Exploration of the natural springs and healing waters of Hastings
Category Archives: Tales of Hastings and St Leonards
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.
Secret Hastings – A Tale of Two Churches (Part 2)
Secret Hastings – The story of Hasting’s Oldest church, now a picturesque ruin.
Ode to the Seagull
How I learnt to know and love Seagulls