tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12630542860176383882024-03-19T04:41:26.871+00:00Modern Bric a BracFood, Days Out and Travel stories from Brighton, London and the Rest of the Worldmodernbricabrachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15082200568393611499noreply@blogger.comBlogger347125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263054286017638388.post-85969501330758709632023-11-10T13:04:00.006+00:002023-12-01T12:33:17.093+00:00Discover Kemptown, Brighton: Outdoor activities in winterNext up in this series of blog posts about Kemptown, Brighton are some suggestions for outdoor activities to try out. To accompany this post are two other posts that cover <a href="https://www.modernbricabrac.com/2023/10/discover-kemptown-brighton-independent.html" target="_blank">Food and Booze</a>, and also <a href="https://www.modernbricabrac.com/2023/10/discover-kemptown-brighton-coffee-cake.html">Coffee and Cake</a>.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfkHRDq4PubC0oGN_eT-IX11w84ZAkLVwix8d6gshZyPfeC9c97OSE-ZZaTMeopqrghUQIi-WnW2Q851fET0SnXcmxOekLh98H-JHHeXfUjRfXu9r3xGVOhWCU-asPvElVDuyxyzkTlWfUHJJDunepw8N3wIhz3wLeT4mLxe6gy9dyjEj4O4wYivU_5U/s2292/image0-5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kemptown seafront" border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="1720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfkHRDq4PubC0oGN_eT-IX11w84ZAkLVwix8d6gshZyPfeC9c97OSE-ZZaTMeopqrghUQIi-WnW2Q851fET0SnXcmxOekLh98H-JHHeXfUjRfXu9r3xGVOhWCU-asPvElVDuyxyzkTlWfUHJJDunepw8N3wIhz3wLeT4mLxe6gy9dyjEj4O4wYivU_5U/s16000/image0-5.jpeg" title="Kemptown seafront" /></a>1. Open-Air Pool: Kemptown's 50-metre open-air pool at Sea Lanes, has now opened. It's the National Open Water Swimming Centre on the beach. Bring your swimmers for a brisk dip in a pool where they aim to keep the temperature at 19 degrees. Book your spot via their app for £11 an hour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />Address: <a href="https://www.sealanesbrighton.co.uk/" target="_blank">Sealanes Brighton</a>, 300 Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1BX<br />Opening Hours: 6am – 8pm*<br /><br /><br />2. Yellowave Volleyball: Another active option is available next door at Yellowave Beach Sports Venue & Beach Café. This ray of sunshine has been open since 2007 and hasn't lost any of its heart. As you enter the decked area, you'll instantly feel like you're on holiday, even if it's just for a quick glass of wine with a friend. Make sure you book in advance for a beach volleyball session on their soft, fine sand courts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />Address: <a href="https://yellowave.co.uk/">Yellowave</a>, 299 Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1EN<br />Opening Hours: Tues - Sun 10am – 5pm*<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><br />3. Pitch and Putt: For an impromptu activity, there's also the recently refurbished pitch and putt at Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf. It's always buzzing, and the friendly staff will make you feel very welcome.<br /><br />Address: <a href="https://brighton.junglerumble.co.uk/" target="_blank">Jungle Rumble</a>, 286 Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1EN<br />Opening Hours: 9am – 4pm<br /><br /><br />4. Hire a bike: If the weather is fine, then make the most of it by renting a Beryl BTN Bike (60% are e-bikes). You can buy a two-day pass for £12, with 100 minutes allocation. There are 120 pedal bikes and 275 electric bikes in Brighton and Hove and nine cycle hubs within Kemptown. Start a scenic journey along the seafront from one of two locations on Madeira Drive or the one in the marina, and head east along the <a href="https://www.modernbricabrac.com/2015/01/bestbitsaboutbrighton-number-ten.html" target="_blank">Undercliff Walk</a> towards Saltdean and be dazzled by the Sussex white chalk cliffs reflecting the sunlight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Address: <a href="https://www.beryl.cc/scheme/brighton-and-hove" target="_blank">Beryl Bikes BTN Brighton Marina</a>, Brighton Marina, Brighton BN2 5WE<br />Opening Hours: anytime<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><br />5. Artist Open Houses: a winter guide would not be complete without mentioning the unique experience of the winter Artists Open Houses. Not only do you get to take a look inside some beautifully curated homes but you get a chance to discover new artists, buy unique Christmas presents, support the local economy and have a thoroughly good day out (there is often tea and cake involved). Expect to find crocheted food plates, sewn creatures, mouth-blown glass, Fungi sculptures, Mexican influenced clay whistles, alongside jewellery, ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking and there's always some greeting cards by artists too. There are about 8 houses to visit, in and around Kemptown and you can find full details on the AOH website below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Address: <a href="https://aoh.org.uk" target="_blank">AOH 2023 Winter Festival</a>, various<br />Winter festival 2023: Weekends, 25 November - 10 December<br /><br /><br />I hope this list helps you make your Kemptown adventure into a memorable weekend getaway. It's a part of Brighton that's known for antiques, coffee and a seafront of fun activities so check out my other blog posts to pick up some more ideas.<br /><br /><br />I'd love to know what Kemptown favourites to include in my next post, so let me know what should be included.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>*Times are to give a general indication of opening hours, click on the websites for specifics</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Once you've taken a look at this post, some other great lunch spots to choose from appear in last Friday's post, under the heading <a href="https://www.modernbricabrac.com/2023/10/discover-kemptown-brighton-coffee-cake.html" target="_blank">Coffee and Cake</a>.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtr7eoZmpuzjEDrMA2NvxS43ecLoOr8pT1NtYfC18IZwXvIl2obOmIDpuvp0Vw4BoqhWQ-JquT164PDl9fxrLmEuA2O7LgJ5qmfHUQrbfxQT3zoyLdYOGBuWt_p4aoor5gl0r8QWfz3aSzmNohdAixwEVD4lHT5MVFQyNs9K0fPuKu72l25yO-xfO_U0/s4032/IMG_7971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Inside of glass door with opening hours on it, Marmalade Kemptown" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtr7eoZmpuzjEDrMA2NvxS43ecLoOr8pT1NtYfC18IZwXvIl2obOmIDpuvp0Vw4BoqhWQ-JquT164PDl9fxrLmEuA2O7LgJ5qmfHUQrbfxQT3zoyLdYOGBuWt_p4aoor5gl0r8QWfz3aSzmNohdAixwEVD4lHT5MVFQyNs9K0fPuKu72l25yO-xfO_U0/s16000/IMG_7971.jpg" title="Marmalade cafe, Kemptown" /></a></div><div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kemptown Hidden Gems for Shopping</span></h2><br />As well as providing a selection of antique, vintage and charity shops, there are other shops worth taking a look at when in Kemptown. Head up to St George's Road for this selection:<br /><br /><b>Kemptown Bookshop</b>: Under new ownership, this bookshop has been impressing visitors with free talks by writers, a cosy upstairs café, intriguing events, such as the very early-morning (5am) writers gathering and of course a carefully curated collection of books, prints and cards too. Upstairs the counter that is used to display cake is decorated with book spines that were donated by local published authors.<br /><br />Address: Kemptown Bookshop, 91 St George's Rd, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1EE<br />Opening Hours: 9am – 5:30pm<br /><br /><br /><b>Kerfuffle Card Shop</b>: Forget standard card selections, discover instead an assortment of cards from independent artists, small print runs, and unusual cards, including one with a message from a certain former world leader on it. To give you a clue, it’s a strong message, very strong. With good words. The place is packed full of cards and there's a second room through a doorway with even more options to explore.<br /><br />Address: Kerfuffle, 14 St George's Rd, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1EB<br />Opening Hours: 10am – 5pm<br /><br /><br /><b>Bell and Fox</b>: This is a wonderful shop for the females in your life, with good quality candles perfect for gifting, necklaces, bags and stylish clothes, that are either sourced locally or have really great ethical credentials. Every item in Sarah's shop has earned its place through careful consideration. More significantly, all the leatherware, from the beautiful metallic handbags and purses to belts and leather decorations are designed by the owner of the shop. Also, worth a mention is the bespoke printing service that Bell and Fox offer that I took advantage of last year for some really special Christmas presents. In cahoots with my niece, her handwriting was printed onto a t-shirt and some Christmas Baubles and the results looked brilliant.</div><div><br />Address: Bell and Fox, 19 St George's Rd, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1EB<br />Opening Hours: 10:30am – 3pm</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U_OLChTimro4OnT-AE7ZzQmBEj2OHTxf3rFPDgHYxlGOsL2zsKm0J9tvbyBia-eFW6J0bC_2t3kaPzAI1REJjXu_yIET0RyC3vDO6NwrP3PjVu1p8XSf_SZGkznwj1Naznq8zD4dOa_p8AVOTK1HorsOTM4wC7VuiVkxi7aw9sn02yGSD0pinWgrmDI/s4032/IMG_7436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Close up of grey t-shirt from Bell and Fox, Brighton with bespoke gold print" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U_OLChTimro4OnT-AE7ZzQmBEj2OHTxf3rFPDgHYxlGOsL2zsKm0J9tvbyBia-eFW6J0bC_2t3kaPzAI1REJjXu_yIET0RyC3vDO6NwrP3PjVu1p8XSf_SZGkznwj1Naznq8zD4dOa_p8AVOTK1HorsOTM4wC7VuiVkxi7aw9sn02yGSD0pinWgrmDI/s16000/IMG_7436.jpg" title="Bell and Fox, Kemptown bespoke gifts" /></a><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kemptown Lunch and Booze</span></h2><br />For a midday break, please also take a look at the <a href="https://www.modernbricabrac.com/2023/10/discover-kemptown-brighton-coffee-cake.html" target="_blank">Coffee and Cake</a> options in my previous post, because they are all good lunch places. However, there are some more places to add to the list:<br /><br /><b>The Kemp pub</b>: Formerly known as the Polar East, The Kemp underwent a transformation quite a while ago from boisterous to more refined and now provides a delightful Sunday lunch. There's a seating area out the back and plenty of sofas. Prices start at £16, and you can indulge in a mouthwatering Beef striploin for £20.<br /><br />Address: The Kemp, 8 St George's Rd, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1EB<br />Opening Hours: 12 – 11 pm<br /><br /><b>Bison Beer Beach Bar</b>: If you'd rather a burger and booze, the recently opened Bison Beer on the beach offers craft beers and a rooftop terrace with uninterrupted sea views. Order a slamburger and fries for a tenner on Fridays from 12pm to 3pm and sit indoors if it's raining or blowing a gale.<br /><br />Address: Bison Beer Beach Bar at Sea Lanes, 300 Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1BX<br />Opening Hours: 11am – 11pm<br /><br /><b>The Hand in Hand</b>: This bold yellow pub and microbrewery, located right beside the flea market, is a quirky and atmospheric spot. It's quite small inside, so customers tend to spill out onto the street. While you queue for a tipple be sure to look up and ponder the interesting pictures on the ceiling.<br /><br />Address: 33 Upper St James's Street, Kemptown, BN2 1JN<br /><br /><b>Black Dove</b>: Serving late night beers and cocktails, this bar offers dark and gothic chic on the ground and lower ground floors as well as a good number of street tables. It's a popular choice and has a real buzz about it. Their signature-ish cocktail (maybe not officially) is the Crimson. This cocktail is so delicious it's difficult to take your time over it. It contains Chambord and is topped with a fresh raspberry, and as for the rest of the ingredients you'd be best to check when you maker your order.<br /><br /></div><div>Address: 74 St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1PA<br />Opening Hours: 2pm – 12 pm<br /><br /><br />Come back next Friday, when I share some fun Outdoor Activities in Kemptown, not to be missed.<br /><br />What hidden gems have I missed? Let me know your favourite discoveries and what made your trip unforgettable.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Please note: the opening times are just a guide to normal working hours for each business listed, click on the links provided for up to date information.</i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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In this insider's guide, I'll lead you through the best shops to explore, and local independent cafes to make the most of your time in Kemptown during the winter months.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBqpS89mCPQLYab6sAQH1FXLL2tPcYcR_QaAp7PSvQAyfhbpRH6ehmx6FjiszNSnGjdUTwBzi6vFBRRRGkPHpsOVfbaOI-Q9cnSX1pmXDKhlZcNjviIkafcdjMlN5xbMb91mWd55w5KVGaSWcvVzecwFyTVt1F-O-PhabHJcR7QGNXcKzd-fUPakrmW4/s3216/DSC_0292.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Interior of a cafe with antique wooden tables and chairs" border="0" data-original-height="2136" data-original-width="3216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBqpS89mCPQLYab6sAQH1FXLL2tPcYcR_QaAp7PSvQAyfhbpRH6ehmx6FjiszNSnGjdUTwBzi6vFBRRRGkPHpsOVfbaOI-Q9cnSX1pmXDKhlZcNjviIkafcdjMlN5xbMb91mWd55w5KVGaSWcvVzecwFyTVt1F-O-PhabHJcR7QGNXcKzd-fUPakrmW4/s16000/DSC_0292.JPG" title="The antiques cafe, Kemptown, Cafe Rust" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kemptown Coffee and Cake </span></h2><br />It's no exaggeration to say that you could spend days hopping from one café to another. To get you started, here's a selection of some must-visit coffee spots from different parts of Kemptown:<br /><br /><b>St. James' Street - Twin Pines Coffee Hous</b>e: This cool establishment offers a variety of specialty drinks worth trying, such as their exquisite cortado. Descend the spiral staircase to find yourself cocooned in a vintage-chic, ambient setting.<br /><br />Address: <a href="https://www.twinpinescoffee.com" target="_blank">Twin Pines</a>, 11 Saint James’s Street, Brighton BN2 1RE<br />Opening Hours: 9am – 4pm<br /><br /><br /><b>Lewes Crescent - Marmalade</b>: This charming café, recently refurbished, is a brunch haven. Try their warm and hearty porridge on a rainy day, and you won't want to leave.<br /><br />Address: <a href="https://www.cafemarmalade.co.uk" target="_blank">Marmalade</a>, 237 Eastern Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 5JJ<br />Opening Hours: 8am – 7pm<br /><br /><br /><b>St. Georges Road - Egg and Spoon</b>: If you're lucky, you might spot a celebrity in here. They value their privacy, so I won't drop any names, but spotting them always turns me into a massive fan girl.