Interesting Sussex town

Needing to think about something else, read about East Grinstead and Ashdown Forest because Forest Row is a place know well but there are more beautiful woods and normally drive past the turn off and on to Groombridge and Penshurst Place. Heard about Scientology, Tom Cruise, Queen Vic Burns Unit and Winnie the Pooh but […]

Cyclamens

Well Done – Sussex

© PA Wire/PA Images Hastings, Sussex Sussex becomes first council to ban fishing along coast to cut greenhouse emissions following Attenborough-backed campaign Trawling has been banned along a 304 km2 stretch of Sussex coast after a campaign to save its kelp forests, backed by Sir David Attenborough.

Alfriston Summer Fair

Hoping to be somewhere on Alfriston Village Green one of the days over next weekend 24th – 26th August – although not sure at the moment where the Green is. There is a dog show on Sunday at 12.30 This event runs Saturday to Monday Bank Holiday. Alfriston is not far from the coast and […]

Brighton Pierrots – Walter Sickert

Watched by accident a review of an english impressionist artist – Walter Sickert – who visiting Brighton after meeting Edgar Degas – also began painting a series of music hall scenes. Brighton perhaps because it is a seaside lady had many music halls and like you will find performing on the streets of Paris […]

Lewes Bonfire

We havn’t been to Lewes for a few years – but if your local, it will draw you back but the roads into Lewes shut very early and dont open again until middle of the night. Trains sometimes dont stop at Lewes on Bonfire Night – to discourage big crowds of people coming here […]

Climate Change

Most days since mid May we have woken up to blue skies, gentle breeze and warm evenings turning into cooler nights. In our garden things you dont water like weeds – burn up. We’ve lost a few well loved shrubs but mostly the bigger ones and trees seem to be […]

Selsey Lifeboat before decommission

South Downs – May

A272

The last 17 mile stretch of the A272 driving west from Sussex into Hampshire – from the A3 around Petersfield to Winchester is a switchback road thru beautiful countryside that draws motorbikers like honey – even in a car as the road swings from left to right curves with the South Downs and sea in […]

Cuckmere Haven and the English Channel

Easter Monday close to the mouth of river Cuckmere where the river used to meander down to the sea as a series of ox bows beneath the Sevan Sisters – beautiful to see from above at sunset but this cost money to maintain and the river now partially straitened is left to silt up […]

Long man of Wilmington

It’s likely Wilmington’s name is from a combination of ‘wylm’ (cloud) and ‘ington’ (fortified village on a hill). My own favorite place is looking towards the long man from a small orchard that is part of the ruins of Wilmington priory – perhaps built by monks who came from Honfleur in France. Visited […]

Congratulations

Congratulations …Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.. you both look very happy, from a small family in Sussex

Always thought these telephone boxes were there for a reason

Red Primroses

the last few days, no cloud in the sky and the light changes everything

Nymans

Nymans Gardens – very beautiful in late March with spring blossom This National Trust Garden can get very busy when it looks its most beautiful, about now. Visit early – there is only a small car park. It does have wheelchairs to borrow and rugs and paths are reasonably good. Look out for […]