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Best Walks for Winter
Lunch or supper at The Tiger Inn and a walk along the Seven Sisters was recommended by Richard Madden in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday 15th January. Richard wrote A classic winter’s walk from a pub right out of central casting 5. Seven Sisters & Birling Gap, Sussex (5½ Miles) A classic winter’s walk from…
Best Walks with a View
Beachy Head is often in the newspapers for its romantic walks and stunning scenery, so it was good to welcome Julia Bradbury and her Television production team to the Tiger Inn, the Holiday cottages and our walled garden for her forthcoming television series on ITV. You can see the trailer here, https://vimeo.com/148865767, which includes a…
Is the Tiger Inn the Perfect Pub?
The Tiger Inn received lots of publicity this week following a report into how important pubs are to local communities and villages, the Tiger was used as a shining example. The journalist Harry Wallop of the Daily Telegraph (15.10.14) took the story further saying the Tiger Inn ticked a lot of boxes that made up…
Award-Winning Ales from the Beachy Head Brewery Return to Eastbourne Beer Festival
9 – 11 October 2014 The fine ale “Legless Rambler” from the Beachy Head Brewery, which beat off strong competition to win CAMRA’s Best Micro Brewery Beer last year, will be returning to the Eastbourne Beer Festival in 2014. The Brewery’s “Famous Christmas Ale”, “Southdown Ale”, “Original Ale” will also be amongst the 160 real…
Beachy Head is the Setting for New Sherlock Holmes Novel
Beachy Head, East Dean, and the surrounding area are the setting for a new book about the adventures of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Written by the New York Times bestselling author James Lovegrove, his second Sherlock Holmes novel ‘Gods of War’ is released on 27 June, after his highly acclaimed first instalment was released to…
Make the Most of Summer Sun and Magical Moonlight
Hunt amongst the rockpools at Beachy Head at low tide and see what you can discover. The National Trust Rangers will be on hand to guide you in your search. The Rockpool Ramble takes approximately 2 hours covering a distance of ½ mile. The walks are led by Lee Wather of the National Trust, meeting…
Glyndebourne Festival Celebrates 80 Years
The world-famous Glyndebourne Festival starts on the 17th of May and runs until the 24th of August 2014, with performances of the following operas: Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss; Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin; Mozart’s Don Giovanni; La finta giardiniera also by Mozart; Verdi’s La Traviata; and Handel’s Rinaldo. There will also be history talks to celebrate…
Birling Gap: Steps Down to the Beach Now Open
The steps to the beach at Birling Gap have now reopened after heavy rainfall and high tides over the winter caused erosion and cliff falls at the renowned beauty spot. Demolition work on previously unsafe areas has now been completed. Wealden District Council report that the steps to the beach are in good condition and…
Top Class Tennis Comes to Eastbourne Aegon International 2014
Many of the world’s leading tennis players will be coming to Devonshire Park 14 – 21 June 2014 for the Aegon International 2014. Last year, Spanish player Feliciano Lopez beat Gilles Simon to win the Men’s Title, and Russian player Elena Vesnina beat Jamie Hampton to take the Women’s title. For Aegon International 2014 news…