Wealden District bus service changes
Summer 2026
- Service number
- 1 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Groombridge-Langton Green-Rusthall- Tunbridge Wells- St John’s Skinners School-Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar School-Southborough-Tonbridge-Hillview School
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Hams Travel with funding from Kent County Council and ESCC
- Date of change
- Service number
- 1 (via Ocklynge) 1A (via DGH)
- Route
- Shinewater-Langney-Seaside-Town Centre- Old Town/District General Hospital–Hamlands
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach on a commercial basis
- Date of change
- Service number
- 1B
- Route
- Hailsham, Anglesey Ave-Hailsham-Stone Cross-Langney-Seaside- Eastbourne town centre (also serves Roebuck Park on Mon-Sat evenings)
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach on a commercial basis Evening and Sunday services funded by development contributions.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 6, 6A
- Route
- Langney Shopping Centre-Westham-Stone Cross-Dittons Wood-Polegate-Wannock-Willingdon- District General Hospital-Carew Road- Eastbourne Town Centre
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC, with the help of bus support grant from Government.
Sunday service funded by development contributions. - Date of change
- Service number
- 8
- Route
- Eastbourne Town Centre-Lewes Road-District Hospital - Sainsbury’s Cross Levels Way-Winkney Farm-Langney-Pennine Way-Stone Cross-Westham-Pevensey-Beachlands
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC, with the help of bus support grant from Government.
Evening service funded by development contributions. - Date of change
- Service number
- 12, 12A, 12X, N12
- Route
- Brighton-Saltdean-Peacehaven-Newhaven-Seaford- Seven Sisters Country Park-East Dean-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Route and timetable changes. The service will now run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: N12 operating hourly between Eastbourne and Brighton. Departures from Eastbourne Town Centre will be at 00:50, 02:00, 03:00 and 04:00, following on from a new late service 12 departure at 23:50. N12 journeys from Brighton Station, will depart hourly from 00:45 to 03:45. The 12 and 12A are revised to run as the single route numbered 12 between Eastbourne and Brighton, serving Chyngton in Seaford and Paradise Park in Newhaven. Peak time journeys will no longer run along Avis Way in Newhaven. Monday to Saturday frequency will be 15 minutes between Chyngton and Brighton, every 30 minutes to/from Eastbourne, and every 20 minutes on Sunday. The 12X has a frequency increase to every 12 minutes, Monday to Saturday. Earlier morning trips and later evening trips have been added. The 12X will stop additionally at Slindon Avenue in Peacehaven and Beacon Road in Seaford.
- Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses on a commercial basis
- Date of change
- 19 July 2026
- Service number
- 13X
- Route
- Brighton-Saltdean-Peacehaven-Newhaven-Seaford-Seven Sisters Country Park-Beachy Head-Eastbourne Town Centre-Eastbourne Pier
- Changes to current service
- Improved frequency for the Summer period. On Mondays to Fridays there will be 5 journeys in each direction and an hourly service on Saturdays. On Sundays the service runs every 15 minutes for most of the day.
- Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses on a commercial basis
- Date of change
- 19 July 2026
- Service number
- 24 (Wed/Fri- was previously Tues/Thurs)
- Route
- Eastbourne- District General Hospital-Polegate-Wilmington- Drusillas Zoo-Alfriston
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses with funding from ESCC and the help of bus support grant from UK Government.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 25 (Tues/Thurs/Sat)
- Route
- Lewes-Glynde-Firle-Charleston Farmhouse- Selmeston-Alfriston-Wilmington-Polegate-Wannock-Willingdon village -District General Hospital-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 26 (Sunday and Bank Holidays)
- Route
- Seaford-Alfriston-Drusillas Zoo-Wilmington-Polegate-Wannock-Willingdon-District General Hospital-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- Usual seasonal timetable adjustments (16:50 from Seaford to run to Eastbourne, and 18:00 from Eastbourne to Alfriston) reinstated for Summer period until 25 October
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 28
- Route
- Eastbourne- District General Hospital-Willingdon-Hailsham-Battle Road-Golden Cross-Laughton-Ringmer-Lewes-Universities-Brighton
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
-
Brighton & Hove Buses on a commercial basis except for
Eastbourne - Ringmer section of route funded by development contributions. - Date of change
- Service number
- 29, 29A, 29B, 29X
- Route
- 29, 29X Tunbridge Wells-Crowborough-Uckfield-Lewes-Universities- Brighton (a 29B return journey runs via Ringmer for King’s Academy) 29A Heathfield-Framfield-Uckfield-Isfield-Lewes-Universities-Brighton
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses on a commercial basis (29, 29X) 29 evening service between Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells is funded by ESCC along with a contribution from Kent County Council and bus support grant from UK Government. 29A between Lewes and Heathfield is funded by ESCC, with the help of development contributions and bus support grant from UK Government. 29B is provided with the help of a development contribution.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 31, 31A, 31B
- Route
- Cuckfield-Haywards Heath–Princess Royal Hospital-Newick-Maresfield-Uckfield
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Compass Travel with funding from ESCC and West Sussex County Council.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 36 (Saturday)
- Route
- Berwick Station-Polegate-Westham–Langney- Beachlands
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 37 (Saturday)
- Route
- Beachlands - Langney - Westham - Hailsham
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 39 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays)
- Route
- Eastbourne Towner- East Dean- Seven Sisters Country Park-Litlington-Alfriston- Charleston in Firle- Charleston in Lewes
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses with funding from a consortium of local arts organisations led by Charleston.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 40 (Tuesday and Friday)
- Route
- Berwick-Wilmington-Litlington- Charleston Manor-Exceat-Seaford
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses with funding from ESCC and bus support grant from Government
- Date of change
- Service number
- 41 (Tuesday and Thursday)
- Route
- Eastbourne-Wannock-Jevington-Friston- East Dean-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 42 (Wednesday)
- Route
- Berwick-Chalvington-Horsebridge-Hailsham-Selmeston-Alfriston-Arlington-Milton Hide-Hailsham
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses with funding from ESCC and bus support grant from Government
- Date of change
- Service number
- 43 (Monday)
- Route
- Berwick-Chalvington-Selmeston-Upper Dicker-Hailsham-Polegate- Stone Cross-Langney-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 44, 44A, 44B (Tuesday and Thursday)
- Route
- Berwick-Wilmington-Polegate-Stone Cross-Langney-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 47 (Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Seasonal Service)
- Route
- Berwick-Alfriston-Seaford-Litlington-Wilmington-Berwick (circular service)
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
-
48
(Wed/Fri- was previously Tues/Thurs)
- Route
- Eastbourne - Polegate - Hailsham- Deanland Wood Park
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses with funding from ESCC and bus support grant from Government
- Date of change
- Service number
- 49 (Weds seasonal service)
- Route
- Eastbourne-Langney-Westham-Pevensey-Wartling-Science Centre, Herstmonceux Castle Grounds
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 51
- Route
- Eastbourne town centre-District General Hospital-Willingdon-Farmlands Way-Polegate-Hailsham-Horam-Heathfield-Mayfield-Rotherfield-Town Row- Tunbridge Wells (Monday to Saturday evening journeys also serve Polegate Dittons Wood)
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach on a commercial basis
The evening service improvement, introduced in July 2023, and a number of Sunday journeys between Tunbridge Wells, Heathfield and Hailsham, are funded by development contributions. - Date of change
- Service number
- 52
- Route
- Sovereign Harbour South-Bridgemere- Eastbourne Town Centre-District General Hospital-Willingdon-Farmlands Way-Polegate-Dittons Wood-Hailsham-Roebuck Park (also serves Anglesey Avenue at Hailsham on Sunday evenings).
