Ferries to Newhaven
Newhaven is a village on the south-east coast of England, it lies at the mouth of the River Ouse, in a valley that the river has cut through the South Downs, an area of rolling hills in southern England. In 1847 the railway was connected to the port, and this encouraged the growth of the port. Today it has regular services to Dieppe in France, but the population is still only around 12,000. A brief history of Newhaven There was a Bronze Age fort on what is now Castle Hill in Newhaven and in 480 AD the Saxons established a settlement at the site where the town stands today. Newhaven... [More information]