We set the alarm for just a little later than usual for this
morning. Even so it was quite a lot lighter. The mornings have become
increasingly dark. The Man tells me that each day shortness by about two
minutes, so almost a quarter of an hour a week. Put like that it seems to
happen very quickly. I also think it seems to happen all of a sudden because of
episodes heavy overcast. I was going to say bad weather, but in our whole time
here we don’t think we have had much bad stuff at all.
Anyway back to this morning. Lunch packed and directions
checked we locked the door behind us and walked down to the station. Took the train
to Norwood junction then transferred to another with our pre-bought tickets to
go to Uckfeild. Yup that’s right Uckfeild.
No, honestly it really is called that.
Uckfield really means something like 'high place' - Uchafedd
- and the river derived its modern name from this Celtic word. There are,
however, other theories as to how the name came about. One theory suggests that
it came from "Oak in Field", something which is reflected in several
town crests. Another theory is that it used to be the free land of a Saxon man
called Ucca.
The crowded city buildings gave way to less and less densely
populated towns and finally open farmland. We miss such openness, and it is lovely
to be able to allow the eye to wander into the far distance. We won’t miss our stop as Uckfeild is where
the line terminates.
By the time we arrived there the sun was shining. Ok it’s
not warm enough anymore to be out in our shirtsleeves, but certainly wasn’t cold.
From there it didn’t take us long to get to where the campervan
show was and we were soon comparing this van with that one.
No, we didn’t buy one; we’re not ready to do that…yet. But a
bit of windows shopping is good.
Comparisons made we had a bit of time on our hands and what
better way to while it away than a drink at the local hostelry.
Then we had a wander around the town. One particular building has a history that dates back more than 600, yes 600 years.
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