Genuinely appreciate all the ideas (except those involving pizza boxes). We spent most of today driving and walking around Goring, Ferring, East Preston, Lyminster, Pulbrough and Ashington. Not sure we have concluded anything - tomorrow we will go east to Seaford!
Brother in law has just done that - about an hour away from Bordeaux. As you say, lots for your money and, until recently at least, an hour by easyjet back to Gatwick. I'm not enough of a francophile though.
Time to pick the collective brains of NSC. We currently live in Hassocks - lots we like about it, short walk to shops, station, easy access to Brighton and The Amex but.....we are early retired, late 50's who had a plan to travel a lot over the next few years. Covid has put a bit of a stop on...