Eastbourne travellers should plan ahead for Lewes Bonfire restrictions on Thursday 5 November. A joint official announcement, published by East Sussex Fire & Rescue on behalf of transport operators and public bodies, warns that ordinary journeys will also be affected.
Approach-road closures are listed from 16:45 GMT. Trains are not expected to call at Lewes, Falmer, Cooksbridge, Glynde or Southease from around 17:00 until the following morning’s service. Final trains vary by route; check Southern’s journey planner rather than assuming 17:00 is a guaranteed departure.
The announcement asks people outside Lewes to choose local celebrations instead. Our map uses Eastbourne station as a journey-planning reference, not a closure site or alternative boarding point.
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Sources / Checked 26 October 2026 at 12:06 GMT: Joint public-safety and travel announcement, 18 September 2026.