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About Lewes

Known for

The Bonfire Night celebrations (the most spectacular in England, with six rival societies), the Castle, the Harvey's Brewery (one of England's finest independent breweries), Tom Paine's town, and a county town of real intellectual character

A little history

The Battle of Lewes in 1264 established the principle of parliamentary government in England. Tom Paine, who inspired the American and French Revolutions, lived here. The Bonfire Night celebrations — with effigies and massive torchlit processions — have been held since the 1850s.

Local tip

Bonfire Night in Lewes is one of England's great spectacles — extraordinary and unlike anywhere else. Harvey's Brewery tap for the finest Sussex ale. The castle and the town for independent shopping.

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