It hasnt sucked the life out of 2 generations of my family - well not yet anyway - and the 3rd generation just about to graduate also seem fairly well adjusted.
Lewes is superficially a nice town - but all those beards and sandals would start to grate after a while - and I'm not too keen on...
The trick in the rush hour is to avoid the traffic lights, by cutting down through Steyning Road and Rottingdean High Street, and rejoining the coast road up by the windmill/golf course.
Like I said, 15 mins, absolute max , to the station every day .
If you want to be right next to the sea, I do lurve the Saltdean & Rottingdean area, which is only 5 miles from the city centre.
It has very good local schools, solid family houses at reasonable prices, and Rottingdean has some excellent village pubs.
It's far enough away from the...