Rottingdean

Getting to Rottingdean

Buses along the coast from Brighton run every 5 to 10 minutes. The walk from Brighton Palace pier will take about 1½ hours, either along the undercliff or along the cliff top. You can start this walk from Brighton Marina. At Ovingdean gap there is a small cafe by the beach that will be open if it is sunny.

Worth seeing

1. 01
   Beacon Windmill

   A restored black, wooden windmill that dates back to 1802.

2. 02
   Kipling Gardens

   The Green, BN2 7HA (just up from the pond).

3. 03
   Prospect Cottage and Aubrey Cottage

   These were the homes in Rottingdean of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, one of the Pre-Raphaelites, and famous for his paintings and stained glass work.

4. 04
   St Margaret's Church

   Much visited church, mainly to view the stained glass windows by Burne-Jones, who is buried in the graveyard.

5. 05
   Tudor Cottages and Tudor Close

   Neither consist of original Tudor buildings although they were based on houses and barns from that period.

Things to do

There is a pebble beach which is nice in the summer. Boxing Day is a traditional village day with inter-pub football, tug of war, races, etc. The whole village closes about 6:30PM that day mostly drunk.

Where to eat

Thai, Chinese and Indian restaurants. A chippy (fish and chip shop), once frequented by John Major a former British prime minister. Try The Coach House, The Victoria or The Plough public houses for food.

Getting around Rottingdean the local way