Ditchling

Southdown Farm (01273 843278, southdown-farm. co.uk) near Ditchling is a racers 'favourite, with camping pitches from £8 for a car and one person

Five great biking challenges 2010

‘Those who know the hand-printing of St Dominic’s Press, Ditchling, Sussex’, he says, ‘will find the case for the land put with force and literature in a pamphlet entitled Missions. . .

H.D.C. Pepler Part Two 2008

Both were frequent visitors at Hawkesyard, and Dominicans were frequent visitors at Ditchling.

H.D.C. Pepler Part One 2008

Curiously enough, Pepler and Brangwyn were both eventually to settle in Ditchling; hs verdict on Brangwyn, with whom he formed a lasting friendship, is that he is ‘a very generous man’.

H.D.C. Pepler Part One 2008

In 1915, because of the difficulty of bringing up a family in London, Pcpler decided on the move to Ditchling -where Eric Gill was already settled.

H.D.C. Pepler Part One 2008

Anton Pruden and Rebecca Smith www.prudenandsmith.com, renowned Sussex silversmiths and goldsmiths, celebrate 20 years of designing and making inimitable jewellery and silverware in Ditchling.

Archive 2008-05-01 Thatsnews 2008

In May, as part of the Brighton Festival Open Houses, the ‘Art in Ditchling’ trail is a well established, high quality event with 10 venues in and around the village.

Archive 2008-05-01 Thatsnews 2008

At Ditchling he had his own puppet theatre, and in 1930 he presented his puppets at the international marionette festival at Liege.

H.D.C. Pepler Part Two 2008

The gallery and workshop, located at Ditchling village Crossroads, is open on Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am – 5 pm.

Archive 2008-05-01 Thatsnews 2008

Ditchling was “founded” by Eric Gill, Hilary Pepler, and Edward Johnston, originally from Hammersmith, who moved to the village from 1913 to 1916 for various reasons, but soon found themselves united in an effort of rural craftsmanship and communal life.

A Miscellany of Distributists 2008