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The first thing that caught my eye as we left the car
park was this old street sign. Haddock Place: the ideal name for a fish and
chip shop? Well, Indian Cuisine actually. We subsequently found that Mr
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Looking down Mermaid street. |
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And there she is: a genuine mermaid. Well,
on a pub sign which is as near as you're going to get to the real thing. |
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A house with two front doors. |
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Around a corner or two, seen off Conduit
Hill. |
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A door with a story |
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Inside Ryes beautiful Church of St Mary the
Virgin is an antique clock dating from 1561, with its mechanism, including
18-foot long pendulum, viewable here in the middle of the picture.
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| Not too far away, the small but
beautifully formed town of Winchelsea. Here, we stayed in a magnificent
house which is the home of Sarah Jempson. Bed and Breakfast accommodation
doesn't come much better. Although the weather was grey and drizzly, we
enjoyed a meander through the lovingly kept gardens extending to more than
an acre. |
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From our room, Sarah's cat can be seen
following Jean and Jo who were getting a guided tour. |
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The following morning, we took a stroll around this small
town,
another of the Cinque ports. |
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