For the
first long weekend of the year we decided to get away from it
all and find a nice quiet spot. We were very successful. Lewes
is a lovely small village. It is situated on a hill and as you
walk down the street you can see farm country in the distance.
We stayed
in a lovely B&B. It was 16 century and our room was divine.
It had an awesome 4-poster bed.
The streets were narrow and steep as you can see from this photo.
Lewes castle was more a defence point than a grand residence.
The views were amazing. The staircases were scary.
This 15-century
building is an antique bookshop. We had a great time fossicking
around the old books. Unfortunately we both got a case of the
sneezes from the dust.
We spent a relaxing afternoon here in the Southover Gardens.
As you can see they were just beautiful.
It’s
not far to the coast from Lewes, so we had two day trips. One
to Seaford and the second to Brighton.
Seaford
was even smaller than Lewes. The weather was gorgeous. We spent
quite a lot of time at the beach. The beach was not a sandy
version, but covered in stones. They were actually quite comfortable
once you wiggled your way in. We had such a lazy day but it
was exactly what I was after.
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