Forget the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh in 1992 (oh, you had) and even Prince Louis-Phillippe in 1848, or the deposit of Lord Lucan's borrowed car two roads down from our house en route to disappearing in 1974... Newhaven has had a visit from Diamond Geezer.
It's given me a new perspective seeing the town (well, not the town centre, obviously, he's got more sense than that) through this super-blogger's eyes, and I think perhaps I appreciate my home town a little bit more. For a while anyway. I also learnt stuff that I'd failed to discover in twenty four years living here. So, better than I could ever put it (and far better researched), enjoy Newhaven Marine Station, Newhaven Fort, and a ten mile clifftop walk from Newhaven to Brighton.
Sorry to have missed you dg.
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19 hours ago
I have to say, Newhaven was a lot nicer than I was expecting. Perhaps I wasn't expecting much, but the fort was great and the harbour somewhat charming.
ReplyDeleteYes, I did completely avoid the town centre, and Paradise Park, and the Tide Mills. Always leave something to come back for...