Just north of Chichester is the Tinwood estate, which produces sparkling wines. It looked to be doable, in timing terms, to fit in before the predicted rain, so I headed off. The A3 is full of roadworks and therefore delays. The A283 would be more fun if resurfaced - it has some nice twisties and it’s varied, but so is the road surface - a kind of patchwork of tar bands and potholes.
The A285, however, is FUN. It has twists and hills and some good fast bits and goes through scenic villages. I was enjoying it so much, I missed the turn into Tinwood, and had to do a somewhat awkward U-turn on adverse camber.
Tinwood has deep gravel parking, resulting in negative grip for both tyres and boots. It is, however, flattish. This is the downside.
It has a lovely cafe area and very tasty food to suit all dietary restrictions. When I was there, they were out of plant milk, but as the coffee is good enough not to need milk, this was just a minor inconvenience.
The predicted rain decided not to happen until well after I was home, roadwork delays and all.
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