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.
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5 comments:

  1. Tim Trent11 December 2015 at 09:07

    I knew you would not forget the avalanche

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

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  2. Mark In Mayenne11 December 2015 at 09:52

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

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  3. Tim Trent11 December 2015 at 09:54

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

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  4. James Higham12 December 2015 at 12:21

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

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  5. Mark In Mayenne13 December 2015 at 01:52

    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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