<br /><br />Address: <a href="https://www.eggandspooncafe.com" target="_blank">Egg and Spoon</a>, 107-108 Saint George's Road, Brighton, and Hove BN2 1EA<br />Opening Hours: 8am – 3pm<div><br /><br /><b>St. Georges Road - Open Bakery</b>: Formerly the Real Patisserie, the Open Bakery still sells the same selection of French breads and pastries. All of it is divine, but if you want to try just one item, then don't leave town without trying the almond croissant. I'm going to leave that there. Thank me later.</div><div><br /></div>Address: <a href="https://openbakery.co.uk/shop/st-georges-road/" target="_blank">Open Bakery</a>, 34 St. George's Road, Kemp Town, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1ED<br />Opening Hours: 7am - 5.30pm<br /><a href="tel:+44 1273609655"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Madeira Drive - FIKA Beach</b>: For a hot drink to enjoy on the beach, don't miss this Swedish-style coffee shop on Madeira Drive. It's in the new Sea Lanes complex that I'll come back to in a later post.<br /><br />Address: <a href="https://www.fikasussex.co.uk/sea-lanes-or-brighton" target="_blank">FIKA Beach</a>, 300 Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1BX<br />Opening Hours: 7am – 5pm</div><div><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kemptown Antiquing and Browsing</span></h2><br />Kemptown is full of treasures waiting to be uncovered in the many charity and antique shops that occupy St James' Street and St Georges' Road. In the past I've found a vintage evening dress from a London couture house, old books, limited edition prints, and beautiful cut glass. Start the charity shop trail at MIND charity shop on St. James' Street and work your way up the high street.<br /><br />Continue your treasure hunt by crossing over at Lower Rock Gardens and follow the trail to the <b>Brighton Flea Market</b>. It's an absolute must-visit, with small stalls on two floors offering antique and vintage household items, clothes, books, and interesting chairs. Share your own discoveries on the blog, as I'd love to hear your stories.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.flea-markets.co.uk/" target="_blank">Brighton Flea Market</a> 31a Upper St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1JN</div><div>Opening Hours: 10am – 5:30pm<br /><br />Continue your vintage and antique hunting by crossing the road and heading towards St Georges' Road. Here, you'll even find an antiques café, where you can enjoy the decor while sipping on a well earned cuppa. Expect to see some adorable dogs as it's a pet-friendly place.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.caferust.com/" target="_blank">Cafe Rust</a> 115 St George's Rd, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1EA</div><div>Opening Hours: 9am – 4pm<span style="color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><br />Further along, you'll come across the much-loved Marie Curie charity shop. Based on its long-standing presence and many a satisfied customer, it's worth a visit. On the other side of the Co-op, another emporium is open for business, with wonderful French pieces in the window that I tend to look at wistfully. Inside, you'll also find a good collection of second-hand clothing to browse through.<br /><br />Come back next Friday for some Hidden Gems, Lunch and Booze and some Outdoor Activities not to miss in Kemptown.<br /><br />For now, I hope these suggestions help you have a Kemptown adventure, in the part of Brighton known for its antiques, coffee and cake by the sea.<br /><br />What favourite spots have I missed? Let me know your favourite discoveries and what made your trip unforgettable.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Please note: the opening times are just a guide to normal working hours for each business listed, click on the links provided for up to date information</i></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Our walk took us alongside a wooded area until we reached the riverbank where we could see the river bending to the left and right of us on either side. Opposite, a herd of copper coloured cattle grazed peacefully, while above them on the hillside we could see the chalked figure of the Litlington white horse, but still no sign of how to cross to the river.</div><div><br /></div><div>
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Without spotting anywhere to cross we walked north in search of a bridge. As we walked we watched a little white heron land on the bank of the river. She spotted us, flapped her wings and flew a little further off. A couple of swans with their teenage cygnets nestled behind grasses while they cleaned their wings and then, in the distance, we finally spotted a bridge.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
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Crossing the river we had to double back on ourselves to reach the white horse but within no time we were on the path next to the cattle and at the bottom of a very steep path that led to the top of the hill.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHMtODtggFMRPPizd-wbDIv18e9uQ5X3jWrlbVS6kuluXXJVzaaf_OrI1EtaCslQK9umrU-8dj3831Z4BFCYcXZrNpDXnIB2DEQAfZe9CrjKN6sRy03WbtCKDZJMF0pSwSADDYNAxys49J4aTt3PGcEPxZuI5UR4aWEFH8Z9dwiG3eolUQoZlWsUtkBU/s2855/Alfriston%20Cuckmere%20blog%20post-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bridge over the Cuckmere River by Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="1896" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHMtODtggFMRPPizd-wbDIv18e9uQ5X3jWrlbVS6kuluXXJVzaaf_OrI1EtaCslQK9umrU-8dj3831Z4BFCYcXZrNpDXnIB2DEQAfZe9CrjKN6sRy03WbtCKDZJMF0pSwSADDYNAxys49J4aTt3PGcEPxZuI5UR4aWEFH8Z9dwiG3eolUQoZlWsUtkBU/s16000/Alfriston%20Cuckmere%20blog%20post-11.jpg" title="Days Out in Sussex - Alfriston and the Cuckmere Valley by Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Every few steps I had to stop to catch my breath, the gradient was so steep, meanwhile, my favourite companion waited patiently, without appearing to be challenged at all. 'Come on, really?' I thought. 'This hill?'</div><div>
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We reached the top and were rewarded with the most stunning panoramic view across the Cuckmere Valley from the sea all the way to the Weald in the north. The white horse had become almost completely obscured but we had been compensated in the most magnificent way.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaGTUxkczs-JFv2VBztoPVoBurpO-uz6dTYB0ILrNz-PHujtdnBvheLH8BWFXTRlMv9PsxjVmBaC2JyDyADMcZGSJ9QAaAqOcHqgSeCzb2OSqsv2nLqJf9CBTJUjlMGLBdssbaQhu9P7zpaDPQ-L55Y9b_uK_D0zQDVvW2qN4JdgvOkg0s8tr8PKMG4w/s2051/Alfriston%20Cuckmere%20blog%20post-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="View across the Cuckmere Valley by Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2051" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaGTUxkczs-JFv2VBztoPVoBurpO-uz6dTYB0ILrNz-PHujtdnBvheLH8BWFXTRlMv9PsxjVmBaC2JyDyADMcZGSJ9QAaAqOcHqgSeCzb2OSqsv2nLqJf9CBTJUjlMGLBdssbaQhu9P7zpaDPQ-L55Y9b_uK_D0zQDVvW2qN4JdgvOkg0s8tr8PKMG4w/s16000/Alfriston%20Cuckmere%20blog%20post-12.jpg" title="Days Out in Sussex - Alfriston and the Cuckmere Valley by Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div>
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Later that day we stopped at a local pub, The Sussex Ox for lunch and on the wall was a very old photo of the White Horse of Hindover with the following information:<br />
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<i>The horse was cut in 1834 by James Pagden, his brother and a group of friends, including a Mr Ade when they lived at Frog Firle farm. This was recorded by James' sister Florence Pagden in her book on the area.<br /><br />In 1924, Mr J T Ade of Hellingley re-cut the horse and made further repairs in 1949, after it had been covered up during WWII. Since then repair work has been carried out by East Sussex County Council, and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers.</i><br />
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There was one more treat that awaited us as we travelled back to Brighton in the form of another, even older piece of hill art. Nestled in the green hillside, we spied the outline of a male figure between two vertical lines far off in the distance.<br />
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It was The Long Man of Wilmington, believed to have been created by Benedictine monks from a nearby priory more than 600 years ago. However, taking a closer look at this chalk figure, we decided, would have to be for another day.</div><div><br /></div>
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After publishing this blog post I received an email from someone else, who had cherished childhood memories of Kynance Cove and of staying at one of the abandoned cottages that I had posted about.<div><br /><img alt="Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil66D3tUUSXurAAHpXBxvgIqkTXLTH9Uf5v0vEI3wFwvWeZeyHxScV66rF2gmumT7H1wIZcC7157xeF02wGmYLbqSjmxAFp73CVLVODaAS19a1UUX79sLj-amy5Qf3uIb0d4PPk5iNXFjg1kpoQDIzHepPTJ2qnjsip4ESb1yww8bUbbBX5jgvbEp3/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-09.jpg" title="Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Managed by the National Trust, Kynance Cove regularly receives awards for its beauty and the walk down to the beach from the cliff top gave us a bird's eye view of its sandy cove below. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was hazy on the day we visited and the soft patchwork of mauves, pinks and yellows of the heather blended harmoniously into the mist all around us.</div><div><br /></div><div>In vain, I kept adjusting my lens and crouching in odd positions to capture the magic of the maritime heather.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUyOBppxexwkIAmk4GTflJ50YMVUyVoXYEzD5cLHloZhYUTwp9eMGnRFKUSHZ4LcPswhuk3yznQvl7SYCzMAkJ34bXxVcuIHhWycNsYn4Y6a_o38gQyDYMXaU3jf4YVjtG0EcQPbC6KqtRA20y7glOcC2VglRdTHJGzHr6jfE5LCYMEw-LHfTH3Qm/s3735/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Maritime Heather at Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUyOBppxexwkIAmk4GTflJ50YMVUyVoXYEzD5cLHloZhYUTwp9eMGnRFKUSHZ4LcPswhuk3yznQvl7SYCzMAkJ34bXxVcuIHhWycNsYn4Y6a_o38gQyDYMXaU3jf4YVjtG0EcQPbC6KqtRA20y7glOcC2VglRdTHJGzHr6jfE5LCYMEw-LHfTH3Qm/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-13.jpg" title="Maritime Heather at Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSZRwkda2sw6Iku3dCsYO6gSAGwUfnzfLIhZAYk3AfaWGQda_AEbWOVLQFuxziLiENfF-7dCSivpo3ms1GRg0Fallxu2OfRxI6NIZhkPmJvpBdImA4I-OMzznWjh_kFWItkkqtDmR92wc6Eo2ElhaqZAADJdvrH9xn9VKn_sSvFT5Ybv28UeH4OzI/s3735/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Maritime Heather at Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSZRwkda2sw6Iku3dCsYO6gSAGwUfnzfLIhZAYk3AfaWGQda_AEbWOVLQFuxziLiENfF-7dCSivpo3ms1GRg0Fallxu2OfRxI6NIZhkPmJvpBdImA4I-OMzznWjh_kFWItkkqtDmR92wc6Eo2ElhaqZAADJdvrH9xn9VKn_sSvFT5Ybv28UeH4OzI/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-01.jpg" title="Maritime Heather at Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;">The path wound round and down, before into sight came a meandering stream, where wild bright orange crocosmia, had grown and were in full flower along its banks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At the bottom we found a set of abandoned buildings, called Lord Falmouth's cottages that intrigued me enormously. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I originally published this post, I asked that if anyone knew the history of the buildings to get in touch and I'm delighted to provide an update with the memories that were shared with me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KBrJv36kD_WG-eQu14M0YutlGCq9vRzpJn_co8jPcaotTdLJt-gT7zcL849gW8bSLFI8yxKMB6d8CRRaBqeg6Fmb7yeJ3Ord-njXME4-OoxsrDnKI7QUm6rgA-sOH-rUXic85Mcx5lh4IFCh91DG-L_4dVwP9yC1LvpjXChwmN8psmIAlq66qnXq/s3735/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Lord Falmouth's cottages, Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="3735" data-original-width="2500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KBrJv36kD_WG-eQu14M0YutlGCq9vRzpJn_co8jPcaotTdLJt-gT7zcL849gW8bSLFI8yxKMB6d8CRRaBqeg6Fmb7yeJ3Ord-njXME4-OoxsrDnKI7QUm6rgA-sOH-rUXic85Mcx5lh4IFCh91DG-L_4dVwP9yC1LvpjXChwmN8psmIAlq66qnXq/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-06.jpg" title="Lord Falmouth's cottages, Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">"I stayed in the cottage nearest the beach with my Mum, Dad and 2 brothers in the Summer of 1972.<u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">We drove overnight, all the way from Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire in a 1957 Morris Minor: roof rack on the top with a couple of cases, 3 boys in the back aged 7, 9 & 11. It took forever!</span> </p></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">We parked in the car park at the top of the cliff and the National Trust shop there called down to the owner (tenants?) and after about 15 minutes, a land rover pulled up and a jolly Cornish man jumped out, loaded us kids and the cases in the canvas topped back and Mum and Dad got in the front. <u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> </span></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDi4Orj6LkWZzklCvvAS5hCPH43xxwlE78NLOFNGUEtpLK1KsHLaeQx4RM-ubCUwVIXLFmR_gp5HFIcBiXVXPxB0IHQHTxzO0NdAKtVn_zT2UcCz--S70CkRlHCiNjuEB-hMCwUJmqeMLxYk8l1rNKNZfSLm8U4g2lzVzv21Oq3fJ92gmSueewjdl/s3735/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lord Falmouth's cottages, Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDi4Orj6LkWZzklCvvAS5hCPH43xxwlE78NLOFNGUEtpLK1KsHLaeQx4RM-ubCUwVIXLFmR_gp5HFIcBiXVXPxB0IHQHTxzO0NdAKtVn_zT2UcCz--S70CkRlHCiNjuEB-hMCwUJmqeMLxYk8l1rNKNZfSLm8U4g2lzVzv21Oq3fJ92gmSueewjdl/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-04.jpg" title="Lord Falmouth's cottages, Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></p><p> </p><blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">"He took a bumpy track all the way down to the cottages, crossing the stream on 2 strategically placed RSJ’s at the exact width of the land rover’s wheels. He and his wife lived in the detached cottage. The cottage we stayed in had no electricity or running water and the loo was in an outbuilding around the back. We washed using large basins with jugs of hot water brought to us morning and evening.</span> </p></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">My room was at the end and I fell asleep each night listening to the sea crashing on the shore and counting the seconds between each rotation of the Lizard lighthouse which shone into my room. Early to bed and early to rise as there was no tv and everything was done by candlelight!<u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Breakfast and dinner were cooked by the hosts and brought in on trays. Lots of rabbit I seem to remember as the bloke in the cottage went out every day with his gun. His wife was a double for Catherine Hepburn and she used to serve cream teas on the bridge patio in front of the cottages.