Friday 30 June 2017

A weekend in Lewes

Lewes
Well eighteen months of little to no sleep has finally started to take its toll and I've really started to look like the proverbial. 

So when the other half suggested we go away for the weekend I jumped at the prospect of different scenery. 

We rented a little house in Lewes a quaint British town in East Sussex. For the historians amongst us you may well remember learning about the battle of Lewes (1264) but more on the landmark castle later. 
Lewes Castle
Lewes is a sweet little town with plenty of pubs, restaurants and cafes. The perfect place for a foodie, to spend the weekend happily eating. 

Harvey's the Sussex brewers is right in the centre of town with a brewery shop and John Harvey tavern, were you can have a nice cool pint. They have a great selection of Ales and Bitter. 
Lewes
You can build up an appetite wandering its antique and charity shops. 
Lewes
We opted to have lunch in The Real Eating Company, an independent restaurant which uses good quality locally sourced produce. 

We quickly decided on a sharing platter of flat bread, meatballs, chicken and fried cheese, chips and local drinks. 
The Real Eating Company
The Real Eating Company
Just off the high street and hidden down a lane is Lewes castle. Now whilst the castle site is small we really enjoyed looking round.
Lewes
The base of the castle offers a beautiful garden with wonderful flowers and shrubs. 
Lewes
A steep climb up the stone stairs offers a great way to stretch your legs, where you are rewarded with stunning views of the beautiful town upon reaching the top. 
Lewes
Lewes
Noah very much enjoyed exploring the castle he even turned his hands to putting himself in the stocks. 
Lewes
We completed the day at Bills restaurant, a favourite of ours and this one is special as it's their very first restaurant. 

Despite the weather outside being over ninety, I chose Thai Green Chicken Curry (£13.25). 
Bill's Lewes
Green curry is a favourite but be warned this is really spicy, with a wonderful coconut broth, sugar snap peas, courgettes, lemongrass, ginger and coconut rice. 

The other half sensibly opted for the salmon salad (£14.50) with the addition of chicken skewers. 
Bill's Restaurant
Bill's offers some wonderful desserts and picking is always incredibly difficult. We settle on Melting Chocolate Bombe (£6.95) and Strawberry and Mango Eton Mess (£5.95). 
Bill's Lewes
We absolutely loved Lewes and will definitely be back it was the perfect weekend get away and certainly helped to recharge the batteries. 

www.lewes.co.uk

Do you have any recommendations for weekend getaways? 


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12 comments:

  1. Lewes looks like the perfect place to take a break, it sounds like you had a wonderful time! xx

    Toasty

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    1. It's the perfect place to relax and unwind. Well worth a visit and so close to Brighton lucy x

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  2. Ooooh, this looks LOVELY! We stayed at the Premier Inn in Lewes last September after a wedding in Brighton but didn't get to see the town itself as we had to head off pretty quickly! I MUST go back! The food looks divine!
    In terms of places to stay for a weekend, Tunbridge Wells is really pretty and interesting too. Their Wetherspoon used to be the Tunbridge Wells Opera house and it still has the boxes and all the theatre features- well worth a visit! The Pantiles are great too!
    Lovely to 'meet you'! I popped through from Corinne's blog!

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    1. Ooh that was just down the road from where we were staying. Tunbridge is beautiful never stayed over night but been to visit Lucy x

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  3. Wow Lewes looks beautiful and what gorgeous weather you got for your trip! I can't believe how big Noah has got!

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    1. The weather was unbelievable. I can't believe how big Noah is either I blinked and he's shot up Lucy x

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  4. I've always wanted to visit Lewes as I've heard it's quite alternative with the fireworks displays! Looks like you had a great time

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    1. Ooh visiting during fireworks sounds fab. It's such a quaint town Lucy x

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  5. Oh look at Noah! He's adorable! I'm glad you had a bit of a get away, Lewes looks stunning.

    Corinne x
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    1. The Japanese tourists loved him, who were in the castle and Noah was lapping it up. Lewes is really pretty Lucy x

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  6. Ohhh Noah is so sweet and grown up. I would love to visit this little town too. All the pictures are amazing and the food super delicious :)

    Sending you both kisses, hugs and blessings!
    Liuba & Nikita

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    1. They grow so quickly Liuba. I hope Nikita is well I bet he's got big. The food and sunshine made for a lovely weekend Lucy x

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