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 Tina, [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on May 18th, 2010
Refreshing is one word for it. Let’s just say I needed the wetsuit for the inaugural swim of the year. And a bowl of steaming soup on my return. But the blood is certainly flowing again and we’re back in fine fettle after a hectic few weeks here at The Guesthouse East B&B in Eastbourne.
Swiss, [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on May 5th, 2010
I’m talking of Benni, Bjorn, Agnethe and Anni-Frid rather than the Martin Luther variety. Oh yes – Abba are back at the Eastbourne bandstand this friday, May 7th!
It’s the tribute band sadly, but there will still be fireworks among the blond wigs and glittery boots.
Given the recent cold snap I’ve had to sniff out [...]
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 (again [...]
Posted in The Guesthouse East Blog on Nov 13th, 2009
It’s taken 60 years since it was first earmarked for protection, but the South Downs, stretching from Beachy Head near Eastbourne (just a mile or so along the beach from The Guesthouse East) to the edge of Winchester in Hampshire, has finally been given national park status becoming England’s 9th.
South Downs becomes a national park
Looking [...]