Welcome to Malling Community Centre
Malling Community Centre is a welcoming space at the heart of a vibrant Lewes community —a place to relax, connect, and take part in a wide range of activities for all ages and abilities.
Our vibrant event spaces host a variety of community-run classes and groups, from parent and baby sessions, and coffee mornings for older residents, to charity fundraisers, and sports clubs.
Looking for a venue? Our spacious main hall, dividable small hall, and other facilities are available to hire—perfect for parties, sports clubs, training sessions, meetings, and more. A licensed bar can also be provided on request.
Malling Community Centre was built in the early 1970s and has been extended twice since – once to provide sports changing facilities and once to provide a popular social club. Part of the building now houses East Sussex Children’s Services Family Hub, and the remaining community space is used for a host of activities and events.
Lewes Town Council began a comprehensive refurbishment of the centre in 2020, which saw it modernised and given a whole new lease of life. The centre re-opened in 2021 and now hosts local groups, meetings and one-off events.
We are proud to partner with local brewery Only With Love who rent the central cafe space, the Lewes Brewcafe.
Venue information
Malling Community Centre has two halls for hire: the Main Hall and the Small Hall, which can be divided in two for smaller groups. The centre is completely accessible and also has changing rooms with showers and a disabled changing room complete with a medical bed and wet room shower.
The centre is a 15 minute walk from Lewes town centre and a 25 minute walk from the train station. There is a small car park that is free of charge and is allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Rooms available for hire
Main Hall
The Main Hall has an atmospheric high ceiling with overhead heating, dimmable lights and lino floors, making it ideal for activities and social groups.
There are a number of doors for easy access and plenty of ventilation, and offers direct access to the café via a dividing wall.
It is popular with children’s groups, exercise groups and social occasions.
The capacity standing is 270 and seated at table and chairs is 120.
Small Hall
The unique Small Hall is a dividable space that can be used as two small halls or one larger one.
Both have several large windows, and the dividing wall muffles any sound. Heating comes through to the soft lino floor via underfloor heating from ground source heat pump, making it a flexible space that can be used for meetings, small exercise classes, children’s parties and other group meetings and socials.
The capacity of Small Hall one is 106 standing and 36 seated at tables and chairs. For Small Hall two capacity is 96 standing and 26 at tables and chairs.
The combined Small Hall has a capacity of 200 standing and 70 at tables and chairs.
Get in touch
For bookings and enquiries please contact our team on the details below, they will be happy to help. Please note that team hours vary depending on when the venue is booked, and if the team are working with hirers it might not be possible to answer the phone at all times. Leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
01273 407537
Malling Community Centre
Spences Lane,
Lewes,
East Sussex BN7 2HQ