Experience vineyard life and discover award-winning local wines This year, and as Sussex has been appointed a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) for wine, at Sussex Exclusive we’re celebrating our Sussex wine heritage. And in this second in our series of Sussex wine tour suggestions, we explore Ditching, Ashdown Forest and Mayfield. You can find […]
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As you drive south down the A29 (just outside Slinfold in West Sussex), you might notice a sign to your left to The Barn Project on your left at Whitebreads Farm. It is, as you might suspect, a large barn but inside you’ll find a coffee shop, a deli counter that serves lunch, wood-fired pizzas,
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If you suffer from migraines, you know how debilitating they can be. So in this post, our Sussex health expert looks at the available and more natural help for migraines. Symptoms of migraine may include: Moderate to severe pain on one or both sides of the head Pulsating or throbbing pain Pain worse with physical
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The Sussex wine harvest at a prestigious Sussex vineyard like Tinwood is not only an absolute pleasure but a privilege. And if you get the opportunity to get involved in harvesting grapes, I’d urge you to seize it with both hands. The Tinwood harvest experience is sensual, educational, fun and therapeutic in equal measure. And
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Distance: 6 km. Elevation: 137 m. Difficulty: Easy. The route of this fabulous Cuckfield circular walk is in the shape of a square. It’s an ideal all-year-round walk, with plenty of shade in the summer, some lane and track walking to avoid the mud of the winter and some great woodland stretches for those autumn
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Welcome to this week’s newsletter and Sussex adventures I don’t know about you but Monday was an unexpectedly emotional one! And I certainly was surprised at how drawn into and engaged I was with Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. But after the intensity of the last two weeks, I for one, needed some Sussex therapy and so
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Cuckfield (pronounced cook not cuck) is a village in West Sussex just outside Haywards Heath. Before the arrival of the railways in the 1840s, Cuckfield and Lindfield were the prominent villages in this area, with Haywards Heath little more than a heathland area in between the two. Cuckfield was a market town and was on
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Turn off the busy A29 just south of Pulborough, and life starts to slow down. The villages of West Burton and Bignor feel like they have barely changed in the last 100 years, and as you travel from one to another, you cross the route of the old Roman road of Stane Street and pass
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Distance: 8.5 km. Elevation: 237 m. Difficulty: Medium to hard. This South Downs circular walk is a fabulous route with views for miles north and south. It takes in Chantry Hill, Sullington Hill and a section of the South Downs Way. There is a steep climb involved but once you’re at the top, it’s pretty
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Welcome to the end of an extraordinary week and this week’s slice of Sussex. I don’t know about you, but it’s been a poignant reminder of the importance of simple values and small gestures that matter and make a difference. And after a turbulent few years, this week has almost felt like balm on the wounds.
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