The weatherman was on our side today. He obligingly held off the rain till well after noon so we had a good day for driving around south Kent and into East Sussex. It turned out to be a lot of driving...not really time behind the wheel but just that we didn't cross many sites off the list today. :-(
Portia, our GPS, took us on some lovely scenic little byways heading down to Rye. I didn't have enough hands to take photos too so I came up a bit short for pics to share today...
Church Square, Rye. Umpteen quaint 15th C. houses
Spring 'snow' shower?
My little Pillsbury Dough Girl, I think she had 6 layers on today!
We swung by the town of Battle, where the actual Battle of Hastings took place in 1066, not Hastings as we all were taught. We basically just hesitated there before moving on to Alfriston. According to my online guide - one of the prettiest villages in England. Another quaint shotgun town, with everything clustered on a narrow, long, one-block street. Lots of pretty shops and tea houses, historic pubs and private bungalows.
Set behind the High Street was the church and green and the Alfriston Clergy House - the very first acquisition of the National Trust back in 1896! Based on period photos on display inside of the sorry state of disrepair I think they were heroically optimistic of the challenge ahead. And the restored project:
The clergy house started as a private house in 1385 but has been attached to the church since 1400.
In order to escape a sudden downpour we popped into a charming tearoom for a little repast and ended up with a delicious lunch!
I attempted to get us back north in time to visit Scotney Castle but we arrived 6 minutes past Last Entry and there was no bending of the rules by the stony cashier! So we slunk back home with a few unchecked boxes on our schedule. Tomorrow, our last day, promises to be a busy one!
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