Newhaven, snapshot of a city
Situated at the mouth of the River Ouse, a few kilometres east of Brighton, Newhaven is the closest port to London with ferry links to France. It is ideally situated for quick and easy access to all of southern England.
The LD Lines ferry terminal allows us to welcome passengers and carry out administrative and harbour operations in the best possible conditions.
12 km from Brighton
100 km from London
CAR: Newhaven is situated only 64 miles from London,10 miles East of Brighton or 15 miles west of Eastbourne. Directions from
Brighton, east along the A27 past Lewes and take the A26 to Newhaven. The passenger terminal is well sign-posted as you enter
Newhaven.
TRAIN: Newhaven Town station is situated only a few yards from the foot passenger terminal.Trains operate directly to London,
Brighton and Eastbourne.
A historic channel port : Don’t miss Newhaven Fort, the largest fortification of its kind ever built on the English coast, today home to a museum. Built in1860, Newhaven Fort played an important role in the First and above all, the Second World War. Not only did it have a vital strategic function during the conflict, in particular during the Normandy Landings, the Canadian units who took part in the Dieppe Raid left from here in 1942. In memory of this event, it flies the Canadian flag.
