne always great destinations for the whole family and a host of other smaller villages and towns offering a more unique trip there’s something for everyone to enjoy if you head to East Sussex for a family break. At Camber Sands you’ll find a holiday park designed specifically for families of all shapes and sizes with an abundance of things going on to keep everyone entertained and enjoying their stay. And even if you’ve tired out all the numerous amusements, play parks, glitzy night-time shows, fun-pools and sports courts it’s set opposite 7 miles of award-winning, sandy golden beaches that you’ll all enjoy kicking back on. Alternatively for a quintessentially English break why not stay at the Royal Victoria Hotel in Hastings? Situated on the seafront of this traditional old town with stunning views of the Channel and the famous cliffs of Beachy Head the Royal Victoria offers a warm welcome to families in beautiful surroundings. |
Short family breaks in East Sussex
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Camber Sands in East Sussex is located opposite the beach which is famous for its long ridges of sand dunes which lead down to miles of soft golden sands. The East Sussex countryside has much to offer from walking the South Downs to some of the best off road cycling in the country. Visit... | |
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In an enviable location just a short stroll from the beach Winchelsea Sands backs onto open fields and commands delightful views of the glorious Sussex downs. Among the facilities for you to enjoy on the park are an attractive outdoor heated pool childrens play areas and a childrens club. ... | |
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The top class facilities and delightful location with direct beach access, makes Pevensey Bay Holiday Park a popular choice for family holidays. Situated mid way between Hastings and Eastbourne there are miles of coastline and beaches to explore with fabulous attractions in... | |
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Our top hotels for family holidays in East Sussex
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A welcoming family run guest house in a Victorian house just off the seafront. The Arden Hotel is within easy reach of the promenade, theatres, gardens, pier and shops. Family rooms are available, delicious breakfasts are served and a comfortable residents lounge has videos and boo... | |
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The friendly and informal Avondale Hotel is just a short walk to beaches, museums and sporting facilities. Your hosts Jane and Martin Home, will ensure that your stay is comfortable, with spacious ensuite family rooms and a really delicious home cooked breakfast. Special rates... | |
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The friendly family run Camelot Lodge Hotel is close to centre of town and seafront. Enjoy breakfast in the conservatory overlooking the garden with a fishpond and waterfall, or even in the garden weather permitting! Comfortable family rooms, fully licensed bar, Wireless internet ac... | |
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Dean's Place is a beautiful 14th Century country house hotel with an outdoor heated pool and large terrace overlooking 4 acres of attractive gardens. Enjoy a meal at the Harcourt’s Restaurant outside on the terrace in the warmer weath... | |
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The Grand is a magnificent luxury hotel and the name almost says it all. Like some architectural Grand Duchess, ‘The White Palace’ occupies its rightful pre-eminent position on the seafront. But this is no fuddy duddy remnant from the Edwardian Era; it has the most up to date facili... | |
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You can expect excellent hospitality at the family run Little Saltcote guesthouse. Comfortable family rooms with good facilities and just a short walk to the centre of ... | |
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A beautiful 17th century vicarage has been converted into the comfortable Priory Court Hotel. Families are very welcome, with toys and books to keep the children amused, as well as a play area and a well thought out children’s menu. The adults will enjoy the old fashioned atmosphere,... | |
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In a lovely position in the Marina Complex, Seattle Hotel is a good base for a families wanting to explore Brighton. Kids are greeted with a Welcome Pack and their own Knapsack Guidebook. A spacious king room with a Marina view is perfect for a family. Cots and Zbeds are free of ch... | |
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Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club is an old country house, recently refurbished to the highest standards, and set in landscaped lawns with a scenic lake, a golf course, swimming pool and Spa. The aim of this lovely country house hotel is quite simply to give you and your children... | |
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Premier Inn Brighton is a superb city centre location, perfect for exploring the town with The Lanes just opposite. A very safe and secure hotel, their family rooms are clean, comfortable and spacious with cots and extra beds. ACCOMMODATION: Book a stay at a Premier Inn and enjoy fabu... | |
