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Great Town!!
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Steep and hilly lanes and roads. Too much traffic for a little town.
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Lewes House - walk past and ponder
themajor Says: I have an extraordinary tale to tell. Before it was purchased and used as council offices, the buildings behind Lewes House were used for storage and at at the end of the 19th century were a stable block belonging to the expat American art collector (and millionaire!) Edward...
barryg23 Says: The South Downs is a 100 miles long series of hills stretching from East Sussex to Hampshire in Southern England. The South Downs are a very popular hiking spot and there exists a long distance trail - the South Downs Way - which walkers and hikers can follow across the...
barryg23 Says: Lewes’s best known resident was Thomas Paine, an 18th century writer and radical thinker. He moved to Lewes in 1768 and founded a debating club (at an inn where the White Hart Hotel now stands) in which he developed and expounded his revolutionary ideas. His first major work...
barryg23 Says: The gardens of Southover Grange, a 16th century Elizabethan house, are one of the nicest spots in Lewes. Southover Grange is below high street, and from the gardens there are excellent views of Lewes castle.
barryg23 Says: There are excellent views of Lewes from Chapel Hill, to the east of the town. To get here from Lewes High Street: walk down the hill past the WW2 memorial heading towards Cliffe High Street. Continue straight on this street, passing Harvey’s Brewery on the left and go over a...
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the dorset arms i think of it as a harvester: find the food with your salt
skyman_i_am Says: if you have any problems with salt this is not place for youi belive the group i was with spent over 1000 poundand as group had great fun tho dont belive we evengot an glass of wine or port on the housetho i must say we did get about a table spoon of salt on are foodthe fish...
White Hart Hotel: Don't ever eat here!!!
srutland Says: I will try to remain totally objective in my comments about this establishment. We booked at this hotel for a special occasion Sunday lunch it was generally very dirty, the child chair they gave us for our small child was filthy with food remnants that had not been cleaned....
barryg23 Says: After our long hike we were looking forward to a nice pub meal in Lewes. However, it was almost 8pm by the time we returned and none of the pubs we tried were serving food. We had a few pints in the Brewer’s Arms before going to eat at Ask, a chain restaurant specialising in...
barryg23 Says: After we returned to Lewes from our hike at 8pm we went straight to the Brewer’s Arms for a drink. Their food menu looked very tempting and very good value but, unfortunately, they had stopped serving at 6.45 and according to the barman none of the pubs nearby served food at...
All Saints Arts Centre: Same gig - slightly better camera - one year on
Mariajoy Says: Same gig - one year later.. David Ford at All Saints arts centre in Lewes - £5 for a ticket to see this much talent is the best Christmas present anyone could have! Anything
LEWES STATION - 'RAILING' AGAINST MODERNISM
themajor Says: They say that it's better to travel than to arrive, but when you are faced with a delightful architectural gem like Lewes Railway Station, then believe me, arrival is by far the better part of the bargain. The line between Brighton and Lewes first opened in 1846 and over the...
AdamPinkworth Says: From September 2004, between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Saturday, parking in central Lewes will only be allowed in a permitted parking bay (shown with a white broken line). Anyone parking in a bay will need to display either a permit or a pay and display ticket. The pay and...
LANSDOWN HEALTH FOODS: FOOD FOR THOUGHT
themajor Says: Unsurprisingly, Landown Health Foods does what it says on the tin - it purveys all manner of wholesome foods to the good burghers of Lewes. To be honest, they are the only sort of burghers likely to be allowed in here. The Major can often be seen wandering amongst the...
MARSTON BARRETT LTD: A JEWEL OF A JEWELLERS!
themajor Says: A delightful old established firm which has quaint premises stocked with jewellery, silverware, clocks, watches and some antique pieces too. You may well have to push a buzzer before being allowed inside but that's not uncommon with jewellers nowadays so don't be put off!...
GETTING SPLICED (AT SOUTHOVER GRANGE!)
themajor Says: We have an age old custom in the United Kingdom which is sadly in danger of dying out. People did it for reasons wide and varied - for love, for faith, for fun, for tradition's sake, for their mum and dad, for a laugh, for money, for respectability and even tax reasons. Yes...
biggeorge Says: 5th of November is used by the towns Bonfire societies to commerate the foiling of the gunpowder plot to blow up Parliament and the earlier burning at the stake of 15 protestant martyrs by burning effigies of the Pope and anyone who else who happens to be annoying them at...
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Lewes is very good at doing 'pretty' but it is also exceptionally talented when it comes to hills. At times, when it is scorchingly hot or chillingly cold, this inclination for the inclined is a bit of a pain - on the bottom if you have slipped on ice, or the thigh if you have to scramble up its steepest offering and are as out of shape as I am. Nevertheless, it is a small price to pay and a delight if you are freewheeling on a bicycle.* To be fair, the two main shopping areas are quite level but linked by the hill in the snap - the main car park is a short stroll from the bottom of said hill. Sorry chaps but sooner or later you're going to have to get up there!
* Though now I come to think of it, the hill in the photograph is 'one way' for traffic - and that has to go up!
Updated Sep 19, 2005
denmans Says: Everyone should take a look at the Priory and the Railway Wildlife Trust Land, just off the lower end of the High St.The hills surrounding Lewes aren't high but it's a bit of a puff to get up there. Once up though it's a different world with stunning views. The Lewes...
barryg23 Says: Glynde is a tiny village located about 2 miles east of Lewes. Glynde is best known as the home of the Glyndebourne opera, Britain’s only unsubsidised opera, which is held north of the village.
barryg23 Says: Mount Caburn is a 146 metre peak on the South Downs, located about 1 mile east of Lewes. There are excellent views in all directions from the top, with Lewes in the distance, the main South Downs ridge to the south and the village of Glynde to the east. There is a seat at...
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LEWES - 'IT'S NICER THAN BRIGHTON!'
Lewes is one of my favourite towns in the United Kingdom. Although I don't happen to live here I do visit every week pursuing my long-held love of antiques and auctions. I often pause by estate agents...
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The Paddock, Lewes, East Sussex, England
This is where we live - a narrow street beneath the Castle by the Paddock in the heart of Lewes, county town of East Sussex, near the coast in the South East of England. It's a very beautiful and...
PetraE and I went to Lewes to buy her a new cello. We popped in to her mum and dad's lovely home for a coffee and a kit kat and a little chat before we set off to look for The Academy Music Shop in......
Lewes, close to Brighton, is a very picturesque and lovely town for a day's outing. There's a great deal of history here, not to mention modern craft shops and a High Street lined with the old and new...
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