Cliffe is a suburb of Lewes, and it's famous for Britain's worst avalanche that killed 8 people in 1836. It's also where the brewery is located, along with a number of lunching places. We strolled briefly along the High Street and settled on a Bill's, a bustling restaurant, one of a small chain, just opposite the brewery's retail shop.
Bill's was everything I like in a lunch place. Busy, but not too crowded, with an excellent menu, and options for a two-or-three-course lunch for less than fifteen quid. The soup was delicious and the fish grilled to perfection with a spicy covering. And a jar of the local beer to wash it down.
Of course, since the brewery retail outlet was just opposite, it would have been a shame to walk past. After all, how could I possibly live down the idea that I hadn't been able to organise buying a bottle of beer at a brewery? Fine stuff it is too.
Friday, 11 December 2015
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I knew you would not forget the avalanche
I believe it is the only avalanche in England on record.
The friend we were visiting brought it up very soon after we arrived - clearly, it figures highly in the local consciousness.
I think it does, but I am not local. As they say in the USA, "Go figure!"
No one's worried about the next landslide with all this rain?
Hi J, It was an avalanche of snow, not a landslide: The snow built up a big corniche on the top of the cliffe, and it all came down on the inhabitants.
M
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