November 2025. Eastbourne. Mrs RM is spending a season down in Sussex by the Sea, attending to elderly parents (sound familiar?). Arranging Lasting Powers of Attorney never seemed so urgent. I’m hoping to spend a while down there too, ticking GBG pubs and National Trust castles. Some dreich weather to start this week meant I… Continue reading THE JOY OF EASTBOURNE SPOONS
Tag: East Sussex
BACK IN RYE, STRAIGHT TO THE YPRES CASTLE
November 2025. Rye. First time at our caravan down in Rye Harbour for a year; it’s been on let almost continuously in an attempt to recoup the site fees. It all feels worth it as you take the A2070 from Ashford past Snargate and Romney Marsh, and the bus into Rye from the nature reserve… Continue reading BACK IN RYE, STRAIGHT TO THE YPRES CASTLE
DOING THE LAMBETH WALK. IN CROWBOROUGH
January 2025. Crowborough. No sooner had I completed the paperwork with the funeral directors and Coroner (Fun rating : 0.25/5) then it was time for another emergency mission to a beleaguered Father-in-Law down in Kent. At least the Dartford Tunnel was behaving. Mrs RM negotiated a post-tea arrival with her Mum, and offered to drive… Continue reading DOING THE LAMBETH WALK. IN CROWBOROUGH
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 42 – EAST SUSSEX
I’ll never understand why Sussex gets divided between East and West in the GBG; they don’t split Lincolnshire and that’s a far bigger county. But it makes the pinking in easier, so I’ll let it go. The east is the better half, unless you’re micro mad, in which case Worthing may sway your views. It… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 42 – EAST SUSSEX
ITALIAN TOURISTS TAKE THEIR BEER BACK BECAUSE IT’S TOO WARM
June 2023. Rye. On the Sunday we’d taken a cheeky self-guided tour of Rye’s Mermaid, and the George, which competes for the title of oldest inn/most gentlefolk in one sitting. Feeling guilty about nipping in the (posh) loo without buying a drink*, I walked back to the George the next day. Simon is staying close… Continue reading ITALIAN TOURISTS TAKE THEIR BEER BACK BECAUSE IT’S TOO WARM
BACK TO THE YPRES, THEN
June 2023. Rye. I’d planned to meet up with Mrs RM and Faversham Friend for lunch in the centre of Rye, and reckoned the beer garden of the Ypres Castle was the obvious choice. If nothing else, the views to the Castle, from any approach, are pretty much unmatched. Due to what we call “unforeseen… Continue reading BACK TO THE YPRES, THEN
A RYE-T OLD TIME
Jun 2023. Rye. Sunday in Rye. Mrs RM met a friend from Faversham; I set off on foot early to test out the culture pubs. You can walk from the harbour through the extensive nature reserve, one of the best in the UK. If I run out of pubs and churches to tick, I’ll identify… Continue reading A RYE-T OLD TIME
MORE PRE-EMPTIVE BEXHILL-ON-SEA
June 2023. Bexhill. I can’t pretend Bexhill provided many surprises. Solid but unspectacular old-fashioned shopping streets straight out of Felixstowe, and a Chinese takeaway that’s clearly modelled on the Chung Hwa I’ve just got back from. The street art is one surprise, the extravagance of the row of houses between Marina Court Avenue and the… Continue reading MORE PRE-EMPTIVE BEXHILL-ON-SEA
BEXHILL SPOONS CARPET SPECIAL
June 2023. Bexhill (-on-Sea, if you must, pedants) Yes, another sunny morning in Sussex, and while Mrs RM works in the caravan I do the hard yards of exploring pubs culture on the coast. Bexhill is one of those towns I’ve always wrote off as “dull south coast retirement Cons club“, with two flying visits… Continue reading BEXHILL SPOONS CARPET SPECIAL
MRS RM PERSUADES ME INTO RYE HARBOUR’S SOCIAL CLUB
June 2023. Rye Harbour. It’s a year since Mrs RM found her caravan down in Rye Harbour, and the most surprising thing is how many delights on our doorstep we haven’t #ticked yet. Camber Castle (a 20 minute walk past aggressive sheep), the Rye mini-cinema (like a micro but with art films), and the delights… Continue reading MRS RM PERSUADES ME INTO RYE HARBOUR’S SOCIAL CLUB
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