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach on a commercial basis
- Date of change
- Service number
- 53
- Route
- Eastbourne Town Centre- District General Hospital-Willingdon- Polegate-Hailsham-Herstmonceux-Ninfield-Sidley-Bexhill Hospital-Bexhill
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach on a commercial basis
Sunday service funded by ESCC with UK Government grant. - Date of change
- Service number
- 57, 58 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Asda-Beachlands-Pevensey Bay-Westham-Stone Cross-Dittons Wood-Polegate-Willingdon School
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Service 57: Stagecoach on a commercial basis. Service 58: Stagecoach with funding from ESCC with the help of UK Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 84
- Route
- Crawley-Three Bridges-Turners Hill-Sharpthorne-Grinstead Lane-East Grinstead
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Metrobus on a commercial basis
- Date of change
- Service number
- 95
- Route
- Little Common (school journeys)-Bexhill-Battle-Conquest Hospital
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach with funding from ESCC with the help of UK Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 98
- Route
- Sidley-Bexhill-Pebsham-Hastings.
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach on commercial basis
- Date of change
- Service number
- 99 99E (also serves Sovereign Harbour South, Eastbourne)
- Route
- Eastbourne-Pevensey-Bexhill-Hastings
- Changes to current service
- Revised evening timetable to meet the requests of shift workers who use the service.
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach on a commercial basis. Evening journeys from April 2026 are partly funded by development contributions.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 121 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Uckfield-Maresfield-Newick-Chailey School-Cooksbridge- Lewes
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Compass Travel with funding from ESCC's UK Government bus support grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 125 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Alfriston-Berwick-Firle-Glynde-King’s Academy -Lewes
- Changes to current service
- No change. Cuckmere Buses provide a service on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays (see services 25 and 25X above).
- Service provided by
- Compass Travel with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 126
- Route
- Seaford-Alfriston- Drusillas Zoo-Berwick Station
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses journeys run without funding from ESCC. Compass Travel journeys are funded by ESCC with the help of bus support grant from UK Government.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 150 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Withyham-Hartfield-Upper Hartfield-Forest Row- Chelwood Gate-Danehill-Chailey School
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- The Big Lemon with funding from ESCC with UK Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 195 (Wednesday)
- Route
- Waldron-Heathfield- Bodle Street Green-Herstmonceux-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses without funding from ESCC.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 196 (Wednesday)
- Route
- Rushlake Green-Cowbeech-Herstmonceux-Eastbourne
- Changes to current service
- No change,
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses
- Date of change
- Service number
- 224 (Monday, Wednesday & Friday)
- Route
- Wadhurst-Town Row-Rotherfield-Crowborough and Crowborough local service
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- North Wealden Community Transport (Wealdlink) with funding from ESCC with Government grant. Monday service funded by a development contribution.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 225 (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
- Route
- Crowborough-Rotherfield-Heathfield-Rushlake Green-Brightling-Netherfield-Battle (Saturday: Heathfield – Rushlake Green only)
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- North Wealden Community Transport (Wealdlink) Tuesday and Thursday Compass Travel Saturday Services funded by ESCC through the UK Government bus grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 226 (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday)
- Route
- Crowborough - Rotherfield - Mayfield local service
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- North Wealden Community Transport (Wealdlink). Funded by ESCC with UK Government grant and Rotherfield Parish Council and Mayfield & Five Ashes Parish Council.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 227 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Five Ashes-Argos Hill-Rotherfield- Crowborough
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Compass Travel, with funding from ESCC with Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 228
- Route
- Crowborough and Jarvis Brook town service (school journeys serve Tunbridge Wells and Tunbridge Wells Boys Grammar School)
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Compass Travel with funding from ESCC with UK Government grant and contribution from Kent County Council
- Date of change
- Service number
- 231
- Route
- Heathfield-Burwash- Etchingham (plus Hurst Green–Uckfield schooldays only journeys)
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Compass Travel with funding from ESCC with UK Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 245 Monday - Saturday
- Route
- Uckfield bus station - Manor Park
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Community Transport for the Lewes Area (CTLA) with funding from ESCC with UK Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 249 (Monday - Friday)
- Route