<u></u> </span></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI88SQ5v2oErsr-635XzfdMGVDC0XFYM8r9kXPweM7CGDao8eGOwa0vqBRepcoaXHBXRkWnUYNcxVjYeVIn4AUMKNahWDBChyWdYOYBtp1EE9CgXUWY4uq3CiAR4RJq3NaMX8RGmbU7EXRDFTn802IWujwaqToOE24GYb7SzGCTwC8_YxrbaQHfOMt/s3104/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lord Falmouth's cottages, Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI88SQ5v2oErsr-635XzfdMGVDC0XFYM8r9kXPweM7CGDao8eGOwa0vqBRepcoaXHBXRkWnUYNcxVjYeVIn4AUMKNahWDBChyWdYOYBtp1EE9CgXUWY4uq3CiAR4RJq3NaMX8RGmbU7EXRDFTn802IWujwaqToOE24GYb7SzGCTwC8_YxrbaQHfOMt/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-05.jpg" title="Lord Falmouth's cottages, Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a> </p><blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">We went 2 years running, for 2 weeks. The first was idyllic, beautiful warm and sunny days spent in the sea and the rockpools and building dams on the beach where the stream ran into the sea. The second year, it rained non-stop and we went home after 5 days. We were poor and outings to places where money was required to be spent weren’t for us.<u></u> </span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">It’s a shame to see them dilapidated and so sad looking. I suppose the couple that ran the cottages, who were getting on a bit, passed away and no-one took them on?</span> </p></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">Great times and probably never to be repeated! Your photos took me right back to the early 70s!" </span><img alt="😊" aria-label="😊" class="an1 CToWUd" data-bit="iit" data-emoji="😊" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f60a/72.png" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /> - Colin Thomas </p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0cm;"></p><blockquote><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> </span></blockquote><p></p></blockquote></div></blockquote></blockquote></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIs1gIHLEdgRyWUrvGHjxpKpaV7XnPq7ooLFrQx8mKtK5Ps94NyaI5IqSlJobcKJv2TrDqzCljpHZxk3n5a0xsJUSxd-K0jR3fB5E9Wpg4GdV9czG109oIwJWv3pQzm13GIS3Ao5NcE17VrjXF9eR3uAdvxtLKt2C8fwtgCmEHeSDrhUF1ZvOHya0/s4115/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="4115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIs1gIHLEdgRyWUrvGHjxpKpaV7XnPq7ooLFrQx8mKtK5Ps94NyaI5IqSlJobcKJv2TrDqzCljpHZxk3n5a0xsJUSxd-K0jR3fB5E9Wpg4GdV9czG109oIwJWv3pQzm13GIS3Ao5NcE17VrjXF9eR3uAdvxtLKt2C8fwtgCmEHeSDrhUF1ZvOHya0/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-08.jpg" title="Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_YjbYn3h9H4dbwEncguovTREZpn2kvM-fqiTtBj6g6qyBFRrQqweD8cRRxMRFB5CW5nL11KNhHFo_3f9UqXjBfsD11HZdlPYN8M31qnggBUYekZ1NP8ouEEYbXheGanQ2OFS3WMOY18/s1600/IMG_4603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cornish Tales - Beautiful Kynance Cove, photos by modern bric a brac" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_YjbYn3h9H4dbwEncguovTREZpn2kvM-fqiTtBj6g6qyBFRrQqweD8cRRxMRFB5CW5nL11KNhHFo_3f9UqXjBfsD11HZdlPYN8M31qnggBUYekZ1NP8ouEEYbXheGanQ2OFS3WMOY18/s16000/IMG_4603.JPG" title="Cornish Tales - Beautiful Kynance Cove, photos by modern bric a brac" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What wonderful memories and thanks to Colin Thomas for getting in touch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Once on the beach, I took my shoes off to feel the fine sand under my feet, a rare treat. Behind us we noticed a person balancing stones upon stones. They had been busy for a while and created a line of them, creating their own art installation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We carried on exploring and followed a rock around to the right and found a cave, large enough to venture into.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-h5ewZ1UNr1j-K891S_Bjvc1RcXlbMkYNtkAVLrLkzPBO9JQaRJenlOKtLEGMYQ5Vkyvrx1icBSsz0qeVyT44vLSjjzGbUJSINnxR-vzI83RmTOXm9eK_1bMfxrSu3qL2RJ7Rvv5yk7ElUGcFmDwDeWxb4YxVReMSDnmzqmJRW8ScLaTd6g7vC_u/s3712/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Stone balancing at Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3712" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-h5ewZ1UNr1j-K891S_Bjvc1RcXlbMkYNtkAVLrLkzPBO9JQaRJenlOKtLEGMYQ5Vkyvrx1icBSsz0qeVyT44vLSjjzGbUJSINnxR-vzI83RmTOXm9eK_1bMfxrSu3qL2RJ7Rvv5yk7ElUGcFmDwDeWxb4YxVReMSDnmzqmJRW8ScLaTd6g7vC_u/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-03.jpg" title="Stone balancing at Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYU8GlOZa2QkoHeO77wCOt5s8XsLr0ZMD_2lY1-BVstxMv-I2EL8dc2tPiVOVOxc9dEYe570s0Cm-jwQijUaMP4v7xKy5xQvnlng_FPJcP9U-cNbNh66U3-9ADwu9Vz_oyMSEjhLOxaH0/s1600/IMG_4607.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Interior of a cave at the Beautiful Kynance Cove, photos by modern bric a brac" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYU8GlOZa2QkoHeO77wCOt5s8XsLr0ZMD_2lY1-BVstxMv-I2EL8dc2tPiVOVOxc9dEYe570s0Cm-jwQijUaMP4v7xKy5xQvnlng_FPJcP9U-cNbNh66U3-9ADwu9Vz_oyMSEjhLOxaH0/s16000/IMG_4607.JPG" title="Interior of a cave at the Beautiful Kynance Cove, photos by modern bric a brac" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As our visit came to an end I discovered a great scheme introduced by the National Trust. In the toilets a poster gave visitors information about its managed bio-bubble sewage system. Waste is aerated in a balance tank, then digested by bacteria and disinfected by ultra-violet lamps, a process that uses less electricity than is generated by the solar lights on the Kynance Cafe roof.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyfiBeYbTNA44KcF1TjV11At38HKHk4bngHymKaCk4T8GOwFJdqXjPm4e8NVCeEPSmJLW01vyIZu2Jb6idCmdyWmz4yl-62W5eimuoarOAf0SPDZpqTYol0W_R84At6l2jsi9HeoxU8d4ugT8vHb8kKyFDfnkRoWTrb2rY4PUpIrZAR52RxYHCJwV/s3735/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyfiBeYbTNA44KcF1TjV11At38HKHk4bngHymKaCk4T8GOwFJdqXjPm4e8NVCeEPSmJLW01vyIZu2Jb6idCmdyWmz4yl-62W5eimuoarOAf0SPDZpqTYol0W_R84At6l2jsi9HeoxU8d4ugT8vHb8kKyFDfnkRoWTrb2rY4PUpIrZAR52RxYHCJwV/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-10.jpg" title="Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8osmTOB7iGrj0-WfYepjvALGLjqELIiKe00mX71DdlnU5wC8EYg80LKHE75tJpnafjOhY5tE0R6VdV3BkF-DpO-Mrgfpcb10pxw4aa3W5qV8F13uzbBWZey06t8hFFSEwMAeamg-XSxT7xoM1p2dOfxj2h3ChcGGDvwTbP4cEYXtXL9FWX40gKov/s3735/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8osmTOB7iGrj0-WfYepjvALGLjqELIiKe00mX71DdlnU5wC8EYg80LKHE75tJpnafjOhY5tE0R6VdV3BkF-DpO-Mrgfpcb10pxw4aa3W5qV8F13uzbBWZey06t8hFFSEwMAeamg-XSxT7xoM1p2dOfxj2h3ChcGGDvwTbP4cEYXtXL9FWX40gKov/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-12.jpg" title="Kynance Cove, Cornwall, Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEZsJMnYHZjie2wgpAkj0RkmCfn0orTtsVqqv6fD32kZ8LlVylbEAgf4Nb9YVF0cPn_GF5ZGPv7ER5rVCtBe3sdtbsG1FVHydDYNWbSzrCUPOUD5dloeAQeKIz0ztIQlPsdV8ZNU2sVcz0vCF2yBhmFxWxfBPo0m8D6py6i98zgLIudiCCYAVdzma/s3735/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Beautiful Kynance Cove, Cornwall by Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEZsJMnYHZjie2wgpAkj0RkmCfn0orTtsVqqv6fD32kZ8LlVylbEAgf4Nb9YVF0cPn_GF5ZGPv7ER5rVCtBe3sdtbsG1FVHydDYNWbSzrCUPOUD5dloeAQeKIz0ztIQlPsdV8ZNU2sVcz0vCF2yBhmFxWxfBPo0m8D6py6i98zgLIudiCCYAVdzma/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-18.jpg" title="Beautiful Kynance Cove, Cornwall by Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmBZjkegwkpQyUarJW7m_1_A4IXd1Y4UVQF7v_TvBZ9bSFTeADEVz7Pu9xNMj1pMRnYEUYNjNTsPsdlH2FYfc3j2zXMWsWTy2cw_zCoP4LCZEBYP18mUgEBpqFQyMPtR-YsyBilP0iAyW4YmzJevfk30MBv5ss5jsqsxvfVS7WoC2gXJgxdXFcyPT/s3735/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Beautiful Kynance Cove, Cornwall by Sarah Agnew Photos" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmBZjkegwkpQyUarJW7m_1_A4IXd1Y4UVQF7v_TvBZ9bSFTeADEVz7Pu9xNMj1pMRnYEUYNjNTsPsdlH2FYfc3j2zXMWsWTy2cw_zCoP4LCZEBYP18mUgEBpqFQyMPtR-YsyBilP0iAyW4YmzJevfk30MBv5ss5jsqsxvfVS7WoC2gXJgxdXFcyPT/s16000/Kynance%20Cove,%20Cornwall-20.jpg" title="Beautiful Kynance Cove, Cornwall by Sarah Agnew Photos" /></a></div></div><br />
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Are you a meat eater that wants to factor in more meat free meals or are you a vegan all out, no compromise?<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyrGVnZG9K0NigMmjvowPL8R9MxqYtNcLDsQs28WHJHbGoeP1LmCEDogXwbm9e5jqQXVFC16NArHlwp1HUH2JgJTNEMs5gbjj3AQrw-QNOrAUDu94-nS6QBk4GW-abpl849JTloqVKRosXxPAf_vCZ24UTsJ2fbBMt-KJAKpZA3JJby_IC_bk7OY0/s3750/Flower%20Burger-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Flower Burger - limited edition Pride burger photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyrGVnZG9K0NigMmjvowPL8R9MxqYtNcLDsQs28WHJHbGoeP1LmCEDogXwbm9e5jqQXVFC16NArHlwp1HUH2JgJTNEMs5gbjj3AQrw-QNOrAUDu94-nS6QBk4GW-abpl849JTloqVKRosXxPAf_vCZ24UTsJ2fbBMt-KJAKpZA3JJby_IC_bk7OY0/s16000/Flower%20Burger-7.jpg" title="Flower Burger - limited edition Pride burger photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower Burger - limited edition Pride burger</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I'm definitely looking to reduce my meat intake and choose organic, free-range and sustainable where I can. Choosing a vegan meal is the way forward and I'm grateful to live in Brighton where there are lots of vegan options. One of the latest and most brightly coloured is the second store in the Flower Burger chain.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQZmP13UmzxYV8wG7g8FJpZdavUzSrW7MG5UPTqXXVJZUV_UwDu7-oLUho8jce7yHN_jJEWty4PvvbQzoAr_ObpnBzfJze7AoRw7dg3NhYXaD692cI22_TTIeyBjBH8kLQeX1AvD8i1j-c1XZx7NxksxwbPXYezEJglmHF9mNhyqysG5nUCeJuElj/s3750/Flower%20Burger-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Flower Burger photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQZmP13UmzxYV8wG7g8FJpZdavUzSrW7MG5UPTqXXVJZUV_UwDu7-oLUho8jce7yHN_jJEWty4PvvbQzoAr_ObpnBzfJze7AoRw7dg3NhYXaD692cI22_TTIeyBjBH8kLQeX1AvD8i1j-c1XZx7NxksxwbPXYezEJglmHF9mNhyqysG5nUCeJuElj/s16000/Flower%20Burger-1.jpg" title="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jFrJNHSSBdrZix3nzEXRSD_8Y9xHqJTIKiOjzq85_uC-E2kGV9QC4WuF1sGDRqXs_tL3eWENQbDba-zaiFaBM635EVV47HaSvnZw9goVeWtdp1GIs2IIhOH3t6qBJQCyrMvR9hgE5ndaaQcHjK6GC_kVCCzvzKuiXIrBPc02T_Y7gp8v7dWlZG9t/s3089/Flower%20Burger-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="3089" data-original-width="2500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jFrJNHSSBdrZix3nzEXRSD_8Y9xHqJTIKiOjzq85_uC-E2kGV9QC4WuF1sGDRqXs_tL3eWENQbDba-zaiFaBM635EVV47HaSvnZw9goVeWtdp1GIs2IIhOH3t6qBJQCyrMvR9hgE5ndaaQcHjK6GC_kVCCzvzKuiXIrBPc02T_Y7gp8v7dWlZG9t/s16000/Flower%20Burger-6.jpg" title="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The first Flower Burger store opened in Charlotte Street, Soho in the centre of London. This second burger joint is just as centrally placed in Brighton, a few paces from our golden-topped clock tower.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had been invited to an event to try out their new burgers and as I had been planning to go there anyway, I was delighted to accept.</div><div><br /></div><div>Expect a brightly coloured flower-fest inside, with reds, oranges and yellow swirling designs emblazoned across the ceiling and walls. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeV6txGxm4AE5TVE6lm3vynmOWwzeaNyc1SAMYbrpwXNsGisty8WLdmJppWkWfqWBbLYCe8XD9RkyMif2LLXNVVbTs9_m3y7pDG7Ri075T5qVezY_rEizHkRPc6zcv6E3Tam0Xns6BT2LLLRtmiViuKH1fJPcS12kYpos3Kdg7TEfu0oIe4NjHQoo/s3750/Flower%20Burger-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeV6txGxm4AE5TVE6lm3vynmOWwzeaNyc1SAMYbrpwXNsGisty8WLdmJppWkWfqWBbLYCe8XD9RkyMif2LLXNVVbTs9_m3y7pDG7Ri075T5qVezY_rEizHkRPc6zcv6E3Tam0Xns6BT2LLLRtmiViuKH1fJPcS12kYpos3Kdg7TEfu0oIe4NjHQoo/s16000/Flower%20Burger-4.jpg" title="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There's a cute table with swing chairs that I would have sat at if vacant and would make a great instashot. </div><div><br /></div><div>I must admit I had seen a blue burger on a poster at some point and that hadn't really appealed, so I was hoping that wasn't what was on offer. On the night there were two new burgers to try, the Pride rainbow stack (purple topped burger bun) and an Avo burger (green topped burger bun). So far so good. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEv75rW3SsBc9YBSdvds6ihzQ9wC-B2zwwfDTvCv_w7WYzMC7xQx030yV2M64L1Hs968-GUf0p_ZYav2aTGvKvVmV9AkjDrXmEh-Mh5YRf42vCTt-pX2N8f-4WzBITT8AfmgPt48BDJ5xil58BSdIMBqkkcQPb86E9ZWY-MXGG3aDEDxsoBqVClmi/s3750/Flower%20Burger-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEv75rW3SsBc9YBSdvds6ihzQ9wC-B2zwwfDTvCv_w7WYzMC7xQx030yV2M64L1Hs968-GUf0p_ZYav2aTGvKvVmV9AkjDrXmEh-Mh5YRf42vCTt-pX2N8f-4WzBITT8AfmgPt48BDJ5xil58BSdIMBqkkcQPb86E9ZWY-MXGG3aDEDxsoBqVClmi/s16000/Flower%20Burger-5.jpg" title="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKA9vMUq00lv67016PBRaqh1K4TZbR11HO86-ql_78wmIZUBnMmEFJFW3TMgttvTctAT_G9mASO71qbPOZm7UA74rbMdxv9xRpzD5ZLlp1Bg-WFMVd4nlGD4eyJODL0mFQmfP4VOLDbIEfnCfMC-KCR3lB-DLLN9VFSqTlc7xAUFNPJOhaZAPb5VVx/s3750/Flower%20Burger-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKA9vMUq00lv67016PBRaqh1K4TZbR11HO86-ql_78wmIZUBnMmEFJFW3TMgttvTctAT_G9mASO71qbPOZm7UA74rbMdxv9xRpzD5ZLlp1Bg-WFMVd4nlGD4eyJODL0mFQmfP4VOLDbIEfnCfMC-KCR3lB-DLLN9VFSqTlc7xAUFNPJOhaZAPb5VVx/s16000/Flower%20Burger-2.jpg" title="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When I cut into the Pride burger the full extent of the rainbow colours was revealed and it looked absolutely glorious. Inside was stacked vegan cheese, mushroom, lettuce, tomato and burger bun, it tasted so good and completely filled me up.</div><div><br /></div><div>I did try the Avo burger but the truffle mayo was not for me. It wasn't for M K either but then he really is a lot further away from meat free eating. </div><div><br /></div><div>We also tried the strawberry milkshake, which was delicious, if a little on the small side. This was a much easier sell as we've already swapped to oat milk and much prefer that now in tea and coffee. The chips were very tasty too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Would I recommend Flower Burgers? Yes, please go, it's superb. It's also a perfect addition to Brighton.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizc9umRQf8yS0umpTObb97jj4z1dnO-JXJRdU4BVY2n8D0CA7oKZZ2LlwyVk1Kw1JHDmNTAFyAFmxGKZUDnmGXR9zyDGnfR2I7C5bzzFZ3gAs7Sj7no8YuUyNzEXSrCt-JwnwUeYuFz9Vg6xizHJLNaRHXRKKrlBjTB7oL-ZhVh8WWiMlHO4FkCwB8/s3750/Flower%20Burger-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="3750" data-original-width="2500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizc9umRQf8yS0umpTObb97jj4z1dnO-JXJRdU4BVY2n8D0CA7oKZZ2LlwyVk1Kw1JHDmNTAFyAFmxGKZUDnmGXR9zyDGnfR2I7C5bzzFZ3gAs7Sj7no8YuUyNzEXSrCt-JwnwUeYuFz9Vg6xizHJLNaRHXRKKrlBjTB7oL-ZhVh8WWiMlHO4FkCwB8/s16000/Flower%20Burger-3.jpg" title="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Please note: I was invited to Flower Burger in Brighton to try a couple of Flower Burger meals, but have not been paid to promote their business. My review is based on my own opinion.</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWzF0KQkbDLoh85T2VgLaS5ZLJVFRHm4yO98NzrgDE0vqGC93AvQy27HsZu3sAOpMhuOjqol1Tn6jZ6C4RaleXvqCej308vSrFpOAYgp362kMp3AE1v8K-R9aRx3P-DEL-T27aS8xjukWIfFJQvK5eRS8ZsiZCPRg4NjRTPvNFZ6gUVNrAimZuIvJ/s3750/Flower%20Burger-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWzF0KQkbDLoh85T2VgLaS5ZLJVFRHm4yO98NzrgDE0vqGC93AvQy27HsZu3sAOpMhuOjqol1Tn6jZ6C4RaleXvqCej308vSrFpOAYgp362kMp3AE1v8K-R9aRx3P-DEL-T27aS8xjukWIfFJQvK5eRS8ZsiZCPRg4NjRTPvNFZ6gUVNrAimZuIvJ/s16000/Flower%20Burger-7.jpg" title="Flower Burger Brighton photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Abandoned and in ruins, it's the castle that I feel I know the best and always want to return to.