Crown Inn, Lewes

Advantages: Small.elegant,loads of character.
Disadvantages: Lacks vibrant night life. Expensive.

...Lewes in Sussex is a highly attractive small town with very elegant architecture,interesting small shops,a fascinating riverside brewery, and is surrounded by delightful countryside. The town has several very pleasant,high quality,country-style hotels and plenty of homely bed and breakfast establishments. In the cozy town centre there are a number of olde-worlde tea shops,cafes, and good restaurants and,if you want something stronger,there are lots of pubs with a very congenial,convivial atmosphere. Lewes is probably best known for hosting the world famous Glyndebourne festival Opera and during the season,accommodation in the town can be difficult to find. This elegant town,although small with a population of around 15,000,is full of character and is close to the lovely South Downs. Nearby is the very attractive campus of the highly... Read review

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Advantages: An unfortgettable Experience
Disadvantages: Very crowded

...It?s nearly November 5th, Guy Fawkes? night. For Lewes it is Bonfire Night. Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, a small market town nestled in the shadow of the South Downs. It could well fit your image of a quiet well-healed liberal country town, with its fair share of eccentrics ? unless of course you have experienced the Lewes Bonfire night. Lewes Bonfire isn?t any old Guy Fawkes Night; it is the loudest craziest one you may ever experience. To give a little background, it might help if I start at the beginning. The 1550?s were a time of religious intolerance in England, as Queen Mary I demonstrated by burning 288 Protestants at the Stake. Lewes didn?t escape her attention and 17 people (or martyrs as they are now referred to) were burnt at the stake. This event coupled with Guy Fawkes? attempt to re... Read review

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Advantages: The salad cart, some of the desserts
Disadvantages: Can be bad service, limited menu, variable service.

...The Crown Inn Harvester, 126 Bath Rd, Longwell Green, Bristol. 0117 9322849 The Crown Inn is one of a chain of Harvesters in the city, including Snuff Mills in Frenchay, Lamb and Flag in Cribbs Causeway and the Red Lion in Westbury, but it was decided on the Crown Inn because the Snuff Mills has a fishpond in the middle of it and the kids get more interested in the fish! So off we go at 6.30pm on a sunny Sunday, the place was very quiet, so we were surprised when the waitress said she was rushed off her feet. You see they also have a garden where you can also order your meals, I'm sure the fact that the indoors is now completely non-smoking assisted! They have an rapidy shrinking and unimaginative menu, the starters cost from £2.95 and include soup, the immortal prawn cocktail, chicken wings and more. Harvesters are known... Read review

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