Grand Hotel Eastbourne – old-style luxury

Just back from a micro-mini-break to Eastbourne, featuring a night in the Grand Hotel, which was a calming and soothing reintroduction to the outside world.  However, we started off with a visit to the Towner…

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Sun and storms with Hastings Battleaxe

Well, the Election results came in, with predictable disasters for Labour, and the next day we had a beautiful sunny outing to the last garden on our local list, Great Dixter. Have done various Zoomy…

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Pashley Manor with Hastings Battleaxe

Blimey, you may ask, have those two nothing better to do than yomp round local gardens?  This is the third post in the last few weeks.  But why not? Spring is here, the weather is…

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Battleaxe is platformed, and a trip to Rye

Just a quick catch-up – and breathe – for now, following last week’s rant. We are gradually emerging from our brain-fogged lockdown and on Sunday we went to Rye for the first time since last…

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Scotney Castle – and a glimpse of herons

The weather has been crazy – some of the warmest spring days ever, followed by some of the coldest. Yesterday was Easter Sunday, so we decided to go to Scotney Castle – the gardens are…

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