Burgess Hill, England
Burgess Hill-Not-Actually-Brighton
"Halfway to somewhere, forever"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield quartered with a Southern Rail carriage perpetually delayed, a roundabout rampant, and the Triangle swimming pool's diving board couchant; crest featuring a shopping trolley from the Orchards Centre, motto scroll reading 'Prope Brighton, Sed Non Brighton'.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Came for the 'Orchards Shopping Centre', stayed because I missed my train back to Haywards Heath. The Martlets is fine if you enjoy the same chain shops you have at home but with more roadworks outside. Nice enough parks though, and the Triangle leisure centre pool is genuinely decent, so three stars for effort."— Derek P, Crawley
Property Listing
Nestled perfectly between Brighton's beaches and Gatwick's departures lounge, this thriving Sussex town offers the discerning commuter unrivalled access to the mainline railway and, dare we say it, genuinely lovely green spaces once you get past the retail park. A rare opportunity to live somewhere nobody's ever heard of but everyone's driven through.
Twinned With
Haywards Heath — Two Mid Sussex commuter towns locked in an eternal, deeply low-stakes rivalry over which one has the better Wetherspoons.
Supporting Evidence
Burgess Hill was largely built up as a Victorian railway town and still has one of the most direct commuter lines into Brighton and London, which is either its best or only feature depending who you ask.