If you want to visit; the A22, A26 and B2102; from Heathfield run by or through Uckfield it is well signposted. Alternatively Uckfield acts as a terminus for many bus routes 31 from Hawards Heath to Uckfield and as a passing stop for route 29/28 from Brighton and Lewes to Tunbridge Wells and route 54 from Eastbourne and Hailsham to Uckfield and East Grinstead.
From London or Surrey trains to Uckfield from London Bridge take about an hour and a half, stopping at East Croydon and Oxted among others. £12 return, £7 single. Fare and timetable information is available from Southern Trains, tel. 08457 484950. The line does not continue on to Lewes.