Category Archives: Streat 2022

Our 31st anniversary weekend in East Sussex.

Road (not) closed

On 11 August 1940, 21 year old flying officer, Richard Stephen Demetriadi, was killed in action, when his plane was shot down over the English Channel following a fight near Portland. His father, Sir Stephen Demetriadi, pre-WWI owner of Rolls … Continue reading

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Impossible parking

We were going to check out the view from Ditchling Beacon this morning. The weather was perfect for it. 360 degrees of blue sky, a big, beautiful sun casting glorious heat and light down over everything. The trouble was, everyone … Continue reading

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More than just a pretty voice

We are staying in a very quiet part of East Sussex. All night, the silence was immaculate. Okay, the old dog did bark a little bit but his chat gradually vanished so that, when I woke up in the depths … Continue reading

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Slugwash Lane

We headed off for East Sussex today, to the little settlement of Streat. In celebration of our wedding anniversary, we’ve taken lodgings in an old dairy, right behind a tiny church, in the middle of the South Downs National Park. … Continue reading

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