Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Four days is the 3-day plan plus Devil’s Dyke, a free South Downs walk that costs only a citySAVER bus ticket to reach. Days 1 and 2 stay in Brighton’s free core, Day 3 is Lewes by train.

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