Turner Margate vs Hastings Jerwood – Jerwood wins!!

OK, I take back my gripes (only small ones, remember) about the Jerwood.  Yesterday we went to Margate for the first time to visit the Turner Contemporary.  The first, and main, thing that struck us…

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Hastings – Dog Poo capital of England?

The Philosopher is surprised it has taken me so long to get round to this. It is no use, I have to succumb to a rant about the horrendous volume of dog poo on the…

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Best sea-view cafe in Hastings?

View from Debenhams Cafe Of course, I am leaving out the Jerwood – excellent if you want a view of the rusty old iron and broken crates on the Fishing Beach, the White Rock Hotel…

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Hastings Battleaxe in Battle

Two trips to Battle in two days:  quick look through the clothes shops (see earlier post) to see if there were any new Mad Battleaxe spring looks with gold lurex laces, fringy bits hanging off…

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Hastings Half Marathon, Jerwood

Just back from week in sunny Cornwall to even sunnier Hastings.  Half Marathon this morning – they ran down the hill past our house in Harold Road.  Real festival atmosphere, all the neighbours out on…

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