</p><p>This visit, Mum and I took my cousin's son Lucas with us and what a joy it was to see the castle through his eyes.</p><p>Sitting on the edge of the cliff, half way between Portballintrae and Portrush, Dunluce Castle juts out into the sea, connected to the mainland with a bridge over a stone staircase that leads to the shore.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhVArZr4WEaf7_ndD9mES8RU7OTCW5dvmA1TJ_CVK60xVPTwUB4MrogTJLdEbPm3DccuoXiqfSzGxGtn7yRRAH4K5a5jhOIL7QUP4DYIolJdFjQf1mhw6tdyoFqopcm9ueNZU4Q7w4Vo/s2048/20210825-Dunluce+Castle+IMG_4473.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Notes from Northern Ireland - Dunluce Castle photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhVArZr4WEaf7_ndD9mES8RU7OTCW5dvmA1TJ_CVK60xVPTwUB4MrogTJLdEbPm3DccuoXiqfSzGxGtn7yRRAH4K5a5jhOIL7QUP4DYIolJdFjQf1mhw6tdyoFqopcm9ueNZU4Q7w4Vo/s16000/20210825-Dunluce+Castle+IMG_4473.jpg" title="Notes from Northern Ireland - Dunluce Castle photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>In use as a home and fortress over 400 years ago by the McDonnells, it was a pretty big establishment with towers, guest rooms and main hall.</p><p>As we walked down the hill to cross the bridge, the castle with its fortified entrance rose up to meet us and I noticed for the first time how decorative the stone work actually was.</p><p>Inside the main section of the castle, Lucas became interested in all the graffiti cut into the stone walls and wondered how old it was.</p><p>We moved through what was left of the kitchens to a tower that you could climb up and see the view it commanded. Once inside the upper chamber and looking out at the North Sea it was clear how useful it would have been for keeping a watch against attacks. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyHmxy59Y8zp4ZDGYAE720l665ej1JuchtlU9X1zD-_NvuM3IJsRiUym8LJXvCuAKGXXkyezsUXpwI6tkik3h3Lk6CdhI3grb4RR5K3mSov5aC9Kz805oMGulVjuwPvmUPjQS40iCNGg/s2048/20210825-Dunluce+Castle+IMG_4512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Notes from Northern Ireland - Dunluce Castle photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyHmxy59Y8zp4ZDGYAE720l665ej1JuchtlU9X1zD-_NvuM3IJsRiUym8LJXvCuAKGXXkyezsUXpwI6tkik3h3Lk6CdhI3grb4RR5K3mSov5aC9Kz805oMGulVjuwPvmUPjQS40iCNGg/s16000/20210825-Dunluce+Castle+IMG_4512.jpg" title="Notes from Northern Ireland - Dunluce Castle photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>Just outside this tower we found a feature that I didn't remember from previous visits, the entrance to a souterrain. As explained on the plaque, this was an underground hideaway that early Christians used to protect themselves from Viking raids over a thousand years ago.</p><p>At this point, we were joined by one of the Dunluce team who told us that these early Christians would set light to a wooden structure above ground that could be seen from sea, while they remained hidden underground. Raiders would then think the settlement had already been attacked and sail on, leaving them safe. </p><p>After marvelling at what that threat must have been like, our guide took us around the site to show Lucas some of the oldest graffiti that had been identified. We found names and dates from the Victorian era, including one that looked like a J Robinson in 1840.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwf1bkpPje7EnkBETdeVBTHpjj3faOqH1aTfbgTOL335zVoXfYltsM6N3OxQpiQaQ6RUm7BLqHwAXngqUb8ro5gOe8uXeD62eiMmHetAbX6QTgnvSqqSoO4jnAsBAgO03H3ixYuGCpu-I/s2048/20210825-Dunluce+Castle+IMG_4481.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Notes from Northern Ireland - Dunluce Castle photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwf1bkpPje7EnkBETdeVBTHpjj3faOqH1aTfbgTOL335zVoXfYltsM6N3OxQpiQaQ6RUm7BLqHwAXngqUb8ro5gOe8uXeD62eiMmHetAbX6QTgnvSqqSoO4jnAsBAgO03H3ixYuGCpu-I/s16000/20210825-Dunluce+Castle+IMG_4481.jpg" title="Notes from Northern Ireland - Dunluce Castle photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Before leaving, we also discovered that the builders of Dunluce Castle, had used rock that had likely come from the Giant's Causeway with its distinctive hexagonal shape. Patches of orange on their surface came from the iron ore content in the rock that had rusted over time. </p><p>I'm sorry I didn't get the man's name who took the time to share his knowledge but I'm grateful for all the info he gave us about Dunluce Castle and I think the castle gained a new fan in Lucas.</p><p>Follow me on Instagram for more travel stories <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sarahagnew/" target="_blank">@sarahagnew</a> and thanks for reading.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtAE0tPSmVM2v4t7M695Bp_igpSd75jfGucxKLMgQcKme-8usL12QoSELtb5N2LgpaAptNC-ekG032fXx-01b2j3aRIyJ_R351BQXcknw4LCJw9iN0V3SbetjQw2ahBI3vCw3Kp_g_u4/s2048/20210825-Dunluce+Castle+IMG_4450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Notes from Northern Ireland - Dunluce Castle photo by Sarah Agnew" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtAE0tPSmVM2v4t7M695Bp_igpSd75jfGucxKLMgQcKme-8usL12QoSELtb5N2LgpaAptNC-ekG032fXx-01b2j3aRIyJ_R351BQXcknw4LCJw9iN0V3SbetjQw2ahBI3vCw3Kp_g_u4/s16000/20210825-Dunluce+Castle+IMG_4450.jpg" title="Notes from Northern Ireland - Dunluce Castle photo by Sarah Agnew" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Visit Dunluce Castle, 87 Dunluce Rd, Bushmills BT57 8UY</p><p>Photo credit: Lucas</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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All proceeds from the auction will be going to fund research into bowel cancer, the silent killer that took Bobby Moore's life 23 years ago. The silent auction runs until the end of July 2016 and can be accessed via the website <a href="http://www.bobbymoorelounge.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bobbymoorelounge.com</a>.<br />
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There are over twenty-five prizes including a Terry O’Neill portrait of Bobby and Franz Beckenbauer, signed by all three; signed Geoff Hurst World Cup final ticket; Bobby Moore golf clubs and signed photos, as well as 1966 newspaper clippings.<br />
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Perhaps the most exciting item of all for true English football fans is the chance to meet and have your picture taken with some of the team at the end of the month. Five of the highest bidders will win a signed 1966 jersey, meet Sir Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters, George Cohen and Gordon Banks and have their picture taken with them and the Jules Rimet trophy.<br />
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On the night I visited the bar, Bobby Moore's biographer Jeff Powell stood up to say a few words. He shared some great memories of his friendship with Bobby and the significance of the Royal Garden Hotel, where the pop-up bar has been opened.<br />
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Alongside the 50th anniversary of England's footballing victory, the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington is also celebrating its 50th birthday.<br />
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Fifty years ago the Royal Garden Hotel had been newly built and was the Hotel of choice for the England football team to enjoy their celebratory dinner. The Hotel photographer at the time took some great photos of the team larking about and of the crowds gathered at the Hotel entrance to applaud the victorious team.<br />
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For me, the highlight of the night was listening to the General Manager, Jonathan Lowrey sharing his own memories of watching the match as a young boy with his dad. The 1966 World Cup win was a huge moment for many people and this bar and auction is a great way to revel in those memories.<br />
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For more information on the Bobby Moore Lounge and The Royal Garden Hotel’s anniversary celebrations, visit: <a href="http://www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk/50years" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk/50years</a><br />
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With thanks to the Royal Garden Hotel for inviting me to their pop-up bar. My views my own.<br />
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Bold and bright, it's a riot of colour lighting up Eastbourne. Inside, the industrial interior extends along oblong corridors, that end with large glass windows. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1jnI1jnHmy5LzS-kzorUgZQo7afE_wjrSODf6P6k42IZhW-XzPKCsqQV7iDbIp93hVOOGFjMuz8K37xcwIOAYFlX2qcT_VOab4aTlwxtKXyGwedDFnHuPLg0hKSNVxCowAPsZpO6IeU/s2048/IMG_20200202_122905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Days Out Sussex - Towner Eastbourne and David Nash photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1jnI1jnHmy5LzS-kzorUgZQo7afE_wjrSODf6P6k42IZhW-XzPKCsqQV7iDbIp93hVOOGFjMuz8K37xcwIOAYFlX2qcT_VOab4aTlwxtKXyGwedDFnHuPLg0hKSNVxCowAPsZpO6IeU/s16000/IMG_20200202_122905.jpg" title="Days Out Sussex - Towner Eastbourne and David Nash photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo77pZIq10O2x6V0hY801LE-kvdg6cwgUH8OLyG2tmqePLEKcoC4Gx9K1rHccva4gBpVZ_xXPasmqkx79xWduqqQHukVvApDexuQdhRYmbaCm59Bucf87WjDjbK7z17l3RktfMJL-218/s2048/IMG_20200202_122827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Days Out Sussex - Towner Eastbourne and David Nash photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUo77pZIq10O2x6V0hY801LE-kvdg6cwgUH8OLyG2tmqePLEKcoC4Gx9K1rHccva4gBpVZ_xXPasmqkx79xWduqqQHukVvApDexuQdhRYmbaCm59Bucf87WjDjbK7z17l3RktfMJL-218/s16000/IMG_20200202_122827.jpg" title="Days Out Sussex - Towner Eastbourne and David Nash photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In Eastbourne, David Nash's exhibition looked even more at home than it did in the lofty rooms of the grand Edwardian Cardiff Museum. The smell of wood subtly infused the air while the wood sculptures, charred, moulded, re-imagined, and carved filled the exhibition rooms and covered the walls. The scale of many of his works are impressive in size. To see his work feels like a reconnection with an ancestral veneration of trees.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLFCK8JMUXS5GRsT-ljlGDCzu6oztM31DvWFPCku4NrbBy-O0RTXF4TwFFuFlUUaaqBuL1DPYZH49vYUA_GxXNmxK1WsOFLYOkEqz2y-3Dp0jKh_EYw2ngda58eVtaSObALD6eDAdNQU/s2048/IMG_20200202_122138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Days Out Sussex - Towner Eastbourne and David Nash photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLFCK8JMUXS5GRsT-ljlGDCzu6oztM31DvWFPCku4NrbBy-O0RTXF4TwFFuFlUUaaqBuL1DPYZH49vYUA_GxXNmxK1WsOFLYOkEqz2y-3Dp0jKh_EYw2ngda58eVtaSObALD6eDAdNQU/s16000/IMG_20200202_122138.jpg" title="Days Out Sussex - Towner Eastbourne and David Nash photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07SdmwLdDkiTyzA7f7UMMS6l-BvGKlkt2vM1nMPtkrIqM0U4z-ruuLNflo-OIKaR8O4wFITtnRbrymeCIPFyuuvEPYyw1nCOV00yYOePgyXGyHmmmssy2RGdcJffp5Cn6jqC7y68BRfY/s2048/IMG_20200202_122212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Days Out Sussex - Towner Eastbourne and David Nash photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07SdmwLdDkiTyzA7f7UMMS6l-BvGKlkt2vM1nMPtkrIqM0U4z-ruuLNflo-OIKaR8O4wFITtnRbrymeCIPFyuuvEPYyw1nCOV00yYOePgyXGyHmmmssy2RGdcJffp5Cn6jqC7y68BRfY/s16000/IMG_20200202_122212.jpg" title="Days Out Sussex - Towner Eastbourne and David Nash photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>While I was at the gallery, Towner beckoned me upstairs to see more of its treasures. There I found some paintings by local artist Eric Ravilious, who I have become more and more drawn to. I now follow a Twitter account that posts a daily Ravilious painting and it seems it's not just me who has become entranced.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.townereastbourne.org.uk/towner-eastbourne-named-as-a-winner-of-art-funds-museum-of-the-year-2020/" target="_blank">Towner</a> Eastbourne's accolade comes from the <a href="https://www.artfund.org/museum-of-the-year" target="_blank">Art Fund</a>, which is considered the most prestigious museum prize in the world. The other winning museums were: Aberdeen Art Gallery (Aberdeen, Scotland); Gairloch Museum (Gairloch, Scotland); Science Museum (London, England); South London Gallery (London, England); Towner Eastbourne(Eastbourne, Sussex, England). All were awarded based on achievements in 2019–20.</div><div><br /></div><div>By coincidence, the Science museum is the other museum I have visited most recently this year. </div><div><br /></div><div>Well done to all the winners!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKezhSDst3UNiltTN4OdqtCWa-joBMpMnNtC1NKcUTzdMyJzG_CNPXJKW7HuXD-oyD_kXm5qZe9qxX2WhlqENjpdnek7tldeto9CTeVycEdSCDzDXatIx8RPg0OmKBn7cAL7slLYS3OXc/s2048/IMG_20200202_123139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Days Out Sussex - Towner Eastbourne and David Nash photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKezhSDst3UNiltTN4OdqtCWa-joBMpMnNtC1NKcUTzdMyJzG_CNPXJKW7HuXD-oyD_kXm5qZe9qxX2WhlqENjpdnek7tldeto9CTeVycEdSCDzDXatIx8RPg0OmKBn7cAL7slLYS3OXc/s16000/IMG_20200202_123139.jpg" title="Days Out Sussex - Towner Eastbourne and David Nash photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's a great option for tandoor delights and is so large, you're not likely to be turned away even with self-distancing.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBnvaGRKSoNwVwhmQpb7hN7DnrCVqFMDpPvgAnFc-SmbZvEGegAvdd31gtjO0s2gTYaPLjJx4-s6nYOQLb7KqYvjXcrj6YsN5aQQw_n2x2eMUX2YZK3DKZ-Sl5Hk3TE7r7udM3PA1dUU/s2048/IMG_2902Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBnvaGRKSoNwVwhmQpb7hN7DnrCVqFMDpPvgAnFc-SmbZvEGegAvdd31gtjO0s2gTYaPLjJx4-s6nYOQLb7KqYvjXcrj6YsN5aQQw_n2x2eMUX2YZK3DKZ-Sl5Hk3TE7r7udM3PA1dUU/s16000/IMG_2902Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJVkdXwkKuPU5qdo82s6qcC_9KAziakLu6CudFhfISYxJPIdl-17P9FgTMFT-eMqZ72fq_CkqXMTQMR6Je_UI3MEy8Qi3Uemks7I5v8BVPliqZ5XiTqHIOomm4y1QEsfcKG_oIJ6WUUw/s2048/IMG_2906Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJVkdXwkKuPU5qdo82s6qcC_9KAziakLu6CudFhfISYxJPIdl-17P9FgTMFT-eMqZ72fq_CkqXMTQMR6Je_UI3MEy8Qi3Uemks7I5v8BVPliqZ5XiTqHIOomm4y1QEsfcKG_oIJ6WUUw/s16000/IMG_2906Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It's the largest Indian restaurant in the South East, with capacity for 160 people at socially distanced tables. In the last year the restaurant has also undergone a total refurbishment and is wheelchair friendly. In fact, not only is it easy to manoeuvre safely in the restaurant, the marina’s car park means that blue badge holders can park on the boardwalk level, where the restaurant is situated, and reach the restaurant free of stairs.