Lewes: Day 2

A very lazy start to the day with tea and croissants (provided by the host).   Then off to Ditchling Art and Craft Museum in the village of Ditchling, the location for the artistic community which included Eric Gill, Brangwyn, David Jones et al.   We had a very interesting guided tour to begin with and then spent time admiring the exhibits, the special exhibition of things made from wood,  the work of other modern artists and the building itself.   A small museum, full of interest, where the shop was very tasteful and the coffee also!   A very peaceful place.

Ana Maria Pacheco

Spoons!

I didn't know that!

We admired some of the interesting buildings and then had lunch in the sunny courtyard of a nearby tearoom - ham, chicken and leek pie, chips, peas and gravy (just a light snack) - which we then

Old meeting house

walked off on a three to four mile hike round about.   We only got lost a couple of times and got back to the village just after all the tea shops had closed!   Damn.  I was hoping for a piece of coffee and walnut cake, not to mention a cup of tea!

Flowers on the path

Footpath

Fearlessly walking through field of chickens

Have you taken it yet?

And another footpath

Then back to Lewes and the flat for a well-earned cup of tea and a bit of computer time!