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<\/a><\/p>\nNot sure I would want to live somewhere called “Bad House”…<\/p>\n Brighton train station was quite impressive!<\/p>\n I didn’t have to wait for a train to Lewes so I ended up having a very quick trip. It was one stop to Brighton and then four or five to Lewes.<\/p>\n Looking out over Brighton from the train to Lewes.<\/p><\/div>\n I still can’t get over the daffodils in early March!<\/p><\/div>\n The Lewes train station was similar to Hove’s.<\/p>\n I headed uphill from the train station to find the High Street and the tourist information centre.<\/p>\n I liked the turquoise trim on this house.<\/p><\/div>\n The lady at the tourist information centre was super helpful. I asked her about walking on the South Downs if I had only an hour or two and she gave\u00a0me a map, a leaflet, and excellent directions for what sounded like exactly the perfect walking option. I decided to start my day with the castle, though, and she sent me in direction of it.<\/p>\n This narrow street rather reminded me of a Shrewsbury shut.<\/p><\/div>\n From the High Street, there’s a sign saying to turn right for the castle. You do so and, boom, there’s its gate!<\/p>\n I bought a combination ticket for the castle and an old Tudor house for \u00a312.50. The lady who sold me the ticket gave me directions to the house and then a route to another location that would let me do a nice circle back around to the High Street to find lunch after.<\/p>\n It is very, very, very late, so I’m not going to get into the very complicated history of this castle. It’s been built and rebuilt many times and has had many owners so it’s not really that old.<\/p>\n Stocks.<\/p><\/div>\n My first destination was the top of the barbican, over the entrance gate.<\/p>\n That “guy” scared the heck out of me when I came into the room!<\/p><\/div>\n I had fun trying to figure out how to use a medieval crane.<\/p>\n Ah… the famous chalk hills of Sussex, or the South Downs. I first learned about them when I was reading the Sherlock Holmes stories as this area is where he retired.<\/p>\n Shame it was so misty. I was tempted later in the day, when the sky cleared, to ask if I could come back up, but I was too tired and foot sore.<\/p>\n The castle is made of local flint.<\/p>\n Looking out over the bowling green, the lumpiest in England! Thomas Paine (Rights of Man<\/em>) played there in the 18th century when he lived in Lewes!<\/p>\n Remains of an old cooking fireplace, when this part of the castle would have been indoors.<\/p>\n I headed inside to climb to the very top of the castle.<\/p>\n Looking out to Lewes prison.<\/p>\n It was surreal to be here! This isn’t even the most famous view of the chalk hills and I didn’t feel any need to go seek it out.<\/p>\n After the castle, I did the little attached museum. This tapestry was impressive.<\/p>\n Mirror<\/p><\/div>\n Swords<\/p><\/div>\n Flint tools<\/p><\/div>\n This is apparently what a medieval felt hat would have looked like.<\/p>\n The floors in the upstairs of the museum was embarrassingly creaky!<\/p>\n After the museum, I continued down the High Street.<\/p>\n Little did I know I would be back to the Brewers Arms.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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