Lewes; Friday, 24 September, 2021

Another Friday, another quick journey down during my lunch break and then finishing off my working day in the hotel.

With my laptop powered down I headed out of the hotel for a wander round the centre of Lewes. I first headed round the corner from the hotel to the High Street and the bridge across the River Ouse, which creates one of the prettiest points in the town, helped by the pretty buildings of the Harvey’s Brewery and the mix of Georgian and older buildings lining the street.

I continued on down the high street and on into South Street – at this point the chalk cliffs of the South Downs loom up behind the town centre, forming a natural barrier, and at this time of day a giant reflector for the light from the sunset.

I walked further on down South Street, past the cliffs and to where the River Ouse comes up close to the road, just by the sign marking the entrance to the town. From here there are excellent views back across the river and the flood plane to the town centre, and the ruins of Lewes Castle perched at the highest point on the hill above the town centre.

I did look at doing a loop round over the road bridge, but it would have been walking along both the A26 and A27 roads and didn’t look like particularly pleasant walking conditions, so I doubled back and walked back into the town centre the way I’d came.

After quickly stopping off at my hotel to drop off some of my camera equipment I headed out into town and grabbed dinner.