</div><div><br /></div><div>They have also just launched a 20% discount from the bill including alcohol when dining between 3 pm - 6 pm, Monday - Friday; and are offering a takeaway service between Hove to Rottingdean with free delivery.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPPKkL4j0AZmzglbz1GoRFUf8-lMj2jSKQOOdPLNvLpmAD5znEsgIu1bAkU1-tSE72ipLLG_zioEyr3lPsxunZ1LHq9cq0gDeSibiOfVB5e96QRZgXM53fSmhuTcvJ7vByHvfLls4BpE/s2048/IMG_2896Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPPKkL4j0AZmzglbz1GoRFUf8-lMj2jSKQOOdPLNvLpmAD5znEsgIu1bAkU1-tSE72ipLLG_zioEyr3lPsxunZ1LHq9cq0gDeSibiOfVB5e96QRZgXM53fSmhuTcvJ7vByHvfLls4BpE/s16000/IMG_2896Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexhZBJG-FgjtWFoJ_4ldSnDxkAcczr-XotUfdsyykCw-KpmVYOSUUvk2LAXpT3FjjtxDwdEu0pVlmhVWEGxGYmtqSyRFlgWqSYqhhhEl0K_kPMLKL9fujepX1AV1gahGWbrlCAferrfs/s2048/malika7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant" border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexhZBJG-FgjtWFoJ_4ldSnDxkAcczr-XotUfdsyykCw-KpmVYOSUUvk2LAXpT3FjjtxDwdEu0pVlmhVWEGxGYmtqSyRFlgWqSYqhhhEl0K_kPMLKL9fujepX1AV1gahGWbrlCAferrfs/s16000/malika7.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant" /></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>Working in the restaurant are a team of staff headed by chefs, originally from Delhi, with many years experience in five-star hotels and resorts. Malika is keen to offer many vegan and vegetarian options, but as I was with my Welsh One, I joined him in choosing meat and fish for starter and main, with sides of plain and peshwari naan.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsetOMkyO3QU4LQP1G6ftaAqt0-NhmJgZR1C6je5UNzo5TiBEtUhjO-eo-gYH-f2exl4asGEQwoJLgRvwS2o3Mz5-V2aSYoGg3To48hOA5fLuN03Z8CDb3GFOdUGTV32ANYI2tPmpfeA/s2048/IMG_2885Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsetOMkyO3QU4LQP1G6ftaAqt0-NhmJgZR1C6je5UNzo5TiBEtUhjO-eo-gYH-f2exl4asGEQwoJLgRvwS2o3Mz5-V2aSYoGg3To48hOA5fLuN03Z8CDb3GFOdUGTV32ANYI2tPmpfeA/s16000/IMG_2885Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBnRf-uuyEnHK3jdBmmPNa23PNhsVJqUb0kmAy1cfBKTiYOR7OSFKBIIgEODc3tcSSIyuHx3MxNIcynbpHthjERg-Ln1QhTYDYICa7hko5Hu1qdezisozIMXpr_U56u5ASlzOXF5W6ww/s2048/IMG_2899Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfBnRf-uuyEnHK3jdBmmPNa23PNhsVJqUb0kmAy1cfBKTiYOR7OSFKBIIgEODc3tcSSIyuHx3MxNIcynbpHthjERg-Ln1QhTYDYICa7hko5Hu1qdezisozIMXpr_U56u5ASlzOXF5W6ww/s16000/IMG_2899Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>While I write, the memory of our meal last weekend, combined with reviewing the photos is making me hungry to return for some more tandoor. We tried a selection of tandoor cooked meats, starters of salmon tikka and tandoori prawn and for main, lamb biryani and chicken chettinad. It was an absolute feast.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3IMly-_eiS3et0yf1QiXznuK9vohDygHJWkeqt0qttrAG-YIY2HMwTG0hRW3drcAozNgyz9lGOBkOQ7vBC1l-IM8au5AEMJ3eIox6FFBDBAka4DAfN9AGT-vULcZA3zvlLy7wnTRIQo/s2048/IMG_2904Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3IMly-_eiS3et0yf1QiXznuK9vohDygHJWkeqt0qttrAG-YIY2HMwTG0hRW3drcAozNgyz9lGOBkOQ7vBC1l-IM8au5AEMJ3eIox6FFBDBAka4DAfN9AGT-vULcZA3zvlLy7wnTRIQo/s16000/IMG_2904Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwbKme0-VenvohT2bC7WhX1i59HtVnPlFKfQVjuQewLEeu1wlcMl1zTFvS6KmD0fVfr_phX1tCM_xFAymghuioaNwSYlWNR5KfDbfXGm6GoSqyW2Z2BcRZTccE7wnQCcO2qgz990bJQc/s2048/IMG_2910Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwbKme0-VenvohT2bC7WhX1i59HtVnPlFKfQVjuQewLEeu1wlcMl1zTFvS6KmD0fVfr_phX1tCM_xFAymghuioaNwSYlWNR5KfDbfXGm6GoSqyW2Z2BcRZTccE7wnQCcO2qgz990bJQc/s16000/IMG_2910Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Of all the delicious flavours we tried I would say the dishes I would want to return to were the chicken tandoor, the salmon and the prawn, which all tasted exceptionally good.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our service was so friendly, which always adds to the general enjoyment of a meal out and as it is a local, independent restaurant in Brighton, I very much hope it rides the current difficult times and continues to gain many followers.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ2N3W6YSEre8h08yBiSJC6dU75__RHqZoFWDbwYMlA6O3vkj83n6ST8ZIgzeWLW2cn-sk8Xub0869nEknu8Ug6adKWAt7qM_4rBNGgcliVC_1UpOIpxcLW-1I3d1Sw_us1z1Yf441Mc/s2048/IMG_2912Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ2N3W6YSEre8h08yBiSJC6dU75__RHqZoFWDbwYMlA6O3vkj83n6ST8ZIgzeWLW2cn-sk8Xub0869nEknu8Ug6adKWAt7qM_4rBNGgcliVC_1UpOIpxcLW-1I3d1Sw_us1z1Yf441Mc/s16000/IMG_2912Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVeR1088kTk4w36ZBCfJA5K2bdsX0bL5suZFJj66hVpGf146eM1-K3xaVyYDsy3kDX1zdB7tBjpdjlpC7jKKcPiA64OwnB7BeBQf7ogvtsJpGzZ_OuhEj8gybRJnCqayF01nFgMCElGY/s2048/IMG_2913Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVeR1088kTk4w36ZBCfJA5K2bdsX0bL5suZFJj66hVpGf146eM1-K3xaVyYDsy3kDX1zdB7tBjpdjlpC7jKKcPiA64OwnB7BeBQf7ogvtsJpGzZ_OuhEj8gybRJnCqayF01nFgMCElGY/s16000/IMG_2913Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Malika Indian restaurant is located in Brighton Marina, which means free parking and a short walk to dinner. They've also gone above and beyond by investing in an innovative heating solution to keep customers warm over the next few months, whilst safeguarding against the spread of Covid-19. Malika’s owner, Lisa Kelly, decided to invest in an infrared heating system which uses technology based on heat transfer through infrared light.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIKe4e9hVj-5vVZckRhoUEr1bZSWzV4EvbdNeQCP1ASNiLq22g9jEg0XLcmod-RNbyWd0m3_5nv49mY3v7YjAHsVRzhvNfLhFi32vWOlVFcVdjVjCTqKfq0ge3PvQcCrnjsz0DbMvjBI/s2048/IMG_2917Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIKe4e9hVj-5vVZckRhoUEr1bZSWzV4EvbdNeQCP1ASNiLq22g9jEg0XLcmod-RNbyWd0m3_5nv49mY3v7YjAHsVRzhvNfLhFi32vWOlVFcVdjVjCTqKfq0ge3PvQcCrnjsz0DbMvjBI/s16000/IMG_2917Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYX-lh-g8nCR2r8QWQ3PqddUF-UH6WWVZUnkQXi5h_4vc2Glc36Th_j1ppbVBoyV9GmIR4hJlv8Hbh3TfUGnNX2hFhZKP81zHUzszW1oM89W2wdbjBrScnFxLbqqm1EZwc4DRlfuSbAA/s2048/IMG_2918Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYX-lh-g8nCR2r8QWQ3PqddUF-UH6WWVZUnkQXi5h_4vc2Glc36Th_j1ppbVBoyV9GmIR4hJlv8Hbh3TfUGnNX2hFhZKP81zHUzszW1oM89W2wdbjBrScnFxLbqqm1EZwc4DRlfuSbAA/s16000/IMG_2918Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD1uMCD8szTNGzKQijBkr684Z1fYArTVsg0oprlDxRve1aqTVBsWT1frtqJade_skCvN5qp_PVq-aIzSmRy9KSjVCyoWz1RXQBfa5_GgL7knkr1WK9-d8o63LXlFgSjnBpcc9_wRA-QM/s2048/IMG_2893Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD1uMCD8szTNGzKQijBkr684Z1fYArTVsg0oprlDxRve1aqTVBsWT1frtqJade_skCvN5qp_PVq-aIzSmRy9KSjVCyoWz1RXQBfa5_GgL7knkr1WK9-d8o63LXlFgSjnBpcc9_wRA-QM/s16000/IMG_2893Malika+Indian+Restaurant+Brighton.jpg" title="Malika Indian restaurant photo by modernbricabrac" /></a><br /><br />With thanks to Malika for providing my Welsh One and I with a complimentary meal. I have not been paid to write this review and my views are my own.<br /><br /><div><b><i><u>MBB Address Book</u></i></b>:</div><div><p></p></div><br />Malika Indian Restaurant, BN2 5WA <a href="https://www.malikaindianrestaurant.com">malikaindianrestaurant.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Sarah xx<br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; width: 470px;"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="margin: 0px; padding-right: 10px; width: 10px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><img alt="photo" height="77.4600638978" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ucwebapp.wisestamp.com/f65a15d5-3180-4d94-a034-7a17e50b7397/gingham.crop_313x373_0,0.preview.format_png.resize_200x.png#logo" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-radius: 4px; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; height: 77.4601px; max-width: 120px; width: 65px;" width="65" /> </div></td><td style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 114, 177); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-right: 1px solid rgb(0, 114, 177); margin: 0px;"></td><td style="color: #646464; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b class="text-color theme-font">Sarah Agnew</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Blogger, Modern Bric a Brac</div></div><div style="color: #8d8d8d; padding: 5px 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0072b1; display: inline-block;">|</span> <span style="display: inline-block; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.modernbricabrac.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #8d8d8d; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">www.modernbricabrac.com</a></span></div></div><div style="margin-top: 5px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://twitter.com/IrishAggers" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img height="16" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/icons_32/twitter.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 0px; height: 16px; width: 16px;" width="16" /></a> <a href="http://www.modernbricabrac.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img height="16" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/icons_32/blogger.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 0px; height: 16px; width: 16px;" width="16" /></a> <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sarahagnew/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img height="16" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/icons_32/instagram.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 0px; height: 16px; width: 16px;" width="16" /></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BitsAndBobsAroundBrighton" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img height="16" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/icons_32/facebook.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 0px; height: 16px; width: 16px;" width="16" /></a> <a href="http://uk.pinterest.com/irishaggers/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><img height="16" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.wisestamp.com/icons_32/pinterest.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border: 0px; height: 16px; width: 16px;" width="16" /></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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We visited just before the drawbridge came up and it's a place I hope to go back to many times.<br /><br /> This Grade II listed property is set in well maintained grounds, with lush lawns, mature trees and flowering plants aplenty. The views from the front of the house sweep across Cardiff and to a familiar eye, it's a magical scene. Whether you're watching the lolloping sheep in the field below, the wagtails taking a dip in the elegant fountain or you're taking a closer look at the Millennium stadium through the telescope, there's much to occupy anyone without reaching for your phone.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOSXRR63cqSnxEJen8LPpoOMRExMNpxOEByABuGN1br5a6qfbCU8CYgzwjaBxJGrqhwcH6Y8EpH0KwduY1QkmeIj3H7HgRghQ2UPEOhfEefWWLnH3C6X15ybhqQYgDQ-S8ZQcnGAX71Q/s2048/IMG_2856New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOSXRR63cqSnxEJen8LPpoOMRExMNpxOEByABuGN1br5a6qfbCU8CYgzwjaBxJGrqhwcH6Y8EpH0KwduY1QkmeIj3H7HgRghQ2UPEOhfEefWWLnH3C6X15ybhqQYgDQ-S8ZQcnGAX71Q/s16000/IMG_2856New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" title="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The main house was originally built by a wealthy Welsh industrialist, Thomas Lewis in the 1730s, and there are still many attractive Georgian features. In the living room was a concealed door, covered in wallpaper and in the dining area were the great panelled shutters tucked into the sides of the tall sashed windows.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqgVNQVC9YNvF-_OuV_cmaGl0bMJyk8RNxFA4AUY64izeaLqnEfO_escv7ADzPn7mDUQYkjkhfU9qtWqdggrRHmDpuVu1ZfvxEoIIgOTi47ZPpMez3jj3psI0CuNqTJym84uwXenll5k/s2048/IMG_2839New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqgVNQVC9YNvF-_OuV_cmaGl0bMJyk8RNxFA4AUY64izeaLqnEfO_escv7ADzPn7mDUQYkjkhfU9qtWqdggrRHmDpuVu1ZfvxEoIIgOTi47ZPpMez3jj3psI0CuNqTJym84uwXenll5k/s16000/IMG_2839New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" title="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" /></a><br /><br />Outside the front was ample well-distanced seating for us to take in the view while enjoying the late September sun. </div><div><br /></div><div>There was no rush over our cream tea and self-distanced meet up with loved ones before who knows when we will meet again.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRG4-p6hRA4eBbokTzLMdg-nwUb3WaoAtRb7b2-VP4P5OxlI-b9j03ilrWtkRpGX9wUvNrUfUP3A03raCJjwz5N8xVfRH_lsR8XYQRnUx7ShLZs_lQWAPR3zfICAZ2m_8795NL5egqLo/s2048/IMG_2872New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRG4-p6hRA4eBbokTzLMdg-nwUb3WaoAtRb7b2-VP4P5OxlI-b9j03ilrWtkRpGX9wUvNrUfUP3A03raCJjwz5N8xVfRH_lsR8XYQRnUx7ShLZs_lQWAPR3zfICAZ2m_8795NL5egqLo/s16000/IMG_2872New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" title="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The service could not have been more helpful or friendly and our evening meal offered a perfect selection of choices that suited everyone. The standout was definitely the banana, butterscotch and waffle dessert. </div><div><br /></div><div>The New House Country Hotel describes itself as an oasis, just outside Cardiff and I'd say that's a very apt description. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxIx9WIo8iPJ4O7dSoT8i1Ub_tr5fwja6UTQVRjnmODoCgowoFSz5nL8WLh0dlEZBINGDRrFx8VKbeVnm149i77CtAnIC06bYmL1SnK2FKCpRxhF6mfQNLP7hdwIwp_HFvbBFw6wtMu0/s2048/IMG_2843New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxIx9WIo8iPJ4O7dSoT8i1Ub_tr5fwja6UTQVRjnmODoCgowoFSz5nL8WLh0dlEZBINGDRrFx8VKbeVnm149i77CtAnIC06bYmL1SnK2FKCpRxhF6mfQNLP7hdwIwp_HFvbBFw6wtMu0/s16000/IMG_2843New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" title="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBp1kz2laFRlXGBAEeUNVyQFSNhQBsK43zQo1vlZfHgyplv_1fK8S5vQs-WA7ZhvupPzAKOq-jRHRetGQwgdNaEQrQ7nwnqbJJEosWLuUK4hluXnpYwoPPpr_ps2NZMC0CPCMDNPtBqUQ/s2048/IMG_2844New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBp1kz2laFRlXGBAEeUNVyQFSNhQBsK43zQo1vlZfHgyplv_1fK8S5vQs-WA7ZhvupPzAKOq-jRHRetGQwgdNaEQrQ7nwnqbJJEosWLuUK4hluXnpYwoPPpr_ps2NZMC0CPCMDNPtBqUQ/s16000/IMG_2844New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" title="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you're making a trip to Cardiff, or South Wales, this would be a very good option. My Welsh One and I gave it a five out of five and fingers crossed it makes it to the other side of the difficult times ahead.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is not a sponsored post, we stayed two nights in a standard double.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblcHd0sBYUsdQwDWynrsbzNYfSRQ75G_cqkK7C8S6yHwP8c-Tn8Ere1Bm-Y9K1FHyASC4Aa2qnTvCu81GNfNIaz11fVClb-v-zbWHW4-nBG5jGI99GGqgL53bJ0Lkn3DUTH6vi9kMz0Q/s2048/IMG_2867New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblcHd0sBYUsdQwDWynrsbzNYfSRQ75G_cqkK7C8S6yHwP8c-Tn8Ere1Bm-Y9K1FHyASC4Aa2qnTvCu81GNfNIaz11fVClb-v-zbWHW4-nBG5jGI99GGqgL53bJ0Lkn3DUTH6vi9kMz0Q/s16000/IMG_2867New+Country+House+Hotel+Cardiff+202009.jpg" title="New House Country Hotel, Cardiff, photo by ModernBricaBrac" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was a view we enjoyed from afar and over the course of the weekend also able to visit, near the Symondsbury Estate. Once the hill had been climbed the vantage point gave us a spectacular view of the surrounding lush landscape of Dorset. