Why move to Mid Sussex?
Over half the Mid Sussex region (128 square miles) lies within Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty with many miles of beautiful walks to be enjoyed, ancient woodlands to explore and historic houses and magnificent gardens to visit. Many place names will be familiar as the whole area has played its part in history throughout the ages.

Transport
Regular South Central trains on the Brighton Main Line to London Bridge, London Victoria or Kings Cross Thameslink take between 45 & 60 mins (depending on your journey's start and finish) with many trains calling at Gatwick Airport. Thameslink trains also stop regularly at stations between Hassocks and London Bridge with similar journey times.

The proximity of the A23 and A27 means that access by road to the south coast is excellent and road travel to Gatwick, Heathrow and beyond - via the M23 (about 15 minutes from Haywards Heath, for example) M25 and the rest of the motorway network make a 'home in the country' a very viable proposition.

Useful Contact Numbers
National Rail Enquiries 0845 748 4950
www.nationalrail.co.uk
Traveline (all public transport) 0870 608 2608
www.traveline.org.uk
Gatwick Airport 0870 000 2468
Heathrow Airport 0870 000 0123
Stansted Airport 08760 000 0303

Schools
For those of you with children, we are very lucky to have primary and secondary schools and 6th form colleges with high rankings in the state sector league tables and a number of independent schools catering for children from nursery age onwards. The towns and most villages also have thriving pre-school playgroups and nurseries.

Local Education Authority Numbers (for school catchment enquiries)
West Sussex 01293 895329
East Sussex 01273 481000

Sports & Leisure
Sports and leisure activities are well catered for with leisure centres and facilities throughout the area for sailing, golf, riding, rugby, football, cricket, bowls, athletics, tennis, boules, swimming and stoolball (a team sport which originated in, and is still played almost exclusively in Sussex) to name but a few. There are also a number of Xtreme Action Sites which are designed specifically for rollerblade, scooter, skateboard and BMX enthusiasts and even paragliding and hang gliding clubs for the older dare-devil.

Useful Contact Numbers
Dolphin Leisure Centre, Haywards Heath 01444 457337
Triangle Leisure Centre. Burgess Hill 01444 876000
Crawley Leisure Centre, Crawley 01293 537431
Henfield Leisure Centre, Henfield 01273 494984
King Alfred Leisure Centre, Hove 01273 290290
Lewes Leisure Centre, Lewes 01273 486000
Prince Regent Swimming Complex, Brighton 01273 685692

The Arts are well represented with theatres, museums, galleries and cinemas within easy access of most areas.

The Brighton Centre 01273 290131
Clair Hall, Haywards Heath 01444 455440
Brighton Dome, Brighton 01273 709709
Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne 01273 812321
The Hawth, Crawley 01293 553636
Martletts Hall, Burgess Hill 01444 242888
Theatre Royal, Brighton 01273 764400

Shopping
Shopping in Mid Sussex is a pleasure with everything from specialist shops in picturesque village High Streets and the Lanes in Brighton to farmers’ markets to craft fairs to modern shopping malls for you to browse in.

Eating Out
If you enjoy eating out, you have a wide range of country pubs, restaurants offering menus from every corner of the world and Michelin star country hotels to choose from, and Brighton offers the most diverse nightlife outside London.

Other Useful Contacts
Councils
Mid Sussex District Council 01444 458166
www.midsussex.gov.uk
Horsham District Council 01403 215100
www.horsham.gov.uk
Lewes District Council 01273 471600
www.lewes.gov.uk
Wealden District Council 01323 443322
www.wealden.gov.uk
West Sussex County Council 01243 777100
www.westsussex.gov.uk
East Sussex County Council 01273 481000
www.eastsussex.gov.uk

Primary Care Trusts (for NHS GP and Dentist Lists
East Sussex 01273 485300
West Sussex 01444 475700