…it’s because of the food and drink
Unlike many villages similar in size, there
are many options when it comes to
dining out in Lindfield. I’d recommend
The Witch Inn on Sunte Avenue for a
drink and a nibble. If you are after a good
pub meal then head to the Bent Arms
at the top of the High Street, recently
refurbished it serves delicious lunch
and dinner – my particular favourite is
the ploughmans – cheese and ham,
coleslaw, salad, home made bread, fresh
apple and chutneys, what more could
you want! The Sunday roasts are also
delicious but there’s always the need
book ahead. We sometimes have a
drink in the pub’s beautiful beer garden
and head next door to the very popular
Italian restaurant Paolino – better than
any chain restaurant in neighbouring
Haywards Heath.
…it’s because of the shops
Lindfield doesn’t exactly contain a
plethora of shopping options, however
there are is a wide variety of smaller,
independent retailers selling high quality
local goods which my husband and I are
very keen to support. The butcher and
green grocer are our particular favourites
– the butcher is a typical village oldfashion butcher with locally caught game
hanging in the windows and, whilst it
shouldn’t be the case, we are fortunate
to still have a green grocer in the village
as this is becoming a rarity across the
country. Both also open at 7am on a
weekday which is particularly helpful to
pick up dinner on the way to work!
Without meaning to show off…we
also have not one but two children’s’
toy shops, a very well stocked wine
merchant, two pharmacists, two tea
rooms (I’d recommend Fika for their
cakes), numerous ladies clothes shops, a
homewear shop, a florist, a bridal shop,
a kitchen shop and a bakery never seen
without a queue out of the door. Lastly,
as if that wasn’t enough, Lindfield now
has two barbers, a hairdressers and a
very good beauticians in case you’re in
need of sprucing up!
There really is a shop for almost
everything you could need, all
conveniently situated on the High Street.
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