Holiday at last!

 Spring Farm, Toll Lane, Cackle Street in the Ashdown Forest, East Sussex

We're drawing a veil over the last few months or even longer!  Our casual weekend in Nantes, France, is on hold.  We spent 6 weeks in Southwold over the summer, but now we are on a 'real' holiday.  Just 4 nights, but in a part of the UK we don't know so well.   

On our way down we stopped off at a church with windows designed by Marc Chagall.   We had heard about the church in a recent Arts Society lecture and it was worth the detour.  Luminous colours and we had the church to ourselves.

We had a delightful Airbnb on a farm (or something that was a farm, with an oast house) in what was basically an old shed, which has been done up really well.   The first morning we went for a short from the front door, through the forest and only got lost once.  Safely returned for coffee before setting off again. 

We had lunch at the National Trust Cafe at Sheffield Park and then a long walk round the park, admiring the trees and the autumn colours.  It was warm enough to leave coats in the car.  

Then to East Grinstead for a few supplies - in particular, parmesan for the spaghetti Bolognese that Peter is cooking tonight.  

Other trips included a visit to an interesting museum devoted to the Salomon family whose house the hotel originally was, a walk round Tonbridge and a visit to Tonbridge Wells.