Welcome to Hassocks, West Sussex

Hassocks is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex. Its name is believed to derive from the tufts of grass found in the surrounding fields.

Located approximately 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Brighton, with a population of 6,821, the area now occupied by Hassocks was a collection of small houses and a coaching house until the 19th century, when work started on the London to Brighton railway. The village has excellent rail links both north and south to London and Brighton and is very close to the South Downs.

Today Hassocks has a wide variety of shops including two cafes, specialist shops like the long established delicatessen, a florist, picture framer & optician, a couple of restaurants, (Indian and Chinese) and a well-used community centre called Adastra Hall.

Hidden Britain is working with Hassocks to help them develop:

A new cycle hire facility, which will consist of a wooden building next to the Hassocks Hotel pub, which is in Hassocks railway station car park. The building will house at least 20 hire bikes, including bikes for children and will also offer repairs and maintenance for those with their own bike.
5 cycle routes and 5 walking routes distributed in leaflet format as well as online
A new Visit Hassocks website.
Cycle racks will be placed on the High Street
4 new map and information boards.

For more information on the project please view our case study.

Go to Hassocks Case Study >>

Further Information on Hassocks

Two useful websites have more information on the history of Hassocks and events and businesses there.

Go to www.hassocks-online.co.uk >>

Go to Hassocks Parish Council Website >>

The Hassocks Hidden Britain project has been run as part of the work of the Hassocks Community Partnership.