Himself got a new motorbike this week, so we decided to go out together for the first time on it today. I had a sports massage booked in Hove this morning, so we left early to get down there. The first time on the new bike was amazing – it’s so smooth and comfortable, and doesn’t feel as big when you’re on it as it looks.
After the massage we rode over to Lewes. What a lovely little town – it was a bit quiet, I was expecting more shops to be open but it might have been because of the WWI memorial service in the town.
We stopped for a cup of tea and paid our respects at the memorial. We then took a long, leisurely ride back through the beautiful villages of East Sussex, stopping off at The Bluebell Railway.
The Bluebell Railway is an 11 mile stretch of track between Horsted Keynes, Sheffield Park and East Grinstead. It still uses steam trains and was the first preserved standard gauge steam-operated passenger railway in the world to operate a public service. Largely run by volunteers, the Society ran its first train on 7 August 1960.
The station at Horsted Keynes is still decorated in vintage style, and we were lucky enough to arrive when there was a locomotive in the station. After a refreshing Fab lolly we made our way home. A lovely day out.
