The Driftwood
Bexhill-on-Sea
📍 40 Sackville Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 3JE
🚆 Nearest station: · 0.3 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.3 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 Bexhill: Sufficient bathing water 0.2 mi · Environment Agency
- Boutique B&B in a Victorian building in Bexhill-on-Sea
- A minute's walk from the seafront promenade
- Close to the iconic De La Warr Pavilion
- Six eclectic, individually designed boutique hotel rooms
- Breakfast made using locally sourced ingredients
The Driftwood is a boutique B&B hotel set in a classic Victorian building in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, just a minute's walk from the seafront promenade and the iconic De La Warr Pavilion. It offers six eclectic, individually designed boutique bedrooms and a relaxed, informal restaurant serving breakfast made with locally sourced ingredients. Free on-street parking is available outside. The town's beach is just 0.2 miles away, and Bexhill Museum is a short 0.2-mile stroll from the hotel. Further afield, historic Hastings is around 6 miles away, home to Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, while the picturesque town of Battle is a 15-minute drive and Bodiam Castle a 25-minute drive away, with London reachable in around 90 minutes by train.
How far to…
- De La Warr Pavilion
- 1 minute walk
- London
- 90 minutes by train
- Bodiam Castle
- 25-minute drive
- Battle
- 15-minute drive
- Hastings
- 6 miles
- Station
- 0.3 miles away
Practical details
- Parking
- Free on-street parking outside
Accommodation on site
- Rooms
Details taken from the operator's own website on 29 Sep 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ WiFi
- ✓ Parking
- 🚌 Near a Bus Stop
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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