Month: May 2025

Much more comfortabler day in Bexhill, mainly on the beach enjoying the sunshine and the views.

Wednesday was cold – well about 12 degrees but with little sun and a north wind, it was mainly about finding indoor pursuits.

NT no. 6 – house where Ellen Terry lived. And according to the guide, in the 1880s she was paid the equivalent of £30k per week.

Lunch indoors with a view.

Quick stop at Winchelsea with a famous resident in the cemetery

Dinner indoors with a view.

Actually in this part of the world it is usually a National Trust week. Today was numbers 4 and 5, with more to come. And slightly oddly both of today’s were new to us.

Batemans

Rudyard Kipling lived here for over 20 years.

Scotney Castle

Lamb House ( where Henry James lived) for a repeat visit.

And the seaside – and don’t be fooled – it was quite chilly in the north wind.

Another familiar, but great, place.

Nice breakfast on our terrace.

And when we’re in this part of the world, Sissinghurst is a must, and never disappoints.

Enjoyed a short heatwave at home, and then decided at the last minute to have another brief exploration in Kent and East Sussex. Very familiar, but lots of activities to keep us amused.

Stopped at Ightham (“Item“) on the way. Trying to remember when we were last here – probably 7 or 8 years (Google confirms 9 years – 2016!).

Revisited Pett Level which we found last time.

And Rye