St. Leonards Gardens, is one of the best kept secrets and the jewel in the crown, of our beautiful home town, with views and vistas that are practically unchanged from when it was first constructed nearly 200 years ago.
Category Archives: Tales of Hastings and St Leonards
Adventures of a Hasting’s Flâneur
My leisurely rambles around my home town and the stories that I have discovered along the way.
The Chalybeate Springs and Healing Waters of Hastings
Exploration of the natural springs and healing waters of Hastings
The Hastings Variation
The Story of how Hastings became the Chess Capital of the UK
The Wreck of the Amsterdam
The story of the tragic voyage of the Dutch cargo ship ‘The Amsterdam’ and its subsequent shipwreck on Bulverhythe Beach in 1749.
The Strange Tale of Whistler’s Mother
How the subject of one of the World’s best known paintings, spent the last few years of her life in Hastings
Borderlands – Between Strand and Sea
These are the borderlands between strand and sea, a constantly changing landscape of endless possibilities.
The Ghosts of Lamb House
The Ghosts of Lamb House in the Medieval Town of Rye
The Crumbling Cliffs of St. Leonards (and other tales)
The story of the Unstable cliffs of West St. Leonards
Pre-Raphaelites at the Seaside
The story of how the Pre-Raphaelite artists were inspired by Hastings and the surrounding countryside.
Life on the Edge 