Return of the Rev
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Best thing to do in Sussex as a child?
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Best thing to do in Sussex as a child?
- Thread starter MissGull
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Cosmic Joker
The Motorik
Back when I was a kid, a trip to Newhaven beach; sand within the harbour walls, watch the ferry go out, run along the top of the harbour wall when the sea got up enough to splash you without quite washing you off. Then back along the lower level weaving in and out of the arches. Then scale the slopy part of the cliffs and gain entry to the gun positions in the then totally abandoned fort and explore a few of the dark tunnels before returning down the cliff to face questioning from worried parents
Happy days
Happy days
And they are better than ever now. Agree, great visits.
Did the Newhaven Fort tunnels looking around with mates/brother when it was all abandoned, prior to it getting opened as a visitor centre in the 1980's and 1990's.
And now the kids just throw them at pensioners, buses.
Did that golf ball trick at Peacehaven golf course. The experienced players simply knew they hadn't misplaced their drive, so instead looked angrily for the brats who'd pinched their balls.
countryman
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- Jun 28, 2011
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Going in the sea at Newhaven beach when a boat was coming into the harbour which created lots of waves.
DumLum
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That Wimpy is actually relatively new. It was a Burger King for years. How I would love to see Wimpy start taking back the Macdonalds and Burger Kings on the high street.
Can you really call the Spectrum decrepit..have you been to the King Alfred recently?
SK1NT
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PIRATES DEEP ... LOVED THIS PLACE... the little dark room with the punch bags and then bright spacious upstairs with the windows looking out onto the sea. The ball pit and the slide. Loved it
King Alfred was good too
Brooklands (the train was wicked)
Poyningsgull
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- Apr 12, 2007
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Banging/Fiddling the slot machines on the pier.
A good one was to stuff a rag up the payout slot, and when the 'lucky' winner went to get the attendant to complain of getting no winnings, we would nip in and pull out the rag and get the money.
Happy days
A good one was to stuff a rag up the payout slot, and when the 'lucky' winner went to get the attendant to complain of getting no winnings, we would nip in and pull out the rag and get the money.
Happy days
Daffy Duck
Stop bloody moaning!
Going rock-pooling down at Black Rock when the tide was out (before they built the Marina).
Dodging the waves on the Undercliff Walk when the sea was really rough.
Dodging the waves on the Undercliff Walk when the sea was really rough.
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
This.
And this.
And you had to avoid all the turds floating past that had come out of the open sewer pipe.