- Fairwarp - High Hurstwood - Buxted - Uckfield
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Community Transport for the Lewes Area (CTLA) with funding from ESCC with the help of UK Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 251 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Heathfield-Mayfield-Rotherfield-Town Row-Tunbridge Wells- Boys Grammar School
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach with funding from ESCC through UK Government grant and Kent County Council
- Date of change
- Service number
- 256
- Route
- Tunbridge Wells-Bells Yew Green-Lamberhurst-Wadhurst
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Autocar with funding from ESCC with the help of bus support grant from UK Government, along with funding from Kent County Council
- Date of change
- Service number
- 258 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Kilndown-Horsmonden-Lamberhurst-Cousley Wood-Wadhurst Uplands Academy
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
- Hams Travel with funding from Kent County Council and a contribution from ESCC with the help of bus support grant from UK Government.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 266, 267, 268, 269 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Boreham Street - Hailsham - Hellingly - Horam - Hellingly - Heathfield Community College
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- The Big Lemon with funding from ESCC with the help of UK Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 270
- Route
- Brighton-Hassocks-Burgess Hill-Haywards Heath-Danehill-Chelwood Gate- Wych Cross-Forest Row-East Grinstead
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Metrobus on a commercial basis Evening improvements introduced in July 2023 funded by ESCC, West Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council with the help of UK Government bus grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 286 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Coleman’s Hatch-Hartfield-Withyham-Groombridge-Langton Green-Speldhurst-Southborough-Tunbridge Wells
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Arriva with funding from Kent County Council.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 291
- Route
- Crawley-East Grinstead-Forest Row-Hartfield-Withyham-Groombridge-Tunbridge Wells
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Metrobus on a commercial basis Evening improvements introduced in July 2023 funded by ESCC, West Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council with the help of UK Government bus grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 318 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Whitesmith-Chiddingly- Muddles Green-East Hoathly-Halland-Shortgate- Ringmer King’s Academy
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Compass Travel with funding from ESCC with help of UK Government grant
- Date of change
- Service number
- 320 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Ninfield - Claverham College
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Stagecoach with funding from ESCC's UK Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 356 (College Days)
- Route
- Little Common - Hooe - Claverham College
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Rambler Coaches with funding from ESCC with UK Government grant.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 500
- Route
- Eastbourne-District General Hospital-Willingdon-Polegate-Hailsham-Golden Cross-East Hoathly-Uckfield-Nutley-Forest Row- East Grinstead- Manor Royal Business Park-Gatwick Airport
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Metrobus on a commercial basis with the support of: Gatwick Airport, West Sussex County Council and East Sussex County Council. All partners are providing funding, the two Councils doing so with the help of development contributions.
- Date of change
- Service number
- 1066
- Route
- Hastings-Battle (some journeys serve Claverham Community College)-Mountfield or Whatlington-Robertsbridge-Hurst Green-Hawkhurst-Flimwell-Ticehurst-Wadhurst-Frant- Tunbridge Wells
- Changes to current service
- No change.
- Service provided by
-
Stagecoach with funding from ESCC with Government grant and a contribution from Kent County Council.
Sunday service introduced in July 2023 funded by development contributions. - Date of change
- Service number
- H1, H3, H4 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday)
- Route
- Hailsham town services
- Changes to current service
- No change
- Service provided by
- Cuckmere Buses with funding from Hailsham Town Council.
- Date of change
- Service number
- U1-U5 (Schooldays)
- Route
- Uplands Academy services
- Changes to current service
- The service U4 and U5 journeys will be removed. Hams Travel will instead provide larger buses on services U1, U2 and U3 to ensure all Uplands Academy pupils are catered for. This change will help to ease traffic congestion outside the school at pick-up and set-down times.
- Service provided by
- Hams Travel. ESCC, with the help of bus support grant from Government provides a funding contribution to ensure larger buses are provided
- Date of change
- 23 August 2026
- Service number
-
Eastbourne sightseeing
(seasonal service) - Route
- Eastbourne Pier-seafront-Beachy Head-Birling Gap-East Dean-Town Centre-Eastbourne Pier
- Changes to current service
- No further changes to dates of operation previously advised for 2026 with remaining timetables as follows: · 27 June to 27 September – Every day. Half-hourly from 10:00 to 18:30 · 28 September to 24 October – Every day. Half-hourly from 10:00 to 17:30 25 October to 1 November – Every day. Half-hourly from 10:00 to 16:30
- Service provided by
- Brighton & Hove Buses on a commercial basis
- Date of change
- 28 Sept 2026 25 Oct 2026