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The Premier Inn Newhaven is clean, quiet and comfortable just what you need for a good night’s sleep. It’s a bit tucked away, so you need to drive through Sainsbury’s car park to find it, but once you get there you will receive a warm welcome from the friendly reception staff. M... | |
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Family owned and run since 1912, the Lansdowne Hotel offers personal attentive service and a friendly welcome. This traditional seaside hotel is situated on the promenade in the quiet part of Eastbourne, just a short stroll from shops and theatres. The Landsdowne Hotel has beautif... | |
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The elegant York House Hotel is in an excellent location in Eastbourne for a family holiday, right on the seafront, with the beach and the pier on your doorstep. There’s a very pleasant veranda where you can have a drink and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Book a spacious family ... | |
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With a seafront location and stunning views, the Royal Victoria Hotel is a good old-fashioned seaside hotel for a family holiday. There’s free on-street parking and large family rooms are available, some with a separate sleeping area for the kids. At the Sea Terrace Restaurant & P... | |
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With a seafront location, half of the guest rooms at the Princes Marine Hotel have sea views and there’s easy access to the centre of Brighton. There’s free parking for 25 cars at the rear of the hotel and a regular bus service into Brighton. Family rooms are spacious and the hotel... | |
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Flackley Ash Hotel is in a lovely location for a family break, on the outskirts of Rye, close to castles, gardens and coastal walks, with many family attractions nearby. This Georgian country house hotel is set in attractive grounds with croquet and putting lawns. Bedrooms are beautif... | |
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The George Hotel in Rye is a really good renovation of an old coaching inn in the middle of this pretty hill top town. The new owners have created a luxury boutique hotel that's getting national acclaim. It's hip, happening and happily very child friendly. There is a smart restau... | |
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The Umi hotel is next to the Brighton Centre and just a few minutes walk from all of Brighton’s main attractions for the kids, like the beach and the not to be missed Sea Life Centre. ACCOMMODATION – Family rooms at Umi Hotel have a Queen sized bed, a comfortable single bed... | |
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The Thistle Hotel in Brighton has just what you want with kids. It’s right on the promenade just across the road from the beach, with its own pool if the sea is too cold and close enough to the centre to walk for a trip to the shops and a bit of sightseeing. ACCOMMODATION - Spacious fa... | |
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The Queens Hotel in Brighton is ideally located on the seafront opposite the famous piers and right in the centre of Brighton’s Lanes area. Their facilities include free Wifi, and a swimming pool, lots of children’s channels on the TV if it rains and a free cooked breakfast. ACCOMMODATION... | |
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The appropriately named Regency Hotel in Brighton is located in a 200 year old building, very conveniently located opposite the West Pier, so the kids can be on the beach in record time. The hotel is of guesthouse size but offers a more personal service with a friendly staff and a ... | |
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Sea Spray is a stylish award-winning hotel in Brighton, located on a central seafront square so the beach is right there for the kids. It is also just a short stroll from all the other main attractions of this elegant and interesting Georgian resort. ACCOMMODATION – Sea Spray h... | |
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Jurys Inn in Brighton is located just behind the railway station, which obviously is very convenient if you are arriving by train but also if you drive, as there’s a big car park next door, and parking so is not easy in Brighton. It’ s a bit of a walk to the seafront ... | |
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Grand Pier Guest House is a recently opened small boutique hotel and as its name implies, is close to the Grand Pier. This also means that the seafront and its beach are just a couple of minutes walk away and the famous Lanes just ten minutes away on foot although maybe a little longer ... | |
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Avalon is a friendly guesthouse in Brighton only a few minutes walk away from the beach. It is also close to all of Brighton’s main attractions so there’s no danger of you or the kids getting bored. ACCOMMODATION – Avalon has a family room and a superior room suitable for famil... | |