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Towards the outskirts of the town we came across an area referred to as the town's breathing space that contained the Millennium Green and a venerable old Lucombe Oak. While just outside the town and in easy reach, we found the local beach, which in combination meant a weekend of both seaside and countryside.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />From our base in Bridport, we drove to Lyme Regis, which was a fascinating seaside resort with an interesting collection of independent shops on narrow roads and on a very steep hillside. We also visited the iconic Durdle Door and passed the equally iconic Dorset landmark of Chesil Beach along the B-road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBk8RBT5heMPsbKkk0rKhig6TwlzkyxAaGuAkYmNoL5KtkaiyUMGfLjSpcHMZRj45usYv7SGcnKzu4AF7Dze_ljw0zwFrpVrnGwli_G98kIJ4hz-JLWuAT5CyB6itE1XXxnKrf5KSKiFs/s2048/IMG_2751Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBk8RBT5heMPsbKkk0rKhig6TwlzkyxAaGuAkYmNoL5KtkaiyUMGfLjSpcHMZRj45usYv7SGcnKzu4AF7Dze_ljw0zwFrpVrnGwli_G98kIJ4hz-JLWuAT5CyB6itE1XXxnKrf5KSKiFs/s16000/IMG_2751Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisukyquedrlgIY6yU_oT_sqCUHYxAn3hqv09UqY9T-uPvC3BoRFG_F6QvENku6e6XpREKQm8sM_CoEdMZ4ABx97C-e96aGMC9vfMzSFZCA_jBQlFwb3saHViPtZhPKTrhIfABb3xMKY1U/s2048/IMG_2752Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisukyquedrlgIY6yU_oT_sqCUHYxAn3hqv09UqY9T-uPvC3BoRFG_F6QvENku6e6XpREKQm8sM_CoEdMZ4ABx97C-e96aGMC9vfMzSFZCA_jBQlFwb3saHViPtZhPKTrhIfABb3xMKY1U/s16000/IMG_2752Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Just behind the high street we followed the trail to Millennium Green. As dusk fell, warm evening sunlight highlighted a gate in a break through the trees. Beyond the woodland track we emerged at the bottom of Coneygar Hill where stands a three hundred year old Lucombe oak.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAlolYqzkdauodP36y4qaSrrMTOsHlB6MgYbX75_2qM2VWZ1DMcMEYqIEAEOkSSWpcTNGjN47ViTc05lK3U-GNJ2fIyprLVJY6r5ha0pR2Nq48QM3awq0w1o4QB_tDNZKepD7gDakz7o/s2048/IMG_2753Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAlolYqzkdauodP36y4qaSrrMTOsHlB6MgYbX75_2qM2VWZ1DMcMEYqIEAEOkSSWpcTNGjN47ViTc05lK3U-GNJ2fIyprLVJY6r5ha0pR2Nq48QM3awq0w1o4QB_tDNZKepD7gDakz7o/s16000/IMG_2753Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-WpMiX3WUeupfRVFmugzvsIGYO6J961FrCAmf0kk2FzCpadB633HOS1AY0YQQgNWJ09k0L_PlvlHf9fbyR8F2CbBIjVi8VURTsKBu0pexP6r-cowoiDC0tE_eTPerD5adYgV1-eb_qk/s2048/IMG_2756Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-WpMiX3WUeupfRVFmugzvsIGYO6J961FrCAmf0kk2FzCpadB633HOS1AY0YQQgNWJ09k0L_PlvlHf9fbyR8F2CbBIjVi8VURTsKBu0pexP6r-cowoiDC0tE_eTPerD5adYgV1-eb_qk/s16000/IMG_2756Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFzFJ_RpObb-UwU45EYkoTExkBZ9r13f5GrziW2hGX-hsx8iNecbA9lY28F5jyAaFT2h1ozru2BhMfNJeRJkTYHgJ1z9Vln5l5I3lfK-7LeTmNMRk3W6qKC-0W_HHZZau8dBQp16N7tM/s2048/IMG_2757Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFzFJ_RpObb-UwU45EYkoTExkBZ9r13f5GrziW2hGX-hsx8iNecbA9lY28F5jyAaFT2h1ozru2BhMfNJeRJkTYHgJ1z9Vln5l5I3lfK-7LeTmNMRk3W6qKC-0W_HHZZau8dBQp16N7tM/s16000/IMG_2757Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>During the weekend we took a trip an hour further west to Axminster and by mistake we stopped at River Cottage. We thought the River Cottage Canteen was located at River Cottage and didn't realise they were at entirely separate locations. However, before we got back in the car I was glad to take a peek around the bend down the country road to catch a glimpse of River Cottage, looking just as idyllic in real life as it seems on tv.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FlkycZMMGcCyjEeZyidbvrL0jWgtcN4Bx0l26-wzqFTppBNoA5nXzQwAbhNB4WLa_iwqN4ZiifHM08gbk9wpjqwWwu_2jz59DOE7gFqjswYVlt0_Y8WYP3I4PQQd6euDKfPNKbzVCxY/s2048/IMG_2761Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FlkycZMMGcCyjEeZyidbvrL0jWgtcN4Bx0l26-wzqFTppBNoA5nXzQwAbhNB4WLa_iwqN4ZiifHM08gbk9wpjqwWwu_2jz59DOE7gFqjswYVlt0_Y8WYP3I4PQQd6euDKfPNKbzVCxY/s16000/IMG_2761Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxvh3vICzCOQf8fEnuVehrv5g3pRJ9hIiH8BZrGISwZYimmvIcqMPMi5Fzem67R5NbSxMNe9_yzhKEsVN-JROvGWG8YFvB5pZroGa9zDBL6fYyDAmENdYCVJ5T7FqIYFBgLfOxqsmE_0/s2048/IMG_2763Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxvh3vICzCOQf8fEnuVehrv5g3pRJ9hIiH8BZrGISwZYimmvIcqMPMi5Fzem67R5NbSxMNe9_yzhKEsVN-JROvGWG8YFvB5pZroGa9zDBL6fYyDAmENdYCVJ5T7FqIYFBgLfOxqsmE_0/s16000/IMG_2763Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6S6C4OYS9Kg1O9zvIEObZ4hGhlWn7CE5MDVJog_pjYWSmtmNXokGVnM0q5TFg-XY2GNhaZ6CZlHJ0m0j0w05DhJy28iGHLIAfGbegQZ6J4Q3csOu_Aix6kuH98KBuRuGSWKwUVNXRt8/s2048/IMG_2764Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6S6C4OYS9Kg1O9zvIEObZ4hGhlWn7CE5MDVJog_pjYWSmtmNXokGVnM0q5TFg-XY2GNhaZ6CZlHJ0m0j0w05DhJy28iGHLIAfGbegQZ6J4Q3csOu_Aix6kuH98KBuRuGSWKwUVNXRt8/s16000/IMG_2764Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ45PMQNbFfzhaPtPivpShRsL-XgbW5D5o5A6qhssZcS-vOLf14Nw5TL78yq3cMuEA8rkmzUuT9nI-Wce4HvbQ-RY5bC2Iob7qeH2JgFkKXwBzW8PONbFD5OBqQmmGKMvphsY6bP_wMZ4/s2048/IMG_2765Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ45PMQNbFfzhaPtPivpShRsL-XgbW5D5o5A6qhssZcS-vOLf14Nw5TL78yq3cMuEA8rkmzUuT9nI-Wce4HvbQ-RY5bC2Iob7qeH2JgFkKXwBzW8PONbFD5OBqQmmGKMvphsY6bP_wMZ4/s16000/IMG_2765Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In Lyme Regis we found an old mill with shops run by craftspeople where we bought a glazed bowl direct from the potter, Harry Anderson, who makes his pottery on site at The Town Mill Pottery. As we wound our way up and down the hill at Lyme Regis we found a shop that we loved called Ryder and Hope on Broad Street that sold beautiful colourful bouquets made by a local florist.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYV5yDiye2Ju5L_G5ul5eXEwU_EB-hfjUD8VYyRIjVQKq5xYMMhyvqmJw7E-6fOMtGF1eojPdqkd77WBrn7IFAdOvnkwjbB2A58-839VCHZUilUv3HqQjoplNONgwPG9UfSLfoKpX0Bm8/s2048/IMG_2766Bridport+Dorset+202009Lyme+Regis+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1527" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYV5yDiye2Ju5L_G5ul5eXEwU_EB-hfjUD8VYyRIjVQKq5xYMMhyvqmJw7E-6fOMtGF1eojPdqkd77WBrn7IFAdOvnkwjbB2A58-839VCHZUilUv3HqQjoplNONgwPG9UfSLfoKpX0Bm8/s16000/IMG_2766Bridport+Dorset+202009Lyme+Regis+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Back in Bridport we worked how to access the picturesque hill and headed to Symondsbury Estate, which we found to be a little haven of calm with a neatly self-contained destination, offering self-catering accommodation, a cafe, shop, cycle hire and a very large home and garden store in its tithe barn. </div><div><br /></div><div>To begin our climb up Colmers Hill we found the path around to the right of the Estate's car park and en route, we spotted in the distance a cottage that wouldn't have looked out of place on the pages of a fairy tale. We made it to the top where sat amongst the Caledonian Pines for a moment of blissful peace admiring the view.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDqJwAvkWd8JQqxcdGKUaMsbPhXX-hzXsYId38TLkpcfhyphenhyphen_jqDkSONmJYF8Dyzoo6pObykjod6AX_AW6z-gO-iEYOQ2HuZ2fR3XbSricy__SQK46smnA4XpRdsZKN6hCdhg_oxW7Wt1g/s2048/IMG_2773Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPDqJwAvkWd8JQqxcdGKUaMsbPhXX-hzXsYId38TLkpcfhyphenhyphen_jqDkSONmJYF8Dyzoo6pObykjod6AX_AW6z-gO-iEYOQ2HuZ2fR3XbSricy__SQK46smnA4XpRdsZKN6hCdhg_oxW7Wt1g/s16000/IMG_2773Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa-7_COzsH8-qWmbfZw3TClwsKud_zNMvK_yWcxph_jnuTHVqY5AQNkO3iL6E1fh5C_7V0DBSK5bexTe-Kbe3gG-rTMLnBVCpt_2VRBr7X-cCC9-Cwz4a-HFL2ByFJMJ-Oc6929xNTcY/s2048/IMG_2775Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa-7_COzsH8-qWmbfZw3TClwsKud_zNMvK_yWcxph_jnuTHVqY5AQNkO3iL6E1fh5C_7V0DBSK5bexTe-Kbe3gG-rTMLnBVCpt_2VRBr7X-cCC9-Cwz4a-HFL2ByFJMJ-Oc6929xNTcY/s16000/IMG_2775Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrTdjMnYmL4cJhtGPFQ79LPUbQQ5Yw3cnLhU0s3X2cgzY7pVGAQErv6jh-7EffG3YJAH2Ra6O2ifKm1YrqLGwnYj2oIY9LEvQSUyaKJnQ0w7CnXellabQR5maFxvihXCjiu48D8eg1MU/s2048/IMG_2778Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrTdjMnYmL4cJhtGPFQ79LPUbQQ5Yw3cnLhU0s3X2cgzY7pVGAQErv6jh-7EffG3YJAH2Ra6O2ifKm1YrqLGwnYj2oIY9LEvQSUyaKJnQ0w7CnXellabQR5maFxvihXCjiu48D8eg1MU/s16000/IMG_2778Bridport+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We were lucky to fit in a little fine dining to our trip with a late booking at a truly unique restaurant. The evening was marked by the most friendly service and a very tasty fish of the day, the sea bream was truly delicious. </div><div><br /></div><div>My Welsh One decided to order the supremely decadent lobster and steak combo and loved it all. The interior was a fun mix of kitsch and railway station waiting room memorabilia. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEwgvZcv2_LkANmIwMhbFkX8g7kYx75IncCuV8mHy1U91UwnwmWHmSYsQIFiOEgdWB7rdHOXeRH1fukn33UA2cC-45YALRcnN2vE_QxWfuvDjkuW6JlJaCBZKHCZJUJyzOnYfChZs49k/s16000/IMG_2800Station+Kitchen+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the way back to Brighton we drove along the B-road that hugs the coast, and it was such a treat to see the spectacular Chesil Beach stretch off into the distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp9ZYNmChJJ_gOu9YgpHwZT_lT3M8PmsFGZcFWVLmLsh3lI_nIDiLoN0EnyHKmt9L1Hiov7x6DTH3UPcLsdi4tTOAT37zz2dBx5hzqR3f1HJqLwtgjchLMVAmpz-7Oc5ZL6Z5iMOIWSc/s2048/IMG_2801Chesil+Beach+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp9ZYNmChJJ_gOu9YgpHwZT_lT3M8PmsFGZcFWVLmLsh3lI_nIDiLoN0EnyHKmt9L1Hiov7x6DTH3UPcLsdi4tTOAT37zz2dBx5hzqR3f1HJqLwtgjchLMVAmpz-7Oc5ZL6Z5iMOIWSc/s16000/IMG_2801Chesil+Beach+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The car park took me by surprise as it was so vast and packed. After our weekend where we saw relatively few people, Durdle Door was a stark contrast. The car park cost about £4, so have some coins ready, and I'd suggest that you go early and have your cossie on before you take the steps to the beach! The path down to the beach is long and steep and not a quick route, so it was such a shame, to miss out on swimming in the water that looked so warm and inviting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vZ1uj1y1UtnuELflIw5lrpHoJe052XlT7KkkKiw57C4jtVYxEAqh2i2kL3baQoYrm_3_PqDlT8EELyZfwtbSDk6fI6NrFtAGcfFMv792MtqSikAOvb3JNBBxbBMhFnuLYGtYCXD0ekc/s2048/IMG_2807Durdle+Door+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vZ1uj1y1UtnuELflIw5lrpHoJe052XlT7KkkKiw57C4jtVYxEAqh2i2kL3baQoYrm_3_PqDlT8EELyZfwtbSDk6fI6NrFtAGcfFMv792MtqSikAOvb3JNBBxbBMhFnuLYGtYCXD0ekc/s16000/IMG_2807Durdle+Door+Dorset+202009.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzgWX-rndJ_IPQhz74ay-hmq6I0Fc4ThO5mtoHNDCz9jgiB_u9we6gvxYOY3lXEfkTJuecxVXN964Vo__RS6mbNmIiCrKgpt5s2H44Xt7j0HNp45xnxekPite-Inw45Zh8Sp05zdS4Mk/s2048/IMG_2811Durdle+Door+Dorset+202009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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For me, most recently that has meant a chance to learn more about wines, thanks to a gifted subscription from <a href="http://thewinelist.net">thewinelist.net</a>.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgod-w4ceVHPFSJfspCJUFELinGT4LQR_UeFrkmjKWpdhrETClQlG2qyfFEyIofYrQRqprpWEvKQuEWt4UEeKznPdIwrsXSyMBF4gBO9I2pkLay3EZczIf6chnkm8RpdvGKwoCuhSTVuvY/s2048/IMG_2521The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="2048" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgod-w4ceVHPFSJfspCJUFELinGT4LQR_UeFrkmjKWpdhrETClQlG2qyfFEyIofYrQRqprpWEvKQuEWt4UEeKznPdIwrsXSyMBF4gBO9I2pkLay3EZczIf6chnkm8RpdvGKwoCuhSTVuvY/w640-h526/IMG_2521The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" title="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Wine List is a monthly subscription service that sends out two bottles of good quality wine, about £15 a bottle, along with information about each wine on a taste card that you can fill in with your own notes. </div><div><br /></div><div>That, in itself, is a great idea. How many times have you had a bottle of wine but can't remember much about it? </div><div><br /></div><div>Receiving anything in the post is always a joy and what makes a subscription so much fun is the anticipation of what will come in the post. After I had provided my address, the wines that I'd been gifted came through very quickly. The next step was to decide when to drink them. Did I want to share these beauties? Well, of course. </div><div><br /></div><div>I decided that it would be a good opportunity to catch up with one of my great blogging and foodie friends, Chelle of <a href="http://chellemccann.com.">chellemccann.com.</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN923p7WExw2NqFK5YsRl7R3C_lOfW0afEpa0YfxhFSMeDWldjP3EpQicHCb7DWiVqRx0XSbiK6wyDx2qaYfLbACzKCmRjakuepKpI8ImPMtBfNODWo8ogwGYawsHn3vNItxle3BAzPks/s2048/IMG_2540The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN923p7WExw2NqFK5YsRl7R3C_lOfW0afEpa0YfxhFSMeDWldjP3EpQicHCb7DWiVqRx0XSbiK6wyDx2qaYfLbACzKCmRjakuepKpI8ImPMtBfNODWo8ogwGYawsHn3vNItxle3BAzPks/w640-h428/IMG_2540The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" title="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We met on Brighton beach on a breezy summer's evening and soon got stuck into our chilled bottles of wine and assorted nibbles. The wines I'd been sent were a Petite Fugue from Chateau le Payral, 2017 and a Barbera Vivace from Cantine Volpi, 2019. On the wine cards were information about the country, region, grapes and climate of each wine. In addition to this, the Wine List taste cards offered their first impressions, a section on the winemakers story, food pairing ideas (loved that), a local food pairing (loved that even more), information about the grape and region, a section called advanced learning and trivia. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUDBZmX7BfWxqAXbeqQLoGxWDSsidrjIIJWRa_vvcNu3kUbSBZR7qzM-NKaI9id5xjzKlTrnaaUCGF7RDddBCYGwpPYSvPZZ7haIuCbig1uuSqh-GGX4IT-dmSWLAadIrKdxCAEAURts/s2048/IMG_2525The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUDBZmX7BfWxqAXbeqQLoGxWDSsidrjIIJWRa_vvcNu3kUbSBZR7qzM-NKaI9id5xjzKlTrnaaUCGF7RDddBCYGwpPYSvPZZ7haIuCbig1uuSqh-GGX4IT-dmSWLAadIrKdxCAEAURts/w640-h428/IMG_2525The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" title="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Reading this info prior to tasting the wines gave me even more anticipation for what I should expect, for instance, the Barbera Vivace was the only winery in Volpedo, Italy and had been certified organic in 2018. I'm a huge fan of organic wines, partly because Ive read up about the health benefits of organic produce and partly because I've been told that you don't get a headache from organic wine. I don't know if that's true by the way.</div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently, the Barbero Vivace pairs nicely with the Piedmont mushroom risotto, a traditional local food dish. