The splendid Grand Hotel
19th-century Pier
elegant art deco inspired 1930's bandstand
three miles of pristine palm-lined promenade
There is an Art Gallery; a Fortress built during the Napoleonic Wars which has a military museum. I think it was closed at the time of our visit because I don't have any photos.
Along the coast, in South Downs National Park, are the chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and its striped 1902 lighthouse. We didn't make it that far!
Lunch time, and a trip to the seaside wouldn't be complete without fish'n'chips :-)
Elegant town houses and a proud lion statue outside a hotel
Not elegant or proud but quite a pretty scavenger
We didn't dip our toes in the water, it was too cold for that!
〜 Stay Safe & Well 〜
Polly x
That hotel really is grand. As are some of the cars parked outside. The purple chairs are quite unusual. Looks like a delightful day trip.
ReplyDeleteWe do enjoy our day trips :-)
DeleteI know that feeling of almost normal after the isolation. Hope you can have another excursion soon.
ReplyDeleteWe are hoping to do another one soon, and then a couple in August.
DeleteI'd love to walk up and down that boardwalk and have a drink in the Grand Hotel!
ReplyDeleteWhen we go on our day trips we treat ourselves to a nice meal, glass of wine, shopping and chocolate :-) We did consider having lunch at the Grand but decided that it would be very expensive and probably not very much better than the fish-n-chips we had in a more reasonable restaurant!
DeleteMy parents used to take my two brothers and myself there during our summer holidays when I still had plaits and skipped. I wonder if I would recognise it today?
ReplyDeleteThe seafront probably hasn't changed much, but everywhere else might have. I had a ponytail and I loved skipping :-)
DeleteI love the bandstand. I'm picturing it full of music and life on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Haven't decided yet what they are playing. But I'm having an ice-cream.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
Excellent Amalia, I would love to join you :-)
DeleteWhen I was living on my own in London, I used to go to Eastbourne and Beachy Head quite often. A lovely spot. I was fond of Hastings too - though it wasn't nearly as smart as Eastbourne!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, something akin to normal activities. There won't be a genuine "normal" for some time yet. Jenny and I plan to visit a local pizzeria tomorrow, after many months of closed restaurants.
Enjoy your pizza outing :-)
DeleteI'm longing to get away. This looks lovely and I'm so glad you could share and remember this fun trip.
ReplyDeleteI hope you manage to get away sometime soon Jeanie.
DeleteWhat a wonderful excursion you and your friend had, Polly, and even more amazing is that you were able to go on one. Most excursions we know of have been cancelled indefinitely including one we had planned to Canada this Sept. That said, we've decided to go on a few short car road trips, but won';t see anything quite as grand as that hotel and palm tree lined walkway!
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