Buses: Get on Board

Hop on a Brighton & Hove Bus to uncover hidden treasures in the most unlikeliest of places. This week: East Grinstead

You may not realise it but there are all sorts of interesting and unusual places to visit on the buses from Brighton & Hove – stretching out to Eastbourne, the South Downs, and Steyning to name but a few.
The pleasant, busy Sussex market town of East Grinstead features some truly magnificent historic timber-framed buildings, shoulder-to-shoulder with more modern shops in the High Street.

There is a varied selection of familiar stores, and more independent, individual shops like the well-stocked bookshop in Tudor House, which dates back to 1555, and is very near the War Memorial bus stop. It’s got a café too, so why not pop in for a browse and a coffee? 
Just behind the impressive, medieval-style, sandstone church of St. Swithun with its beautiful stained glass, is the Chequer Mead Arts & Theatre complex with a 318-seat theatre, art gallery, café and giant mural illustrating 1000 years of the town’s history.
East Grinstead Museum is a light and airy modern building housing the towns’ social history, just off the High Street in Cantelupe Road. The displays are anything but dusty, and admission is FREE.

The Atrium in King Street – with its distinctive glass façade incorporates a cinema, The Crow’s Nest bar, and a Wetherspoons pub, and there are plenty of cafés, restaurants and tea rooms to choose from in a town catering for all tastes.
Check out visiteastgrinstead.com to find out all about the town, things to do and what’s on.

Getting there
East Grinstead is on the Metrobus Route 270, this runs up to hourly Monday to Saturday from Churchill Square and Old Steine – full times are available at metrobus.co.uk/270. The journey takes 1hour and 15 minutes but is direct and passes through the beautiful South Downs National Park and quaint Sussex villages.

Metrobus have day tickets from individual to family that are valid on the entire route that you can purchase from the driver – please see metrobus.co.uk for more information..