Yes, a rash of grumpy posts till I catch up. Quite how I’ll do that on the Sleeper from Euston to Aberdeen tomorrow (mostly Scottish lagers on board), I’ve no idea. Next up is a delightful looking country pub in the heart of classic car land somewhere north of Lewes. Loads of dining places… Continue reading PRAVHA, PASHMINAS, PLAYBOYS
Tag: East Sussex
DEXY’S AFTERNOON JOGGERS
On the way back from Rye with Paul we popped in two Sussex stragglers that reminded us how inconsistent “service” is in pubs these days. Three Legs beers were on the bar at the Ypres Castle, but you know how I love a brewery tap on an industrial estate. Their Tap is only open… Continue reading DEXY’S AFTERNOON JOGGERS
HIGH IN RYE
This Pub Taxi Business is becoming addictive. Two days after dropping BRAPA in the middle of nowhere (aka Dorset), I popped down south again to take Paul Bailey to see Jeff Bell’s new home in Rye, something I promised on a drunken evening of Tonbridge karaoke last Easter (photos lost, I hope). Rye is the… Continue reading HIGH IN RYE
OUTSIDE LOO JOY IN HADLOW DOWN
Once we get back from Ayr (if we’re not burnt to a crisp as we re-enter England), I need to add some tags, as youngsters call them, to recent posts. Worryingly, the most common tags will be “closed pub” “Ugh !” and “outside loos“. At least the last of those are always a joy, and… Continue reading OUTSIDE LOO JOY IN HADLOW DOWN
THE SEAFORD TICKERS
Ah, found the rest of my Seaford photo cache. Some more dramatic coastline, actually only a few minutes from the Golden Galleon at Exceat Bridge. But more dramatic than that was the realisation, as I passed the Wellington, that I’d been there before. And had no recollection of it at all. But there it was… Continue reading THE SEAFORD TICKERS
IDENTIFYING ROCK STARS IN THE SEAFORD OLD BOOT
June is turning into my “Seaside Month“, with GBG ticks from Thanet to Ayr. Ayr could do with Thanet’s micro pubs, I can tell you. Next stop, dangerously close to Beachy Head, is mysterious Seaford. Mysterious in that I couldn’t remember ever going there, having clearly confused it with Littlehampton, world centre of mobility scooters.… Continue reading IDENTIFYING ROCK STARS IN THE SEAFORD OLD BOOT
LUSCIOUS LEWES
Five points if you recognise the chap above. Three points if you can explain why East Sussex gets it’s own chapter in the Beer Guide when, say, east Manchester doesn’t. Never mind, it’s good to complete another chapter, even if it is months after Pubmeister. The highlight of East Sussex is, of course, Hailsham, where I… Continue reading LUSCIOUS LEWES
THE SUSSEX COAST ALE TRAIL
Regular reader Tom will know about the wonders of breaking your rail journey; I always assume this is a standard condition of travel but no doubt it’s not available in Maidenhead. My return from Hove to Worthing needed three stops on the legendary Brighton-Bognor line. You’ll recall I needed to be back at my B… Continue reading THE SUSSEX COAST ALE TRAIL
BOOZIN’ IN BRIGHTON, HOPPIN’ THRU’ HOVE
A reminder of the targets for my sizzling Sussex saunter. The first three of those have to wait till I get my “easts” and “wests” sorted. As Pub Curmudgeon will know, that may take some time. Having waved John off at the train back to Chichester, I had a plan to conquer the lands to the east… Continue reading BOOZIN’ IN BRIGHTON, HOPPIN’ THRU’ HOVE
ANGELS IN THE (ROTHERFIELD) ARCHITECTURE
Much of north Sussex looks like my in-laws home in the Wells; green, prosperous, as cluttered as an antiques dealer, but with faded charm. A place they put the tea in before the milk*. Attractive towns and villages like Crowborough and weatherboarded Rotherfield are really suffering from the effects of traffic these days. They’ll get their… Continue reading ANGELS IN THE (ROTHERFIELD) ARCHITECTURE
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