Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Dec 6th, 2011
Hmm, those ker-razy marketing folk at our local Beachy Head Brewery really excelled when they named their new beer recently. Personally I head up to Beachy Head for the crisp, invigorating air, breath-taking scenery and abundance of blackberries late summer. You’ll be aware that many other visitors choose the 500ft sheer cliffs for a different [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Jul 14th, 2011
The sun is shining on another delightful morning here on Hartington Place, Eastbourne. Our guests from the Netherlands have just headed out for a trek towards Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters (true pragmatic Dutch stylee, with sandals, packed lunch and ever-so-slightly wary children) whilst others prepare for the opera at Glyndebourne. Our London journalists [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Mar 31st, 2011
The daffodils are out, the sun is doing it’s utmost to make an appearance and the much appreciated time-change now means the evenings are no longer a write-off post 7pm. Yes, Spring is officially with us, thank goodness. For many of the lycra-embracing running community this will signal the final push on the marathon trail; [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Oct 21st, 2010
Sometimes it takes a trip away to fully appreciate what you have. Even when your destination happens to be a prestigious hotel in the beautiful Dovedale in the Derbyshire Peak District. As a full blown outdoor devotee, I can recognise and savour dramatic peaks and ruggedness as much as the next man (many thanks btw [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Sep 10th, 2010
I was chuffed to get short-listed and now we’re officially a finalist for Bed and Breakfast / Guest Accommodation of the Year 2010 and invited to a posh ceremony. Will they let me in wearing shorts and Birkenstocks? If that doesn’t encourage you here for a visit how about some of these offers – we’re [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Sep 1st, 2010
We’re approaching the end of a long, sun-drenched (at least here in Eastbourne) and action-packed summer, completing our first year here, and even this irrepressibly enthusiastic hotelier is starting to feel a tad jaded. Whether it’s bag carrying for guests, kayak hauling or indeed newborn winding that’s caused the trouble, I’ve had to call on [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on May 4th, 2010
If you need further encouragement to head south and hit the downs, which finish, rather conveniently for the Guesthouse East, just down the road at Beachy Head and Eastbourne – The Sunday Times travel section had a centre spread this weekend highlighting that Britain’s newest national park has majestic monuments, stirring scenery and terriffic pubs [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Feb 21st, 2010
With scenery from chalk grassland to rolling wooded hills, coastal plains and magnificent cliffs such as Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters, the South Downs has just appeared in The Times ‘Top 20 places to cycle’. And the marketing team at Eastbourne Tourism must be enjoying their Sussex breakfasts this morning with another top recommendation [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Feb 5th, 2010
Apparently Eastbourne has been touting itself as the New Brighton for yonks but maybe the hype is finally morphing into reality. It remains a curious blend of old school chintz (certainly east of the pier), historical glamour and aspirational charm – the property development, Gresham House, next to us here at The Guesthouse East on Hartington Place sums [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Nov 24th, 2009
I’m constantly being amazed at the beauty and opportunities within a stone’s throw of here at The Guesthouse East in Eastbourne. We took advantage of a rare spare afternoon this weekend to head to the Seven Sisters National Park, just ten minutes down the road. There are 280 hectares of chalk cliffs, a meandering river [...]