Hastings and Neighbourhood

The book offers a compact guide to Hastings and its neighbourhood, combining topographical description, vivid coastal scenery, and layered historical sketching of towns such as Pevensey, Battle, Winchelsea, Rye, Bodiam, and Hurstmonceux. It traces the area's maritime and military past, describes castles, abbeys, churches, and the shifting fortunes of ports, and evokes downs, marshes, streams, and cliffside views. Illustrated notes and local anecdotes highlight architectural remnants, pathways, and rural life, while occasional reflections on tranquillity and changing fashions link past and present.