Tuesday June 24th–Speckled Wood

Meet at base of West Hill lift, in George Street, at 10.30.

We will ascend, and then walk to Ore.

Boots and sticks are recommended (the woods are quite steep in places).

The planned return journey is via Old London Road, but feel free to descend by bus, lift, or whatever takes your fancy.

Speckled Wood, a rare wild-woodland ghyll, is one of the few remaining green spaces in Ore.

Pett Level to Winchelsea

27th May–Pett Level to Winchelsea Beach

Originally it was in the opposite direction – but Winchelsea Beach is hopefully more pleasant for us to eat our lunch.

Remember to bring your lunch!

344 bus – 10.45 from station; 10.48 from Havelock Road, (Iceland, The Bourne…) people join as suits them.

Town & Country Walk–Hastings

Our strollers walk this month was a country/town blue plaque walk, ending up at Pelham Crescent which has three plaques, George Devey, Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon and Muriel Matters. We had lovely weather, went up in the lift up East Hill, walked across and down High Wickham which is where the artists and writers lived and gathered in past days, and still very desirable, down along the side of the hill through the woods and bluebells, then down Tackleway (where, amongst others, George MacDonald lived) up All Saints Street (few blue plaques because it was Fisher Street, where the fishermen lived but now has ‘desirable’ Tudor residences) down the High Street (Rosetti, Elizabeth Siddall, Wellingon, Nelson, George Borrow, but not a lot of people know that – he was only two! Sir John Moore, etc.) then up where Foyle of Foyle’s War lives – in the television series, past Elizabeth Blackwell and Catherine Cookson and up West Hill, down the other side, past Lewis Carroll’s aunts and round to Pelham Crescent.

Now here’s some good news!

More at http://hastingspeerlesspier.blogspot.co.uk/

Tuesday 29th April

We will meet at Winkle Island at 10.30 am.  Part of the route will include a short crossing of East Hill, and those of us so inclined (see the unintentional pun?) will be taking the lift (money!)  If anyone really wishes to ascend on foot, we will meet again outside the lift station.

We will also be traversing West Hill so sticks and boots will not be out of place.

Remember, you don’t need to bring lunch, and, as always, it is weather permitting.

A Walk for March

On Tuesday, 25th March, Chris and Linda will conduct you around areas of St Leonards, finishing up for lunch at a Secret Garden
If you forget your sandwiches, there will be opportunities on the early part of the walk to buy something – Enjoy!
Meet at Debenhams at 10.45; there will be uphill walking.