Local links
Our local pub at 100 Ditchling Rd re-opened in 2018 as The Roundhill
See The Roundhill Facebook site for for latest information on food, drinks and activities to suit a wide number of tastes.
Our local cafe at 143b Ditchling Road is called The Green Room
Our local food store (since 1983) at 102 Ditchling Rd is called Shakti
Our local off-license at 126 Ditchling Road is Red, White and Rosé
The Victoria Inn on the junction of Richmond Road and Mayo Road was first listed in 1891 in Pages Directory. It was more recently called The New Vic from the 1990s until its closure in 2008. The building was then converted into residential accommodation.
Useful information
- Trader recommendations
- Preston Park Surgery - new website offering email contact
- Our support for older people's page is intended for anybody over 50 and any resident supporting an older person who wishes to remain in their home.
- Police Community Support
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Houses of Multiple Occupation HMOs
BULLETIN - Plan your private residential street party
- Recycling organisations & outlets Brighton & Hove
- Reporting problems:
- Reporting flytipping items dumped/left in public space
- Contacting different Council departments:
graffiti, litter, street bins, dog poo, abandoned vehicles, untaxed vehicles, road safety, lighting, noise, anti-social behaviour, crime, nuisance from noise / bonfires / smoke - FixMyStreet.com (a national website)
- Troubled by smell or industrial noise from The Waste Transfer Station at Hollingdean Depot?
Phone (free from landlines):The Environment Agency on 0800 80 70 60who set and control the terms of Veolia's licence
- Neighbouring Residents' Associations
- Downs Infant and Downs Junior [map] schools
- Liaison with the Universities
- The impact of thermal imaging on users' perception of energy consumption: The Round Hill Project
Buses & Trains
Buses - live departures
Princes Crescent (The Round Hill) travelling into Brighton
Princes Crescent (St Saviour's Flats) to Hollingdean / Hollingbury
Melbourne Street to Old Steine, Churchill Sq, Portslade Station
Sainsbury Lewes Road to Moulsecoomb, Bevendean, Univesities
Bus routes and timetables in Brighton and Hove
Trains - live departures
Brighton | London Road | Moulsecoomb | Falmer | Lewes |
London Gatwick | London Victoria | railway stations
Entertainment and Eating out
| Duke of York's | The Round Hill | |
| Theatre Royal | Terre a Terre | |
| Brighton Dome | Food for Friends | |
| Komedia | The Green Room |
Click here for details of local arts / music / theatre / cinema
Library Catalogues, Archives and Maps
Brighton & Hove Library catalogue
Brighton and Hove library services (14 libraries)
Use our online resources (encyclopedias, biographies and academic research) for free. You'll need your library card number to log in to most of these.
Google Satellite Map of Brighton Hove and surrounding area.
News and media
The Argus | News Archive | Letters Page |
Trader recommendations
With a membership of over 600 Round Hill residents,
The Round Hill Community Noticeboad Facebook Group
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009],
launched in April 2016, provides far more informants than we have ever had before on any website local to our neighbourhood.
You can either post a request (e.g. for a good plumber) or you can click the SEARCH symbol at the top right of the page (just to the right of the INVITE button) and enter the word "plumber". All previous posts which mention the word "plumber" will then be displayed.
If you are a member of The Round Hill Community Noticeboad try out any of the search links below:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009/search/?q=babysitter
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009/search/?q=builder
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009/search/?q=dentist
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009/search/?q=dog%20walker
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009/search/?q=gardener
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009/search/?q=hairdresser
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009/search/?q=plasterer
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009/search/?q=plumber
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009/search/?q=roofer
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278271078868009/search/?q=window%20cleaner
Remember to open any concealed COMMENTS RE each post.
Members of the Hanover Community Faceboook Group (20,000+ members) can use the same technique. Try this URL:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/454872434644964/search/?q=builder
Once the URL is in your web browser, you can edit the word "builder" to the "search term" of your choice and other categories of trader can then be searched.
Many traders are themselves members of this large FB Group and may put themselves forward if you post a request.
An alternative to social media sites is www.checkatrade.com
This page was last updated by Ted on 03-Jun-2026