Books and bindings in Hastings Old Town, and fishing boats beat the weather,

Battleaxe and Philosopher discovered Hare and Hawthorn in West Street by chance, while cutting across to George Street. It is a great little place, but quite tucked away, so I thought I’d give it a…

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Hastings….Where to go on rainy days

Like many seaside resorts, Hastings is a little short on undercover wet weather entertainment.  Goodness me, it has been unbelievably, unrelentingly wet, with howling gales thrown in. Worse, I have a miserable cold which makes…

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Happy 4th Blogiversary – and Happy New Year!

Yes, indeed, Hastings Battleaxe has been up and running for four years!      Us bloggers are supposed to celebrate these Blogiversaries, so let’s do it.      I won’t bother yarning on about the past –…

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Happy Christmas from Hastings Battleaxe

All ready for Christmas, done and even dusted now. Philosopher has even put the candles on the revolving jingle chime thing, ready for tomorrow lunchtime. Just waiting for our friend +Shaun Mckenna  to arrive –…

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Down the Hastings to Bexhill Link Road, Birmingham Christmas capers…

This morning I said to Philosopher: ‘Let’s drive down the new Link Road’, (or Combe Valley Way as we are supposed to call it), so we did.     Diligent Battleaxe readers will know that I…

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