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Sedlescombe Golf Hotel has top quality accommodation, friendly, efficient staff and peaceful surroundings. If that is not enough, you get 9 Holes of golf on the par 3 course included with every stay! The Greens restaurant is open from early morning for breakfast with light meals... | |
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Atlanta is a wonderfully situated B & B on the seafront at Eastbourne. It offers family rooms and you will definitely enjoy breakfasting on their terrace overlooking the sea. They are also close to all the major attractions in this popular holiday resort. ACCOMMODATION – Ensuite family ... | |
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Oh we do like to be beside the seaside and at the Buenos Aires Guest House in Bexhill on Sea it would be difficult to get any closer. This 4* B & B is within a minute or so of the sands, offers very child friendly service and has a good sized family room. ACCOMMODATION – A very l... | |
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The 4* Cavendish Hotel in Eastbourne offers a variety of family rooms, all of which have recently been refurbished. It is right on the seafront and onsite car parking is available for a daily charge. They have a good reputation for friendly and professional service. ACCOMMODATION... | |
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If you are looking for a very child friendly place to stay with the family in the North Yorkshire area then Cresswell Arms near Malton comes highly recommended. It is a typical English Inn offering large family rooms, large breakfasts and with a very welcoming staff. It makes a g... | |
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The Da Vinci Eastbourne is a small family hotel in Eastbourne in an old Edwardian Town House but with a modern and well cared for decor. The staff are extremely helpful and friendly and its position is just back from the main promenade, within easy reach of all the main attraction... | |
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For a family stay in Eastbourne with children it is obviously best if you are close to the promenade and beach and Eastbourne Centre is right there. It is a modern hotel with balconies overlooking the sea. They have a pleasant restaurant serving traditional English food and... | |
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Eastbourne Reymar is a small B & B hotel in a quiet side street just off the main promenade in Eastbourne. Newly refurbished, it offers value for money comfortable accommodation with a smile. It is really close to the seafront, but a bit of a hike into town although there is a frequent... | |
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Eastbourne Riviera Hotel is right on the main promenade in Eastbourne. It’s a comfortable hotel with its own restaurant and cafe and a sun terrace. If you can get a room at the front, the views are lovely and it’s less noisy! The hotel is within easy walking distance of all the ... | |
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Grand Pier Guest House is located just a few minutes walk from the seafront and the famous pier in Brighton. It has recently been completely refurbished to a very high standard and you can be assured of friendly and efficient service and clean and comfortable family rooms. ACCOMMODA... | |
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The Ramada Hotel on the outskirts of Royal Tunbridge Wells is built in the style of an Oast house, and has spacious family rooms and a good restaurant. There’s also a leisure club for guest use with an indoor swimming pool. ACCOMMODATION – Modern ensuite family rooms at Ramada Tunbr... | |
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There are spectacular sea views from the White Horse Hotel, situated up on the cliffs in the small village of Rottingdean on the edge of the South Downs. The hotel has a bar and restaurant with lovely views and an extensive menu. ACCOMMODATION – White Horse Hotel has a newly opened fa... | |
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It is always nice to find a B&B where the family room is actually two adjoining ones, like at The Berkeley in Eastbourne. It is within easy walking distance of both the seafront and the theatres of this popular seaside resort. Their full English breakfast also comes highly recommen... | |
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Family days ou in East Sussex
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A great fun day out for all the family discovering Hastings' history of smugglers and bootleggers among the labyrinth of caverns, tunnels and passages of St Clements Ca... | |
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Bet you cant say that three times! There are enough sheep here to send a regiment to sleep if only it wasn't all so interesting! As well as having one of the largest collection of sheep in the world, there are many other animals children can feed or cuddle. There are also tractor ride... | |
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Every school child knows this date but do they know the fascinating history behind it? Enter the medieval siege tent and enjoy the story of the Battle of Hastings told through a spectacular audio-visual show. The subsequent history of our island home is also t... | |
