Lewes Local Information
Practical local information for Lewes: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Lewes term dates 2026/27: half term 26 to 30 October
Lewes district schools break for half term 26 to 30 October and for Christmas on 18 December. Peacehaven and Lewes Old Grammar start October a week early.
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Lewes Christmas trains: none on 25 Dec, few on 26 Dec
No trains run through Lewes on Christmas Day, and Boxing Day is a Saturday with the bank holiday on Monday 28 December. The 28 bus ran to Lewes on 25 Dec 2025.
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Lewes Christmas bins: no collections 25 to 28 December
Lewes district bins skip 25 to 28 December 2026 and rounds run a day or two late until mid-January. Every round's dates, tree drop-offs and tip hours.
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Lewes tip opening times: 9am to 4pm, book first
Lewes tip at Ham Lane opens 9am to 4pm every day; Newhaven and Seaford are on winter hours, 8am to 4pm. Every visit must be booked. Christmas hours inside.
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Lewes October half term: 8 things on, 24 Oct to 1 Nov
Lewes schools are off 26 to 30 October 2026. What's on locally that week: Newhaven Fort's daily Halloween programme, Lewes Castle's trail, Firle Bonfire.
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Lewes bin days: a bank holiday moves your whole week
Refuse and recycling went fortnightly on 9 February. A bank holiday pushes every Lewes round one day on, and Friday rounds to Saturday. Plus every charge.
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Parking in Lewes: £2.15 all day, or £9.35 on the street
Two hours on Lewes High Street costs £9.35. Brook Street car park is £2.15 for over four hours. Council car parks only charge Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm.
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Lewes council tax bands: England's dearest district
At £2,756.17 band D, Lewes is the dearest of England's 164 shire districts. The full A to H table for all 28 parish areas, and what each precept added.
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Lewes house prices: £370,799, £280k to £535k by area
The average Lewes district home sold for £370,799 in May 2026, up 2.5% while East Sussex fell 1%. Median sold prices for all 13 neighbourhoods.
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Lewes to London trains: 1hr 10min, £5,680 a year
Fast trains reach London Victoria in 1 hour 10 minutes. Journey times, first and last trains, and 2026 season ticket costs from Lewes, Seaford and Newhaven.
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Lewes Roadworks This Week: A26 to Newhaven and Rail Shutdown
The A26 from Itford to Newhaven shuts 8pm to 6am on 6, 7 and 8 October. No trains run Lewes to Three Bridges on 10 and 11 October; buses replace them.