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Service Updates

 

Disruption

44 unable to serve Selmeston 10/12 November

South East Water have an emergency road closure on The Street, Selmeston. This means that service 44 will not be able to serve Selmeston on Tuesday 10 or Thursday 12 November. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Hailsham disruption updated

Our services around Hailsham are suffering delays and diversions due to gas main repairs on South Road and Ersham Road. Hailsham Town services are running with possible delays. Our diversions will be updated as the works progress. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Update: Swan Road Hailsham is closed until 12 November. H1 will divert via Old Swan Lane and Station Road on Wednesday.

H1 0750 from Berwick is currently suspended during the gas main works on South Road and Diplocks Way, the service will start from Hailsham High Street at 0810.

We are unable to serve South Road.

H1 is unable to serve Swan Road, the bus is diverted via Old Swan Lane and Station Road.

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Recent changes from 25 October

21 new times.
23 new times and no longer serves Valley Road in Newhaven.
24 new times and the morning journeys operate beyond Polegate only on request from passengers already on board.
25 finishes earlier for the winter period.
25X new times.
39 last journey is on request only from Litlington.
40 on Fridays the return journey will only serve Selmeston and Chalvington on request.
42 the return journey will only serve Chalvington on request.
49 will operate throughout the winter period but the afternoon return journey will only operate on request from passengers boarding at Herstmonceux Castle.
195/196 renumbered 45/46 with no changes to times.

See the links below for the new timetables.

Christmas and New Year bus services 2026-27

Normal services will operate up to Wednesday 23 December.

Christmas Eve, Thursday 24 December
Services will finish early with afternoon journeys cancelled as follows:

  • 25 1200 from Eastbourne terminates at Berwick Station and all other afternoon journeys are cancelled.
  • 41 1450 from Eastbourne is cancelled.
  • 44/44A/44B 1330 from Berwick and 1620 from Eastbourne are cancelled.
  • 120 1323 and all later journeys are cancelled.
  • 126 1254 from Berwick and 1720 from Seaford are cancelled.

Friday 25 to Sunday 27 December
No services will operate on these days.

Monday 28 December (Bank Holiday)
Sunday timetable on services 26 and 39.

Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 December
Normal services will operate.

New Year's Eve, Thursday 31 December
Services will finish early with afternoon journeys cancelled as follows:

  • 25 1200 from Eastbourne terminates at Berwick Station and all other afternoon journeys are cancelled.
  • 41 1450 from Eastbourne is cancelled.
  • 44/44A/44B 1330 from Berwick and 1620 from Eastbourne are cancelled.
  • 120 1323 and all later journeys are cancelled.
  • 126 1254 from Berwick and 1720 from Seaford are cancelled.

New Year's Day, 1 January
None of our services will operate as Brighton & Hove will be operating between Hailsham, Polegate and Eastbourne.

Normal services resume from Saturday 2 January.

We thank all of our passengers for their custom during 2026 and wish them a Happy Christmas and New Year.

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