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7H9-CoPJnlAHLbtWALwSCwYsdWkgiBpdwZ0DikX0P1oqTS-0qCrHi9er_5hAEnChw1Fg-Yt7iy7OS6j8YActtrqag_zROIE0Pao2ZOX_vJmZ_08bm8dX21GU8TaE2cRV-tjZzMETxM8U/s2048/IMG_2526The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="2048" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7H9-CoPJnlAHLbtWALwSCwYsdWkgiBpdwZ0DikX0P1oqTS-0qCrHi9er_5hAEnChw1Fg-Yt7iy7OS6j8YActtrqag_zROIE0Pao2ZOX_vJmZ_08bm8dX21GU8TaE2cRV-tjZzMETxM8U/w640-h462/IMG_2526The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" title="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Further down the card the piece of trivia offered was that Vivace (viv-ah-che) means lively in Italian and refers to the slight effervescence seen in wines like this. "These were once ridiculed around the world but there are a growing number exported from Italy of very good quality." The Barbera Vivace had an ever so slight fizz, I'd say on a scale of 1 to 10, possibly a 3. </div><div><br /></div><div>On the other side of the card the subscription service becomes more interactive with a series of prompts to complete, such as scales regarding colour, tannins, acidity, sweetness, body and finish. In each instance it helped focus our attention on one aspect of the wine and consider where on the scale from low to high you would place the wine. Our next challenge was to identify aroma profiles with choices that ranged from blackcurrant and red, through to cherry and cinnamon as well as options such as liquorice, hazelnut and coffee. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrwh9oWBpnbYzDlFVyzzBJmFeAZUyxXTDU_xVQvBBDAS0v03QRa98KVyE8MEAkYEkNgmQi8cVQk2x-LFKKfRQjvYRv3-ZeMhHh-dyVnVf7_gyxmj-tnye5X6VrAgF_TOlPw3ZnhrqNS8/s2048/IMG_2537The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="2048" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrwh9oWBpnbYzDlFVyzzBJmFeAZUyxXTDU_xVQvBBDAS0v03QRa98KVyE8MEAkYEkNgmQi8cVQk2x-LFKKfRQjvYRv3-ZeMhHh-dyVnVf7_gyxmj-tnye5X6VrAgF_TOlPw3ZnhrqNS8/w640-h618/IMG_2537The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" title="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Chelle felt the Barbera Vivace would make a nice mulled wine with a dash of cinnamon and we agreed it was our favourite choice out of the two wines that we tried. </div><div><br /></div><div>The second wine I was sent from The Wine List was the Petite Fugue, this time from Bergerac in France. The grapes were a combination of sauvignon gris and sauvignon blanc from a maritime climate. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMmacTwZLWhsyyM3ZkXDnV_NUgBge2P4fQA_YenL7aWXgbPUACMTtnXX3XX5zZdPlQnCbFdmabTtlZsrlIox7N1AGghXnjvhUbAQMZFePo17uzW6YlW6ek14jwJpuVMfWDAkRfRPqtaA/s2048/IMG_2529The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1917" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMmacTwZLWhsyyM3ZkXDnV_NUgBge2P4fQA_YenL7aWXgbPUACMTtnXX3XX5zZdPlQnCbFdmabTtlZsrlIox7N1AGghXnjvhUbAQMZFePo17uzW6YlW6ek14jwJpuVMfWDAkRfRPqtaA/w600-h640/IMG_2529The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" title="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" width="600" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Again, I enjoyed reading about the winemakers story. "Thierry and Isabelle Daulhiac took over le Payral in 1992 and began the process of converting the site to organic and biodynamic, opting to make wines with indigenous yeasts and long lees contact". </div><div><br /></div><div>Nestled between the appellations of Sainte-Foy and Monbazillac this background knowledge gave the wine a sense of context that I felt enhanced the wine tasting experience. For local food pairings the suggestion was a dish that made both Chelle and I make ooh and aah noises. "A dish of baked trout with creme fraiche and walnut sauce. Oven fry sliced potatoes in goose fat; slash fish skin, oil and season; stuff with thyme and lemon, roast for 12 minutes. Mix creme fraiche with crushed walnuts and horseradish. Serve." </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNng8Yhh10vgT7PqYKnrvVhk6HFPrjvcX5qGjfejQgfdkSqTlAvn1cMJVCaZn0PM9X-VEtUkk7QwwH-Sd6pOavJAuXrTp-9qmuK108z-6uIZhujCtnYTBLYn1fwhgPEyv_PXRJBd1ZVA/s2048/IMG_2530The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="2048" height="547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNng8Yhh10vgT7PqYKnrvVhk6HFPrjvcX5qGjfejQgfdkSqTlAvn1cMJVCaZn0PM9X-VEtUkk7QwwH-Sd6pOavJAuXrTp-9qmuK108z-6uIZhujCtnYTBLYn1fwhgPEyv_PXRJBd1ZVA/w640-h547/IMG_2530The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" title="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In the advanced learning section we discovered that, this wine is aged on the lees for over 10 months. "Lees are the dead yeast cells produced after fermentation. By choosing to leave these in the maturation phase the lees will enhance a wine's structure, complexity and mouthfeel." </div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, the piece of trivia for this Petite Fugue was of particular interest to me as a history lover.</div><div>"Bergerac has a long and turbulent wine history. Henry VIII was a frequent importer, however nearby Bordeaux used its physical position to slow the export of these wines. For centuries Bergerac used the Bordeaux name until official designations were drawn up in the 20th century. Bergerac is just an hour east of Bordeaux where wine styles are similar, though price tags rarely are."</div><div><br /></div><div>We scored this wine a little less than the Barbera Vivace but it still came in at a respectable midpoint on our scale. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlllDjmwvnFESsN4Fh7cf8-VvDaxcW8HCMQQ29BGQUwcf3L-KQFfWr4nmtlXUbMEVQJ9AeSm61Q7S9Uo4VO6NpoHZi0Zo37hIcO7Ra4doOCWNEGWZlspiJKzyv2lMAXpnnIJi-FbgIPc/s2048/IMG_2534The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlllDjmwvnFESsN4Fh7cf8-VvDaxcW8HCMQQ29BGQUwcf3L-KQFfWr4nmtlXUbMEVQJ9AeSm61Q7S9Uo4VO6NpoHZi0Zo37hIcO7Ra4doOCWNEGWZlspiJKzyv2lMAXpnnIJi-FbgIPc/w640-h428/IMG_2534The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" title="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>At the bottom of the taste cards is a message that reads, Been given this by a friend? visit <a href="http://thewinelist.net">thewinelist.net</a> to start your wine learning journey and get £15 off with FRIENDS as your code. </div><div><br /></div><div>I certainly feel that this subscription service is a great way to spend an evening with friends or partner in a self distanced way, if necessary. This subscription was gifted to me. I have not been paid to write this blog post or told what to say. My views are my own. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdov6GJ9e7D9i_Bpfw1JhEVTlMOo0QolzARhXyE5mh20GxKgp-z-DXP4uaPc5DFuSQdXwIdKExubHyAoGy_YI7hRT4OOQx_pf9y9b7IgmKdJAPjUuPWKTNAzGa5ucfshpsymaNwW2kfyY/s2048/IMG_2535The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdov6GJ9e7D9i_Bpfw1JhEVTlMOo0QolzARhXyE5mh20GxKgp-z-DXP4uaPc5DFuSQdXwIdKExubHyAoGy_YI7hRT4OOQx_pf9y9b7IgmKdJAPjUuPWKTNAzGa5ucfshpsymaNwW2kfyY/w640-h520/IMG_2535The+Wine+List+20200801.jpg" title="The Wine List review by modernbricabrac" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I thoroughly enjoyed receiving this offer and would recommend it to lovers of wine.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Cheers!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Updated 4 March 2020 - four years on, I look back and think what a special experience this was. In 2016 while in Cornwall we had the chance to explore the sculptures of Terence Coventry in a series of meadows overlooking the sea. Read on as I share that story.<br>
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It was thanks to a recommendation by Jo at the <a href="http://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/coverack?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpl&utm_term=+coverack%20+yha&utm_campaign=yha%20found&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpl&utm_term=yha%20coverack&utm_campaign={campaign}&gclid=Cj0KEQjwxqS-BRDRgPLp0q2t0IUBEiQAgfMXRMCCSoMYglBnXl5GTSdswqSrI5KjfffBn-bumLtCY5gaAi0L8P8HAQ">YHA Coverack</a> that Matthew and I found out about a free sculpture park in walking distance to the hostel.<br>
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It's always a good sign when you've gone somewhere new and in your head you are working out who you should bring back with you next time. When Al and I visited the new V R experience on London Road we were both so impressed by it that we both started thinking about who else we wanted to bring to it.<br />
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Virtual reality experiences are 100% here to stay and as we discovered are lots of fun even for two Generation X women who still associate computer games with Pac Man and Tetris. When we were invited to experience a new V R Cafe in Brighton we had no idea what to expect. What we discovered was amazing. You may look like a fool, flailing your arms around, but with the headset on, all you can see is the crazy 360° world that you are now in.<br />
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For us, that world was the madcap Loco Dojo game, represented for the evening by the Director of emerging tech at Make Real Ltd, Sam @vr_sam. In our virtual reality world we stood in front of a large roulette wheel that we had to spin, using real physical effort. For a novice, it’s crazy. You can see your hands moving in front of you in the virtual world, which exists 360 degrees around you. We had to compete in games to win points and go up the karate belts eventually making it to black belt. Woo hoo. From throwing pizzas at giant teeth, to javelins at food on a giant cactus and trying to walk a pig along a crooked bridge over water, it all felt rather bonkers in a good way. </div>
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It was a world that I felt sure my eight year old nephew, who incidentally is learning karate, would love so much he might never take the headset back off. I also imagined my partner finding the experience truly fabulous and he’s not one for superlatives.<br />
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I'm not long back from Orlando where I discovered 4D cinema for the first time and digitally enhanced rides that were so impressive, I didn't think they could be matched. GOVR's V R experiences may not be on the scale of the Orlando Universal and Disney parks or have the same budget, but they are still offering fantastic, mind-expanding experiences and at incredibly affordable prices.<br />
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Whoever you decide to take, my friend and I are confident that all ages will find this a unique and brilliant experience. There are two offerings; a V R Cinema for two that provides a relaxing, experiential 360° show, while next door is a V R Cafe that accommodates up to four playing at the same time. This is ground breaking entertainment in a way that can be enjoyed together in reality.<br />
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Thanks to the GOVR team for inviting us to check out their fun activities. This is not a sponsored post. I have not been paid to write this.<br />
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This was my second year at Glow Wild so I had a good idea what to expect, although this year it was even better with more features and a soundscape, by sound and light studio Ithaca that seemed to be louder and as a result worked much better. Along route we discovered rings of fire, willow tunnels, Alice-in-Wonderland-like giant plants as well as animations while we carried our handmade lantern.<br />
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For anyone thinking of visiting the event you begin by choosing a colourful lantern to carry around the trail with you. We chose a lilac lantern and soon we were passing robins and stars along a path that led to a lake covered in a multitude of colourful floating waterlily lanterns that subtly changed colour. Further along the trail we discovered a set of badgers, a hedgehog and willow tunnels with tiny lights that gathered on the path under foot. The willow tunnels created by sculptor Tom Hare inspired my little companion to run through each one in turn before triumphantly declaring she had come first.<br />
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At the smaller pond we found a lantern moon reflected in it's still surface and as we walked around the outside of it we discovered a heron lantern lit up in the distance while the soundscape provided sounds of nature such as hooting owls and animals rustling in the undergrowth.</div>
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Further on we walked through rings of fire that my little companion initially thought was bad because it was burning the trees but after I explained the trees would not be hurt, as the fire was not touching them, she was able to enjoy the experience.<br />
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The walled garden at the end was the most beautiful part of the trail for me, dotted throughout the flowerbeds were sparkling giants plants that looked stunning. We turned the corner and watched the mesmerising animation that lit up the house with trees growing at speed, sending out its branches and roots before disappearing.</div>
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The finale was the Great tree draped with Christmas lights, underneath which were fire pits for toasting oversized marshmallows and stalls selling mulled wine, hot chocolate and treats. The marshmallows on offer were not your ordinary everyday sort of marshmallows, there were flavours like blueberry, coconut and raspberry and the hot chocolates that came were topped with a sweet cream and tasted immense. Truly fabulous.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEict1ZxV6wGETD6QCQshIOqaphzhIXISkBpeIIstshz7Yp8Z3vAFeK17_C22bFzdNWLyMuAlKJMV3nIq-yexhfLuqFqoP-ChGVx-ue9-K4qUr7LCpoVi7GHJwwGXNaFxmThJvJ6izFByFc/s2048/Wakehurst+Glow+Wild+2019++%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Glow Wild at Wakehurst 2019, photos by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEict1ZxV6wGETD6QCQshIOqaphzhIXISkBpeIIstshz7Yp8Z3vAFeK17_C22bFzdNWLyMuAlKJMV3nIq-yexhfLuqFqoP-ChGVx-ue9-K4qUr7LCpoVi7GHJwwGXNaFxmThJvJ6izFByFc/s16000/Wakehurst+Glow+Wild+2019++%25289%2529.jpg" title="Glow Wild at Wakehurst 2019, photos by modernbricabrac" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispKjUKvlR5G7jV5rwDUF1PhhVfcD6PSR1FbP_Lq2z5hW8OqXYUPFAmrr_KEaJQ8jQIx_h4O_w3_8KfIhM9ylUbpArGZx58yx69ioLB7BAXNbhzn_YPuhHF-fnD26e8k4FLnxeqJTq8jE/s2048/Wakehurst+Glow+Wild+2019++%25288%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Glow Wild at Wakehurst 2019, photos by modernbricabrac" border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispKjUKvlR5G7jV5rwDUF1PhhVfcD6PSR1FbP_Lq2z5hW8OqXYUPFAmrr_KEaJQ8jQIx_h4O_w3_8KfIhM9ylUbpArGZx58yx69ioLB7BAXNbhzn_YPuhHF-fnD26e8k4FLnxeqJTq8jE/s16000/Wakehurst+Glow+Wild+2019++%25288%2529.jpg" title="Glow Wild at Wakehurst 2019, photos by modernbricabrac" /></a></div>