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Visit Battle Abbey and Battlefield and explore the historic battlefield and the ruins of the abbey built by William the Conqueror. Guided or audio tours available as well as children's outdoor play a... | |
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If exploring places on foot and having picnics is high on the list for your family, then there are few better places than this Country Park. There are hundreds of acres set in a meandering river valley and open chalk grassland with spectacular views of the Seven Sisters cliffs. As wel... | |
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If your kids ideas of 'Paradise' include life sized Dinosaurs with all the appropriate sights and sounds of the Jurassic Age, then maybe the name is appropriate. There are other less exotic pleasures for them as well such as feeding the fish in the lakes; the Adventure Play Area,... | |
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Not so long ago every seaside holiday resort in Britain worth its sea salt had one of these. Now there are only a few of them left, and this was recently voted the most popular. The Pier offers activities for all the family including 2 amusement arcades, a bouncy castle and sev... | |
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Once a dairy farm and now converted to a delightful nature reserve. Stoneywish Nature Reserve is the ideal place for a gentle walks past fields, meadows and ponds with wildflower and waterfowl habitats and a free-range animal farm. Stoneywish has a large, natural playfield which... | |
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At Bateman's you can see the original illustrations for The Jungle Book at the beautiful home of Rudyard Kipling. Family fun days, theatre in the garden, jungle trails and a working water mill which grinds corn on Wed and Sat afternoons. Special events are held at Easter and Hallow... | |
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Take your Thomas the Tank Engine enthusiasts to Bluebell Railway to see the steam-hauled passenger trains on the UK's first preserved standard gauge passenger railway. Special events include the Santa Specials and Victorian picnic tra... | |
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The massive walls, ramparts and tunnels of this Fort are really impressive to children. This former Victorian Fortress is built into a cliff and its huge guns can still be admired in their slightly scary cavernous settings. The fortress is brought back to life with life-size exhibiti... | |
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The Tropical Reef at Sea Life Brighton houses two giant sea turtles, black-tipped reef sharks and its own shipwreck. The walkthrough underwater tunnel has spectacular views. A fantastic day out for the whole fam... | |
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The Mohair Centre is definitely a children's farm with angora goats all ready to be stroked by the kids and other farm animals such as pigs, cows and chickens. In Spring you'll be able to watch the lambing and kidding. No kidding! There are also spinning and weaving demonstrations and a na... | |
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This may be one that parents or grandparents enjoy more than the children! The exhibits range from Victorian streets, a village post office, an Edwardian kitchen complete with cook, a pre-war sweet shop to a typical wartime sitting room and all accompanied by appropriate sound effects. A hun... | |
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Visit the famous late medieval Bodiam Castle and explore the battlements, ramparts and moat. 'Bodiam Bat Packs' are available to help families with young children to explore the cas... | |
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What is the best option for the family if it's a hot summer's day (well we do occasionally get them) and money is a bit tight? If under a fiver for the whole family is acceptable, then Pell's Pool In Lewes is definitely worth considering. It is possibly Britain's oldest outside pool... | |
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Treasure Island in Eastbourne is currently undergoing major refurbishments and is due to open its doors again to families in Spring 2012. More news to follow soo... | |
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You will find a myriad of things to do here, especially for younger children, Ride on a Thomas the Tank train, see the Monkey Kingdom, swing and slide through the Amazon Adventure, or visit the toddler village. Animal feeding times are held throughout the day. Feed your own family in... | |
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Brighton Pier was built between 1891 and 1899 to replace the original Chain Pier. It has undergone many phases of construction and refurbishment since then, most recently in 1984. Now a grade 2 listed building, it juts 1,722 ft into the sea and offers a range of exciting fairgr... | |
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Peter Pan's Adventure Golf is a 12 hole course right on the Brighton Promenade but before you serious golfers get too excited bear in mind that the surface is waterproof carpet laid over concrete! It’s surface and rock garden setting provides an attractive albeit challenging... | |
