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50th Anniversary of Doctor Who: Doctor Who The War Games Filmed in East Dean
With the focus currently on the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, it recently came to light that part of the series Doctor Who The War Games was filmed in East Dean and the surrounding area. The series was the last one starring the second incarnation of The Doctor Patrick Troughton and was filmed in Spring…
Legless Rambler Makes It to the Top
Beachy Head Brewery: Success at Eastbourne Beer Festival 2013 Roger Green and his team from the Beachy Head Brewery have beaten off strong competition to win CAMRA’s Best Micro Brewery Beer at this year’s Eastbourne Beer Festival with their fine ale “Legless Rambler”. The Beer Festival, which was held over three days 10 – 12…
New National Trust Café and Shop at Birling Gap
The new National Trust café, shop and information centre at Birling Gap are now open for business. The café offers a comfy seating area, delicious food and beautiful views of the sea, plus an ice-cream parlour serving local Sussex ice-cream. In the shop visitors can find locally sourced items and seaside goods, together with traditional…
Award-winning Ales from The Beachy Head Brewery…
…return to Eastbourne Beer Festival, 10 – 12 October 2013 “The Famous Christmas Ale” from the Beachy Head Brewery, which won Best Beer from a Micro Brewery in 2012, is returning to the Eastbourne Beer Festival this year. The Brewery’s “Legless Rambler”, “Southdown Ale” and “Original Ale” will also be amongst the 120 real ales…
Glyndebourne Tour 2013
For those who were unable to get tickets to the Glyndebourne Festival this summer, the Glyndebourne Tour 2013 is a wonderful opportunity to see some superb opera in the unique surroundings of Glyndebourne itself and subsequently at a series of venues around the country. The Glyndebourne Tour will be at Glyndebourne from 6th October 2013,…
Mark the Gardener: Blog 9
W.B. Yeats said “ Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.” Mark the Gardener says “Tread carefully for you tread on my onions.” Ms Can-Do Says “If I was single, I’d live on cake.” The garden is at full production at the moment, here are just some of the crops currently being enjoyed: Radishes,…
Beachy Head Sponsors South Downs 101ers
Beachy Head is proud to be sponsoring the South Downs 101ers, who are riding the 101 miles of the South Downs Way to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis. James Pagram, who has secondary progressive MS, will be doing the ride on a mobility scooter along with two outriders on bikes Roger and James. The group…
Top Class Tennis Comes To Eastbourne AEGON International 2013
Many of the world’s leading tennis players are coming to Eastbourne this weekend for the Aegon International 2013, which takes place at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne 15 – 22 June 2013. Twelve of the top twenty women players will feature, including defending champion Tamira Paszek (AUT), World Number 4 Agnieska Radwanska (POL), who is the…
A Tiger-sized Start to the Day
Breakfast at The Tiger is served 7 days a week The Tiger Inn is the perfect place to drop in for breakfast , whether as preparation for a brisk morning walk over the South Downs or as a well-earned reward after a walk or cycle ride. Situated in East Dean on the coast road just…