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The hard part came when we had to hand back our lilac-lit lantern. Luckily this process was made easier once we discovered we could take home our very own mini lantern for £4. Inside the Great House tables had been set up with pens and pritt sticks at hand to turn mini lanterns into dormice, complete with whiskers and tails. A lady came around to check if we needed any help and thought my little companion's lantern was the best she had seen, which pleased her no end.<br />
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That said, the chances of finding the right time to enjoy autumn colour are, I’d say, massively improved if you plan to go to Wakehurst. With over 500 acres of woodland, garden and meadow to explore, separated into a phytogeographic planting system, it means every time you go, you’re likely to see the woodlands and meadows anew.<br />
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Up in the High Weald of West Sussex, where the Ardingly sandstone covers the side of Bloomers Valley, a cacophony of russets, ambers, golden yellows and warm brown leaves lies on top of the valley like a great patchwork blanket. <br />
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As we headed down a steep hill we found a nursery of recently planted monkey puzzle trees, a hundred and fifty in number. They had been collected from Chile by the Wakehurst horticulturists, in order to preserve them, now that they have become endangered in the wild. Apparently, the monkey-puzzle seed cannot be stored (known as recalcitrance) in the Millennium Seed Bank and so it can only be protected by being planted.<br />
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For little ones, we discovered the joy of picking up different coloured leaves, twigs and lichen, and placing them in the microscopic tub that comes with the Wakehurst explorer pack for kids. As an adult it became a tangible way of slowing down and reconnecting with the touch and smell of autumn. A process of drawing closer to the natural world that felt so restorative and elemental that I think it should be formalised into a new form of healing therapy.<br />
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As my little friend jumped from log to log along the tree trunk trek and carefully selected from the ground fallen leaves and twigs, we forgot about time for a while as we twisted this way and that through the trees and along unfamiliar paths.<br />
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We also found a sign and lanterns hanging from a tree that was a reminder of treats to come. The <a href="https://www.kew.org/wakehurst/whats-on/glow-wild-2019" target="_blank">Glow Wild</a> winter lantern trail is set to return to Wakehurst at the end of 22 November and it's a wonderful event with music and light shows with a chance to end the night with toasted marshmallows over an open fire.</div>
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If you're looking for some autumn colour this November, then Instagrammable Wakehurst with its golden ferns, gardens, woodlands, meadows and tree trunk trek for kids should be on your list. Thanks to Wakehurst for inviting us to join them to find some autumn colour, we received free entry and parking but have not been paid for this post.<br />
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If you love the atmosphere of a university town such as Oxford or Cambridge, then you are going to love Leiden. Hand-painted onto walls all over the city are over a hundred poems in different languages, by different celebrated writers. There are museums and coffee shops, glimpses of old alms houses, cobbles, historic buildings and lots of bicycles. Read on as I share our highlights of what to see, where to eat breakfast, lunch and fine dine, as well as a really immersive place to stay.</div>
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For the last five years I've worked at Brighton General Hospital where I have been endlessly fascinated by the great, old buildings on site. Currently, about 50 % of the site is unoccupied (and not fit for purpose), so half of the buildings remain empty, boarded up and keeping what secrets they hold behind locked doors. The Brighton General site first began life as a workhouse, built in the 1860s and home to 860 souls. In 1914 the building was handed over to the military and turned into a Kitchener hospital before eventually becoming Brighton General Hospital in 1948. However, now it looks like the future of the site is about to change drastically with most of the buildings earmarked for demolition and residential housing set to be built in their place. In fact, I believe <i>all</i> the great old buildings, <i>apart</i> from Arundel block, will be destroyed and the whole site will become completely unrecognisable.<br />
Anyone who follows my insta feed <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sarahagnew/" target="_blank">@sarahagnew</a>, will probably have picked up my love of historic buildings and landscapes and will not be surprised to learn that I plan to capture the site as it is now before it disappears. I'm also keen to hear memories and stories of BGH from people that want to share.<br />
As a consequence I've set up social media pages on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrightonGeneralHospital/" target="_blank">@BrightonGeneralHospital</a>, Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/BrightonGeneral" target="_blank">@BrightonGeneral</a> and on Insta <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brightongeneralhospital/" target="_blank">@brightongeneralhospital</a> as a way of sharing people's stories and images.<br />
So far everyone I've spoken to has shared my enthusiasm for documenting this site and the more I discover the more I feel how culturally significant this site is to the people of Brighton and Hove.<br />
Who knows how this passion project will develop? I've made only slight progress so far and welcome interest from anyone who would like to be involved in this. Click here to join the newly created Facebook Page Group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/BrightonGeneralHospital/" target="_blank">BrightonGeneralHospital</a>.<br />
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The Sisterhood Community was set up by Emily Kennedy-Barnes in 2017 and she invited me to become involved by looking after the social media. The community was created to put on events to raise the profile of female singers, comedians and trainers in aid of women's charities in Brighton and Hove. Both events introduced me to some incredibly talented women, who, along with all those involved in the projects, gave their talents and time for free. Passionate to continue sharing women's stories and events I kept posting on the community's Facebook Page and Twitter anything that I thought might be of interest to the Sisterhood. Then, a couple of Brighton and Hove based events for women came up recently that reignited my interest and inspired me to develop this community further. Click here to find out about the events on our Facebook Page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/womeninsisterhood/" target="_blank">@womeninsisterhood</a>. On Sunday, I became so inspired I created a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/WomeninSisterhood/" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> for Sisterhood so that the community could get to know each other in a private space. We're also on Insta <a href="https://www.instagram.com/womeninsisterhood/" target="_blank">@womeninsisterhood</a> and Twitter if you'd rather follow us on those social sites instead.<br />
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After years of learning about the online world and many years before that teaching others on a one-to-one basis, I've at last decided to combine my skills and knowledge and become a Social Media Coach. Initial sessions have proved highly insightful and have proved that I can deliver instructive lessons in a fun and supportive manner. My clients so far have left feeling enthused to take on the challenges they need to face, while feeling they have gained more clarity and confidence than they had to start with. Their evident sense of accomplishment has left me feeling equally satisfied with the session and eager to share in their highs as they develop.<br />
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In my first month I've already received some really heart warming testimonials and want to share at least one on here!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I met Sarah at a Hub event for freelance / self-employed practitioners in the Health and Wellness sector. She came to take photos of the event and was introduced through a mutual contact. I knew she could be trusted and she seemed to fit perfectly. Sarah just 'got' what was needed and her writing style suited the community feel. I knew I was on to a winner. The more I got to know her the closer we began to work together. She shares my passion for health and wellness therapies and also offers me great support. Sarah comes up with new ideas and encourages me. She's good at getting me to do stuff. As a busy entrepreneur I'm a perfectionist and she pushes through that to get me to get sh*t done! Sarah's a value to the Hub and a value to me. I'm happy to talk to anyone over the phone, if they'd like a referral.<span style="text-align: right;"> </span></span></blockquote>
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Get in touch if you're looking for a <a href="https://sarahagnew.blogspot.com/p/services.html" target="_blank">Social Media Coach</a>, I can help you gain confidence in your own abilities.<br />
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Well, despite all of my passion projects distractions, my love of good food has remained intact and this month I have two great menus to share with you.<br />
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I was invited for a Blogger's dinner to try out Bill's Veganuary menu, available until the end of February 2019 and loved it all. The meal for my friend and I was complimentary but I have not been paid to write about my experience or to share photos.<br />
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I must admit even though I was already a fan of Bill's before going for the meal I was still surprised by how impressed I was by every course. The stand out for me was a hearty roasted butternut squash, lentil and coconut soup. It's a perfect pick me up on a damp, cold and dreary day. I also loved the vegan red wine, Little Eden. This little red wine tasted so smooth I could have easily drunk it all night. To find out what else was on offer click here to check out <a href="https://bills-website.co.uk/restaurants/brighton/menu/veganuary" target="_blank">Bill's Veganuary menu</a>.<br />
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Joining me for the evening was Brighton Mummy Blogger Chelle, who, like me, is a Passion Project Queen. Worth mentioning are two local projects that she is heavily involved in. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/redboxprojectbrighton/" target="_blank">The Red Box Project</a> is a community group built to support and empower young women. They aim to ensure no young woman misses a day at school because of her period by providing free sanitary wear. Amazing! The other project aims to save a local nature reserve from redevelopment. "Brighton and Hove Council in partnership with Hyde Housing Group want to build 217 flats on the wildlife site, virtually cutting it in half. It is a Statutory Local Nature Reserve, Brighton's oldest park, a 200 year old recreational Common to be held in perpetuity and is Statutory Access Land, which allows us the right to roam. It has a Scheduled Ancient Monument on it (the first designated in Sussex) and is an ancient, iconic, species rich, much loved and used site." If this sounds like a campaign you want to support, click here to go to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1928644153838324/" target="_blank">Save Whitehawk Hill Nature Reserve</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Coal Shed</span></h4>
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The Coal Shed opened about nine years ago, and locally has a really good reputation. Yet, despite the number of years its been in operation and the good things I've heard about this place, I've only just gone there. It was my Welsh One's birthday this month and this is where he chose to go for his birthday munch. We decided to order the Chateaubriand as a sharing main and soon found out that it was awesome. At £62 for this dish alone our expectations were pretty high, but it we weren't disappointed. Combined with creamy mash (not enough for a Northern Irish lass), tenderstem broccoli, green beans and sauces, this dish delivered big time. The Chateaubriand was exceedingly tender, melt in your mouth perfection. Overall the combo of flavours and textures complemented each other superbly. The other dish I'd recommend from the evening was the crab starter, which, in contrast to the heavy full flavours of the main, was light, delicate and subtle. All in all it was a very special treat for around £160, for two.<br />
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I really feel I've rattled on quite a bit so to round-up my round-up I've also been trying to reduce my plastic consumption by refilling my empties; I've been shopping locally by going to the Fish Mongers once a week; decluttering by giving stuff away on Free cycle and recycling more by taking my empty tetrapaks to the tetrapak recycling point.<br />
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Maybe next month I should expand on my round-up round-up items with links to help you reduce, re-use and recycle!<br />
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Stay warm and<br />
thanks for stopping by<br />
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The essential oils workshop I attended was run by Essential Oils Consultant Laura Hoy in the must-visit YouJuice cafe in Brighton. I've met Laura a few times thanks to a self-employed group I regularly attend called the Healthy Business Hub. Listening to Laura talk about essential oils is always hugely informative and endlessly fascinating. Her level of knowledge is impressive and she is very generous with sharing all that she knows.<br>
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I knew that essential oils have health benefits and I love the scents that natural oils produce but more than that I had yet to learn. Read on to find out which essential oils to use to support your health.<br>
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At La Cave a Fromage in central Hove my friend and I shared some carefully selected cheese and charcuterie, each cheese paired sympathetically with a glass of wine.<br>
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