Hastings Big Wheel – Battleaxe recommends, and other Granny things…

Well, our Pier may be a bummer, but now we have a Hastings Big Wheel. Well, perhaps not that big – not like the one they had in Brighton, or the London Eye.  But it…

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A tale of three places – Paignton, Poundbury and Hastings Pier

When I last left this blog I was still in holiday mode. Well, that’s long past, but there is still space to look back on three contrasting experiences – a visit to Paignton, taking in…

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Hastings Battleaxe goes onwards to Devon

So, Hastings Battleaxe goes onwards to Devon. This is the second blog about our holiday. We left Sennen Cove after a week – see the last post, and journeyed on to Torquay. Our friends asked,…

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Hastings Battleaxe goes to Cornwall

Hastings Battleaxe goes to Cornwall! This is the first of two posts about our trip – so many places visited, so much seen… so much done.  This post covers our journey down, including a strange…

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Coastal views, Primark, and the new Hanushka…

The turbulent weather has produced some great coastal views just begging to be photographed. Hastings has finally got its new Primark store, and we tried the newly-opened branch of our favourite cafe, Hanushka. Of course…

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