Where In Sussex

I can’t believe it is Sunday already!  I have had quite a busy old week, nothing spectacular, just busy every day, or that’s how it seemed.
The highlight of the week was on Friday, which was Jessica’s 23rd birthday, so I went over and her family got a take-away curry in for lunch and then we [...]

You don’t realise quite how much you use your mobile until it starts playing up.  Then you realise quite how much you use it!  Well, I certainly did last week, when the battery started playing up.  Sometimes it would last all day, other times it would come out the charger and then “run out” after [...]

Four clues, three are general knowledge, one is cryptic. The answer is a location somewhere in Sussex (East or West). Can you guess where we are today?
CLUE ONE:
Today’s location is one that comes in at least two parts, as is quite common in Sussex.  The old part has a manor house, old village street and [...]

Today I set myself an early morning challenge: I decided that I would ride from Newhaven, through Seaford, Littlington, Alfriston and then along the foot of the downs to Beddingham, then back to Newhaven. Total distance 20.7 miles.
The ride goes through the Cuckmere Valley, which was lovely, and then the Old Coach Road, [...]

I’m sure you’ve all heard of Winne the Pooh. He lived, with his friends in 100 Acre Wood, which is actually part of Ashdown Forest near Hartfield in East Sussex, England, around a 30 minute drive from me. This is one of the most beautiful and peaceful parts of the county.
I took a [...]

I work in Hastings, in East Sussex, England. Usually the weather is fairly quiet, but we do occasionally get hit by the effects of the “Spanish Plume” weather system, which is basically when warm, moist, thundery air comes up from Spain and France and when it hits land, it all kicks off.
There were reports of [...]

Four clues, three are general knowledge, one is cryptic. The answer is a location somewhere in Sussex (East or West). Can you guess where we are today?
CLUE ONE:
Today’s town is an amalgamation of several smaller towns and villages that have all merged into one urban sprawl over the years. The town used [...]

Monday 25th June – Denton/South Heighton – 6 miles
Tuesday 26th June – Eastbourne-Cooden Return (16 miles)
Wednesday 27th June – Rest
Thursday 28st June – Home-High and Over-Return (14.3 miles)
Friday 29nd June – Rest/Rain
Saturday 30th June – Home – Portabello – North Peacehaven – Home (9.5 miles)
Sunday 1st July – Saltdean – Brighton (10.5 miles)
Monday 2nd July [...]