10 Essential things to do in Eastbourne: #3 Go foraging!

People say there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but I can only imagine that they’ve never visited Beachy Head and the South Downs. That place is full of …

10 Essential things to in Eastbourne #2: Teach your children to ride a bike

Another day of brilliant sunshine in Eastbourne today so I thought we’d look for further adventures – this time trying to teach our boy to ride his bike without stabilisers. …

10 Essential things to in Eastbourne #1: Fly a kite on Beachy Head

There really is something bordering on the spiritual about Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters, just a mile or so from Eastbourne. Perhaps it was the oxygen deprivation and overwhelming …

2 great reasons to hit the Towner in Eastbourne

It’s raining today. Cats and dogs might be understating it. The sunniest spot in the UK temporarily isn’t. But that creates, let’s say, opportunities. Thankfully, one of my favourite pastimes …

What no bacon?!! At an Eastbourne B&B??

I nearly choked on my cappuccino this morning reading the headlines on the BBC News website. According to the National Pig Association, we could soon be facing a global shortage …

Exploring Bexhill On Sea

Full house here at the guest house in Eastbourne this week and since there were no check-ins on Sunday and it was a cloudless sky I rallied the clan for …

Explanations for our busy-ness, perhaps?

It’s been an extremely busy year for us here at the guest house despite the lack of a barbecue summer. I like to think the refurbishments throughout are paying dividends …

Sky high and blissed out

You rarely face two identical days as a hotelier in Eastbourne and this variety easily extends to our guests at The Guesthouse East. Airbourne took over the town for four …

We’re not Brighton and we don’t care! Glorious Eastbourne with all the fun of the fair!

The Guardian today has a lovely piece looking at it’s Top 10 British seaside holiday breaks and Eastbourne was looked at first. Thanks goodness some journalists recognise the value and …

The sun is shining on us in Eastbourne – Blog-tastic awards!

I’m in particularly buoyant mood this morning and for a change it has nothing to do with three espressos and a pain au chocolat over the course of the last …