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About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: The Jolly Sportsman in Lewes offers family rooms with garden views, private bathrooms, and modern amenities. Each room includes a private entrance, walk-in shower, and free WiFi. Dining Experience: Guests can enjoy British cuisine at the family-friendly restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner in a traditional and modern setting. Breakfast options include full English, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free selections. Leisure Facilities: The hotel features a sun terrace, garden, and outdoor seating area. Additional amenities include a bar, live music, and bicycle parking. Location and Attractions: Located 34 km from London Gatwick Airport, the hotel is near Glyndebourne Opera House (14 km) and Brighton Pier (21 km). Activities such as hiking and cycling are available nearby.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.
Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap
Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
- Bar
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Adrian
United Kingdom
“The hotel had given a lot of thought to the little extras in our room, chocolates, cordial in the fridge with water and fresh milk. We enjoyed an excellent meal in the evening. Would recommend the lamb cigar starter! The room was very spacious...” - Lareine
United Kingdom
“Very welcoming. Staff friendly and helpful. We ate in the restaurant and the food was very good with generous portions. Nicely cooked steak with delicious sauce and the chicken Milanese was tasty. Good chips, though these were an extra cost. Nice...” - Hilary
United Kingdom
“This country pub is quite difficult to find but we had a lovely stay and a superb breakfast.” - Suzanne
United Kingdom
“All the breakfast choices were excellent and served in a lovely garden room location” - Susan
United Kingdom
“Lovely rural pub and a good centre for walking on the Downs. Large room with countryside views, vast, very comfortable bed and well-appointed bathroom. Adorable, friendly 'pub dog', an elegant black labrador. Delicious breakfast and lunch.” - Irene
United Kingdom
“Very welcoming, lovely beer garden with comfortable furniture, nice room with thoughtful extras, great shower and really excellent food” - Celia
United Kingdom
“Spacious, comfortable rooms and bathrooms, private space on balcony/decking for all of us to sit together, quiet location, good breakfast and dinner. (Good weather helped!)” - Rebecca
United Kingdom
“Great rural location with lovely relaxing garden and plenty of walks nearby. Comfortable rooms well equipped with nice touches like fresh milk and cordial in the fridge. Interesting innovative food menu which was delicious.” - Simon
United Kingdom
“Lovely location, and friendly staff. Room was nicely specified and very clean and comfortable. Dinner was excellent and the beer garden/outside seating was beautiful. Good location with lots of walks from the doorstep and good access to nearby...” - David
United Kingdom
“A wonderful peaceful break. Beautiful room, fantastic food and lots of quiet pretty countryside to enjoy.”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
- The Jolly Sportsman
- CuisineBritish
- Open forLunch • Dinner
- AmbianceFamily friendly • Traditional • Modern • Romantic
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Prices for cots and extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
The number of extra beds and cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.




The fine print
Please inform The Jolly Sportsman in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.