Fancy getting your kit off for charidee? Take a Christmas day dip in Eastbourne!

Feel like a hero – take a Christmas day plunge in the sea in the aid of St Wilfred’s hospice. Think of the great cause and the calories you’ll burn …

Is this what middle-aged is supposed to feel like?

My body seems to be telling me to slow down. Or at least to ignore Mike’s ‘encouragement’ at the regular Running Inn training sessions on a Wednesday night when we …

Brass monkeys at 30 feet

Chill wind, frost-bitten fingers, a precarious ledge and vertigo. A great combination. Hotelier life in Eastbourne with a Grade II-listed property is nothing if not rock ‘n roll – a spot of …

Something to warm your chestnuts – St Petersburg ballet glides into Eastbourne this month

The last time I saw this classy outfit was in Cusco, Peru back in 2005 and the only similarity with Eastbourne I can muster is the barely-positive temperature outside. A pre-Christmas cracker indeed …

Mulled wine kicking or the e-numbers loitering after yesterday’s birthday cake….?

….but this Eastbourne hotelier is on the verge of feeling festive. Maybe it also has something  to do with the barrage of signs advertising the Jack and the Beanstalk  production …

Blob acclaim for blog?!

You know you’ve made it in the world of Sussex bed and breakfast when the Rye & Battle Observer run a piece on you, titled Blob acclaim for The Guesthouse …

Ok, ok, I’ve caved in – The Guesthouse East is officially primed for Christmas!

The artistic talents of the wife have out-manouevred blokey bah humbugism and the The Guesthouse East is ready for Christmas. Tasteful tinsel, pretty lights and a rather lovely wreath on …

A blog cheering our blog? How very 2.0! Still, thanks for that lastminute.com!

lastminute.com top 10 travel blogs – The Guesthouse East is apparently helping to modernise Eastbourne – the face of new Eastbourne accommodation maybe?

Hoorah! Eastbourne’s sea water is officially ‘Excellent’!

Given the amount of mouthfuls I swallow on every swim it’s just as well – the sea on Eastbourne’s main beachfront has been upgraded from ‘Good’ in 2008 to ‘Excellent’ …

Family-friendly meanderings and a mecca for mountain biking. In Eastbourne?

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 …