As a starter we are suggesting we meet at Bodiam castle (do not forget your National Trust card.) and then onto the Brickwall Hotel.

Leave at 9.30 The scenic run takes us through some of the most dramatic parts of South Sussex, coastal views and the downs. The morning starts with a suggestion that we visit the former Royal Greenwich Observatory at Herstmonceux. The Castle grounds are open if you really do not fancy a dose of touchy feely science.

An alternative if you really do not fancy Herstmonceax is to visit Pevensey where you can visit the old castle and/or Old Mint House for antiques or go to the beach at Pevensey Bay.

Lunch is at Birling Gap where we can clamber down to the beach etc and parking is free.

After lunch a visit to either the Seven Sisters or Beachy Head visitor centre is suggested. If it is fine a short walk may be preferred. Rejoin the scenic run to end up in Alfriston for afternoon tea.

A leisurely start leaving about 10.00 for a scenic run to Mayfield where we have booked coffee in the Middle House (they are opening early especially for us) and can have a stroll round the village.

We will then proceed scenically to The Farmers Inn at Scaynes Hill (OS 368 231) for a noggin with the Brighton Centre.

After lunch we are suggesting the Bentley wildfowl and motor museum as an afternoon visit where we have already sampled the cakes in the tea room and have secured a group discount. If you do not fancy that, you could visit Sheffield Park or arrange a trip on the Bluebell railway both of which are nearby. Other options are Lewes or perhaps Wakehurst Place which houses the Millennium Seedbank.

A leisurely start to arrive at 11.00 at Bateman’s (NT) A Jacobean House with gardens former home of Rudyard Kipling.