Welcome to this week’s newsletter and our selection of Sussex snippets. I’ve been banging on about spring for months, but this last week has been a bit grim. Relentless grey skies and footpaths that are muddier than they’ve been in ages. With this in mind, I hope I can cheer you up with this week’s …
Smoked salmon, Standen House, NGS gardens & a nettle dress Read More »
What is Shingles? Varicella zoster, the virus that causes shingles, is a herpes virus. Shingles, or herpes zoster, is an acute infection caused by reactivation of the chickenpox virus. Shingles is known for its extreme pain and long recovery time, although not all infections are so severe. It typically appears along the branch of one …
Just outside East Grinstead, is Standen House, a famous Arts and Crafts house and one of the best examples in the country. The Arts and Crafts movement was a decorative and fine arts movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the precursor to the Art Nouveau movement. The house also has fabulous …
It’s April already and Easter is almost upon us, bringing beautiful tulips and daffodils for us all to enjoy in the garden. In his regular monthly feature of National Garden Scheme Gardens, opening across Sussex, Geoff Stonebanks, the Publicity Officer for the East of the county has teamed up with his counterpart in West Sussex, …
Allan Brown made a nettle dress. It took him seven years and his good friend Dylan Howlitt filmed the process to create a stunning and evocative documentary. Meanwhile, the dress-making process sparked a movement in the form of Nettles for Textiles (a Facebook group with 22,500 members) and Hedgerow Couture (Instagram). The dress is finished …
Welcome to this week’s slice of Sussex. I think this is my favourite time of the year: just before spring, when it’s still all to come. It’s a great time for planning and everyone seems to be talking about the first buds and signs of summer, even if glimpses of the sun feel a bit …
The Forest Brasserie at Ashdown Park on Ashdown Forest opened last year, with a commitment to local produce. I headed back this week for one of my favourite pastimes: a lingering mid-week lunch and to see what was on the menu. The Brasserie is in the Ashdown Park Country Club with large windows and a …
Enjoy Sussex Flavours & Style at Forest Brasserie, Ashdown Park Read More »
‘For the artistic shopper’ was a phrase famously used by Oscar Wilde, but is also a way of life that strikes to the very core of Greenfinch in Ticehurst. No, it’s not a shop for birds or about birds (even though birds are very, very lovely), but rather a treasure trove filled with beautiful artwork …
Right in the west of West Sussex, you find Chichester Harbour and this Sussex coastal walk. Chichester Harbour is a large natural harbour (so don’t expect a neat little port) that spreads across the border from West Sussex into Hampshire. The harbour and its surroundings are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a Site of …
Welcome to this week’s Sussex Exclusive newsletter. Just when we thought it was safe to cast off our wellies and woolies, winter came back with a vengeance! Never mind, spring will feel all the sweeter for it! And what better way to celebrate spring, than with some Sussex walking? As a certified map geek, I love …
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