Newhaven
Parish in Lewes, East Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 50.795, 0.052 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 44 01 |
| Population: | 13,222 |
| Dialling code: | 01273 (Brighton) |
Newhaven sits on the south coast in the district of Lewes, East Sussex, where the mouth of the River Ouse meets the English Channel. The town occupies a wide, working harbour tucked beneath the chalk slopes of the South Downs, and has long been a coastal gateway - historically for fishing and a long‑established cross‑Channel ferry link with Dieppe - as well as a Victorian defensive site centred on Newhaven Fort.
Today the port still shapes local life: commercial shipping, fishing, lifeboat operations and support for offshore wind work alongside small industries, a fishmarket and recent waterfront regeneration. There’s a strong local community identity and pockets of cultural activity around the harbour and fort, giving the town a mix of maritime heritage and practical modern enterprise.
Postcode districts covering Newhaven
Most populated places nearby
- Brighton and Hove 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Crawley 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Hastings 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Eastbourne 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Worthing 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Bexhill-on-Sea 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Haywards Heath 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Burgess Hill 13.8 miles22.2 km
- East Grinstead 23 miles37 km
- Seaford 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Rottingdean 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Crowborough 18.7 miles30.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Newhaven Built-up area 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Newhaven North Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Newhaven South Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
- South Heighton Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Piddinghoe Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Tarring Neville Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Peacehaven East Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Seaford West Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Peacehaven Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Peacehaven North Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Peacehaven West Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Seaford Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Newhaven
BN9 9TS, BN9 9DJ, BN9 9JD, BN9 9LU, BN9 9NJ, BN9 0FN, BN9 9SF, BN9 9QL, BN9 9FE … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 26.9 miles43.3 km
- London City Airport 49.1 miles79 km
- Newhaven Town Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Newhaven Harbour Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
Hotels near Newhaven Ad
- Red Brighton Blue 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Flint Barns, Rathfinny Wine Estate 3.2 miles5.2 km
- The Greenwich Rooms - Burger & Bird Bar & Restaurant 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The White Hart 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- No.124 by Guesthouse, Brighton 5 9 miles14.4 km
- Hotel Una 9 miles14.5 km
- Drakes of Brighton 4 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Square Townhouse 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Malmaison Brighton 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Grand Brighton 5 8.9 miles14.3 km
Schools in Newhaven
- Breakwater Academy Primary
- Denton Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Harbour Primary and Nursery School Primary
- High Cliff Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Port Newhaven Harbour 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Charleston Farmhouse Museum 4.3 miles7 km
- Anne of Cleeves House Historic site 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Long Man of Wilmington Archaeological site 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Brighton Marina Marina 6.8 miles11 km
- American Express Community Stadium Stadium 7.5 miles12 km
- Brighton Racecourse Recreation 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Churchill Square Shopping centre 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Kingley Vale Forest 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Woolton Farm Estate Estate 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Gildredge Manor Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Manor Gardens Gardens 9.6 miles15.5 km