The time to eat, drink and be merry is here! Our extra special Festive Menu is available now and bookings are open for you to relax and celebrate with colleagues, family, friends and loved ones at your local country pub.

If you're looking to book in a safe, secure environment and would like more information or assurance on any aspect of visiting us over the festive season, please don't hesitate to contact our team. We are working hard to ensure you'll have a festive season to remember.

In the event of any changes to government guidelines that may affect your Christmas booking, your deposit will remain safe. In the unfortunate event that your booking cannot proceed, we will refund your deposit in full using the original payment method.

We’ve got everything you need from a country pub near you.

The Smuggler's Rest pub restaurant was formerly known as the Badgers Watch and before that, the Lifeboat Inn, as it funded the first local lifeboat. Situated on Telscombe Cliffs, The Smuggler's Rest provides an ideal place to enjoy the sunset over the sea.

Our menus are full of hearty favourites and country pub classics, as well as our seasonal spring dishes, and we’ll be ready with a well-stocked bar, including cask ales, fine wines and British gin to suit very taste - which will taste all the better when enjoyed either in our beautiful gardens or by our crackling log fires.

We look forward to welcoming you!

There’s always a great reason to visit The Smuggler's Rest.

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Our attractive and spacious inn with delightful gardens enjoys a spectacular and unrivalled setting on top of the Telscombe Cliffs in Peacehaven - there are outstanding views over the sea, and cliff top walks.

There’s more to The Smuggler's Rest than just great food and drink.


We’re always looking for new people to join our Vintage family - check out our jobs page for the latest vacancies.

We provide free parking for guests of the Smugglers Rest pub. To ensure spaces are available for our guests - we have a car parking control in place - please ensure you enter your vehicle registration on the secure digital pad at the bar during your visit.