Friday 11 December 2015

Cliffe

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.

5 comments:

Tim Trent said...

I knew you would not forget the avalanche

I believe it is the only avalanche in England on record.

Mark In Mayenne said...

The friend we were visiting brought it up very soon after we arrived - clearly, it figures highly in the local consciousness.

Tim Trent said...

I think it does, but I am not local. As they say in the USA, "Go figure!"

James Higham said...

No one's worried about the next landslide with all this rain?

Mark In Mayenne said...

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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