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Volk’s Electric Railway runs along the Brighton Front and is the oldest in the world but don’t worry it’s been well maintained! For kids it beats walking along the prom any day. It goes for about a mile from the Aquarium to Black Rock with a handy stop at the Peter Pan’s Adventure ... | |
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King's Road Playground and Paddling Pool is right next to the main beach on Brighton’s seafront and offers, dare we say, possibly a better alternative for play for preschool kids than the beach and sea over the road! Both the paddling pool and sand pits are large and there is also a ... | |
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The Blue Reef chain of aquariums has taken over the somewhat dilapidated old attraction in Hastings and made a superb day out for children. In the atmospherically lit tanks and open water displays there are all sorts of underwater beauties and ghoulies to excite and horrify children. From... | |
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Clambers is an indoor activity centre with a large clamber frame including slides, ball rooms, zip wires and all the usual romping around gear. It is conveniently divided into two sections: - there’s a smaller area for the under 6s, with gentler apparatus and slides, ride-ons and a s... | |
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This famously iconic building with its white swirls of le Corbusier style glazing and fabulous location on the sea front gazing South West across the sea to Beachy Head on the opposite side of the bay, has been recently renovated to provide a superb arts centre. It has been done with... | |
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Blackberry Farm is a classic open farm set in the pretty Weald of Kent. It has all that you’d require of a good day out at the farm, healthy, vaguely happy-looking animals, penned so that you can get close enough without being hissed at or bitten, tractor rides, vast outdoor play a... | |
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Knockhatch Adventure Park is a slightly run down but immensely popular collection of entertainments for children (and adults). There are two main areas, the children’s adventure area and the dry ski slope. In the Knockhatch children’s area there’s a bewildering array of things to do... | |
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The Herstmonceux Observatory is a world famous astronomical observatory, which has been transformed into a superb hands-on Exploratorium for children. Amongst the famous green domes of the five vast telescopes, now sit water chutes, double helixes the height of a bus, an audio dish to ... | |
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This small traditional museum, located above the local library in The Grange, is a delight for children. The Grange Museum and Art Gallery comprises three rooms of local history in a gorgeous Georgian house in the heart of historic Rottingdean. Children can look at model forts, life ... | |
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The White Rock Theatre in Hastings has a wide range of events that will suit most families tastes, from comedy to dance and musicals to pantos. The White Rock Theatre is a 1066-seater venue (after the Battle of Hastings) which has real 1930's charm as it was opened in 1927 and many of... | |
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Evolution Indoor Climbing Centre is perfect for any families who want to try their hand at rock climbing in a safe and supervised environment. Suitable for children aged 6 and over it boasts the largest featured roof in the the country and has new routes every week giving the climber a f... | |
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Located on the northern edge of the Ashdown Forest, between Forest Row and Crowborough, Pooh Sticks Bridge attracts Winnie the Pooh fans from far and wide. The wooden bridge is just as one might have imagined, with simple wooden supports and platform with curved struts at each end, sh... | |
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You only have to take one look at Herstmonceux to realise it is quite simply the most beautiful castle in England. It has probably remained untouched because no would be besieger would have had the heart to destroy such perfection! It has to be a must for any family looking for a day ou... | |
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Beautiful parkland and lake which hosts the miniature railway. All trains are 1/8th scale of the original train. Enjoy the trains and have a ride on a variety of trains with your child. You can even purchase a little ticket which all adds to the fun of it! Plenty of train display... | |
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Set in the rolling hills of the South Downs, Spring Barn Farm Park is an idyllic children´s farm and play area. Donkeys and Shetland ponies delightfully stroll about pens in gently sloping paddocks overlooking the barns, whilst cumbersome pigs snooze happily by the play areas. ... | |
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