Domino’s
Crown and Anchor
Turnstone
Day Trip to Pevensey
Pevensey, derived from the anglo-saxon pefen’s river, is a village of around 3000 people. The original hamlet dates from Roman times when a 10 metre high peninsular of sand and clay jutted out into the marshlands and tidal lagoons that extended as far north as Hailsham.
A fortification was constructed in Roman times, approximately 300 AD, but this was over-run by Saxons a couple of hundred years later. For several centuries the fort was largely neglected, but Harold the Second improved its defences prior to the invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066. William actually landed at Pevensey, but at that time the fort was unoccupied. William’s brother, Robert of Mortain, was given the castle after the conquest, and although it was besieged several times until the 13th Century, and threatened with destruction, it remained largely intact until the present day.
Day Trip to Loxwood
Loxwood is a small village and civil parish with several outlying settlements, including those at Alfold Bars, Gunshot Common, Flitchfold, Roundstreet Common, Drungewick Lane and Manor, and Wephurst Park, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, within the Low Weald. The Wey and Arun Canal passes to the East and South of the village. This Civil Parish is at the centre of an excellent network of bridleways and footpaths crossing the Low Weald and joining with those in adjacent Counties
The population of Loxwood was under 1,500 at the 2012 census, but the village is served by several shops, including an award-winning butchers. There are 2 pubs in the village which serve the weary commuters, many of which work at Gatwick Airport or in the City of London.
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Day Trip to Jevington
Jevington lies on a minor road between Polegate and Friston. The Jevington parish church is dedicated to St Andrew and contains Saxon elements (including a tower) as well as many other medieval architectural features, including a 14th-century font. A rare elm cultivar ”Serpentina’ grows in the grounds. The parish takes in the hamlet of Filching and also Wannock.
The village pub is called The Eight Bells, and the Hungry Monk restaurant claims fame as the birthplace of banoffee pie, though it is now closed and has been turned into cottages.
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Day Trip to Bolney
After a meal at The Eight Bells in Bolney, a village in West Sussex dating from Saxon times, the intention was to take a 3 mile (5 km) walk and then visit the Bookers vineyard. Unfortunately it was a Saturday when the vineyard was closed. Nevertheless, there was an interesting church dating from the 12th century, and some ancient leafy lanes to explore.
Little Egret
Day Trip to West Itchenor
West Itchenor lies on the edge of Chichester harbour, around 7 km southwest of the city. The population is less than 400 persons, and it’s thought that around 40% of the properties are second homes. Originally there was an East Itchenor, but this hamlet ceased to exist after the Black Death, and since then West Itchenor has been known as Itchenor. Over the centuries, ship-building has provided employment for the villagers, and during the Napoleonic Wars several battleships were constructed for use by the British Navy.
