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6 Best Activities In Lewes
The Pells Outdoor Swimming Pool answers one sort of day. Monkey Bizness Indoor Play Centre answers every other sort. One is a glorious plan in July and a non-starter in November; the other never changes at all. Lewes has six family attractions and they divide fairly evenly between those two temperaments.
Lewes Castle and Blackberry Farm hedge, with indoor and outdoor parts both, so a grey sky shortens the visit rather than scrapping it. Ocean Adventure Indoor Play Area is the second covered choice. The Lewes Treasure Hunt Treasure Trail is the purest fair-weather option of the lot, since the town itself is the attraction.
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WaterThe Pells Outdoor Swimming Pool
CastlesLewes Castle
Children's FarmsBlackberry Farm
Indoor PlayMonkey Bizness Indoor Play Centre
AdventureThe Lewes Treasure Hunt Treasure Trail
Indoor PlayOcean Adventure Indoor Play Area
12 more within 10 miles of Lewes
The Lavender Line
Polowood Shooting Ground & Corporate Entertainment Ltd.
Sky High Trampoline Park
Newhaven Fort
Drusillas Park
Funplex
Ditchling Beacon-National Trust
Barneys Playbarn
Fun Abounds Trampoline Centre
Kilnwood Studio
Phileas Foggs World of Adventure
Uckfield Leisure Centre
Look at tomorrow's weather and the plan mostly writes itself. Sun sends you to the pool and the trail; rain sends you to the play centres and to the sheltered halves of the castle and the farm. Six attractions is not many, but they cover both cases.
Visiting Lewes with kids: FAQs
What is there for children in Lewes when it rains?
Monkey Bizness Indoor Play Centre and Ocean Adventure Indoor Play Area are the two dedicated indoor options, and both are aimed at the under-tens. Lewes Castle and Blackberry Farm are listed with indoor sections as well, so either can still deliver a shortened visit once the rain sets in.
Which Lewes attraction suits a mixed-age family?
Blackberry Farm handles the widest age spread — animals hold a toddler's attention while older children get room to roam — and it has indoor and outdoor parts to fall back on. Lewes Castle also spans the ages, with enough to climb and look at for older kids without losing the little ones.
Is there anything to do outdoors on a hot day?
The Pells Outdoor Swimming Pool is exactly what a hot day calls for, and it is why families turn up in numbers once the temperature climbs. The Lewes Treasure Hunt Treasure Trail is the other good use of clear weather: a walk with a puzzle bolted on, which keeps older children moving without complaint.