Pubs & restaurants in East SussexEast Sussex, England

Vineyard restaurant with rooms near Rye, low-intervention wine and estate-grown food.

Riverside pub on the Ouse at Barcombe, with boat hire and towpath walks.

Long-established free house on Burwash High Street, in the High Weald village associated with Rudyard Kipling.

Dining pub with rooms near Withyham, on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest.

Village pub in historic Downs-edge Rottingdean.

Village pub in Jevington popular with Downs walkers, named Best Sussex Pub in 2024 and known for cream teas.

Country inn on the edge of Ashdown Forest at Hartfield, with a strong food reputation.

Former coaching inn turned boutique hotel in the old hilltop town of Rye.

Food-led dining pub at the end of a no-through-road in East Chiltington, looking towards the Downs.

Ancient inn on cobbled Mermaid Street in Rye, long tied to the town's smuggling history.

Beamed country pub and restaurant at Cowbeech, looking out across the Weald.

Long-running village pub at Icklesham, on the ridge between Rye and Hastings.

Well-regarded free house beside Salehurst's parish church, a short walk from Bodiam Castle.

Medieval timbered coaching inn on Alfriston High Street, long a stop on the old pilgrims' route.

Country local at Burwash Weald, serving a changing range of cask ales.

Farmer-owned inn and farm-to-table restaurant at Netherfield, near Battle.

Riverside pub at Rye Harbour, a stop for walkers and birdwatchers at the nature reserve.