The leading guide to the people, places, and everyday culture of today’s Sussex
We spotlight the people, places and spaces shaping the region’s evolving identity, from neighbourhood wine bars and off-grid cabins to industrial craft breweries, seasonal markets and walking routes that wind where the signal drops.
Mapping what matters here, creatively, locally and on its own terms.
A New Cultural Chapter for Sussex
Sussex is undergoing a quiet transformation. Independent businesses are thriving in urban corners and beyond city centres. Creative communities are building momentum in rural spaces. What once felt peripheral is now shaping the region’s cultural identity.
This shift isn’t about trends – it’s about values. localism, sustainability, self-direction. You see it in community-led food projects, foraging walks and folklore workshops, off-grid cabins, vineyards, and maker-led markets. People are choosing to live and create differently – and Sussex is making space for it.
Sussex Stories documents this change with clarity and care.
We map culture where it’s taking root – in venues, on footpaths, in wineries, and in the spaces between.
