Ten branch members set off on a sunny spring morning, we were running early but the A27 soon put a stop to that as we encountered a queue for roadworks at Drusillas which left us crawling along to Charleston, after which we made a stop to pick up John from the Sub Branch. Not too late we arrived at our first pub, the Brewery Shades in Crawley where there was an interesting variety of beers on the bar, some of us were impressed to see more dark beers than pale. Back on the bus, we arrived at the Five Bells, West Chilltington for what we thought was lunch, but the proprietors were away and as a result the kitchen was closed. However the beer selection soon cheered us up and the bright sunshine enticed most outside. So then it was on to the Wilkes Head in Eastergate where phoning ahead they had agreed to keep their kitchen open for us until we arrived. The pub was obviously popular judging by the crowds inside and out, we enjoyed our food and beer under the sunshades in the garden. The next stop was another town pub, the only micropub on our tour, the Watchmakers in Hove. This turned out to be the pub highest rated by our group, with a good selection of beers and an eclectic mix of posters and artefacts to enjoy with them. After that we travelled to Crowborough where John left the bus and then a short distance on to our final pub, the spacious King’s Arms in Rotherfield. The bus set off back for the coast, the Eastbourne contingent leaving at the Hurst Arms, as has become the tradition, landlord Adrian having pint glasses ready was a little surprised when we only wanted halves. Well it was after a day’s drinking, but these were excellent as usual. Meanwhile the bus was crossing the levels to take the Bexhill and St. Leonards contingents home. The pictures show members in various pubs along the way.