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A Mammoth Challenge for Walkers
The Tiger Inn is the starting place for a new timed circular walk over 26 miles of the South Downs. The route takes in the three Sussex peaks of Beachy Head, Long Man and Firle Beacon before returning to The Tiger via High and Over, Cuckmere Valley and Seven Sisters. If you want to have…
Sussex 10K Half-Marathon and more
Endurance Life comes to the Beachy Head area this year on 19 March 2016. The race starts and finishes at Birling Gap. Places are filling up fast across all of the 10K, Half-Marathon, Marathon and Ultra distance challenges. The dramatic coastline around Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters offers runners undulating and at times gruelling…
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…
Christmas story
I have always wanted to write a story that can be read over and over again and will be enjoyed by all that read it. I don’t know if this is it. But, snuggle up, belt in, pour another brandy, we are off. What some unlucky people don’t realise is that the arch to the…
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…