Farm shops along the A21 – and Merriments Garden Centre

We have made so many journeys up and down the A21 in the past few years, fortnightly from Birmingham for about two years before we finally moved here full-time, and now still on a regular…

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Hastings Old Town up-date – Battleaxe on the political war-path

Have been Global Battleaxe rather than Hastings Battleaxe recently, so thought I’d better check out what is happening locally.  I’m starting with the Old Town, will do the town centre and St Leonard’s shortly.     …

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Sennen Cove, Cornwall – with background coughing….

Back from Cornwall a day early. Just before we went I was suffering from a horrible chest cold virus. Well, the first part of the week I was wheezy, weak and feeble, then the second…

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Battleaxe’s downstairs loo – an insider’s view

You know you want to! This is a quick post before I go away to Cornwall for a week, for our annual stay in Sennen Cove with Brummie friends.    So, where were we in…

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Eastbourne wanderings – a random Battleaxe day out

We have been to Eastbourne loads of times, but somehow never get familiar with the place.      Elm tree in Eastbourne     It is larger than one might think, and very sprawling. After umpteen visits…

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