Sea Lanes Brighton

The National Open Water Swimming Centre®

A stepping stone to the sea, creating a happier, healthier community with swimming, seaside views, and delicious food and drinks.

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Updated: 22:07 - 6 January, 2026

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Christmas at Sea Lanes

This festive season, make Sea Lanes your destination for celebration. With sweeping sea views, cosy interiors, and festive menus designed for sharing, our spaces, The Clubhouse and The Studio, are made for memorable Christmas gatherings.

From team afternoons to lively evening parties, we offer flexible hire options to suit every celebration. Enjoy a festive sharing platter, exclusive private hire, an eco-friendly Christmas decorated venue, and all the seasonal touches that make Christmas at Sea Lanes feel special.

Available from 1st  November – 31 December. Choose from either a lunchtime event or an evening party. Click here to learn more.

Hire

Our flexible spaces are perfect for parties, presentations, workshops and meetings, designed to fit your needs seamlessly.

Coaching

There is something for all adults with the coaching courses and sessions available at Sea Lanes. Find the course for you today.

Our Community

Check out the various local fitness, health and wellbeing, food, and beverage businesses Sea Lanes is also home to

WINTER SWIM CHALLENGE 2025

Open to all and free to enter. Complete one or all the five challenges between 1 November 2024 and 28 February 2025.

This year’s challenge highlights endangered Arctic and Antarctic marine animals, with each swim distance representing their remaining numbers to raise awareness. Complete the challenge, purchase your swim badge and raise money to support Sussex Bay’s work to restore local ecosystems and protect biodiversity.

Snowy Owl – 15KM (300 lengths)
Polar Bear – 25KM (500 lengths)
Orca – 50KM (1000 lengths)
Beluga Whale – 150KM (3000 lengths)
Emperor Penguin – 350KM+ (7000 lengths)

Join the challenge. 

Rank Swimmmer Distance Time Progress
1 Andy Tester 224.6km 58h 46m 48s 64%
2 Hildi Mitchell 214.907km 74h 55m 61%
3 Ben Fearnside 162.023km 52h 38m 46%
4 Kent Reynolds 123.725km 51h 39m 35%
5 James Longstaff 107.2km 31h 49m 36s 30%
6 Nicholas Petche 96.4km 40h 16m 42s 27%
7 Jay Ransom 96km 33h 50m 27%
8 Bea Stiller 83.082km 25h 50m 41s 23%
9 Dawn Stepney 82.4km 28h 3m 23%
10 Elís Mason 74.1km 26h 12m 15s 21%