John Burke's Hastings, August 1999 As usual I went a bit mad with the camera! Join us on our trip for a bit of history, a bit of exploration and a lot of fun! Just click the buttons below to get to the pages! I N D E X   T O   P A G E S Lionsdown Hotel Getting going, getting there, getting settled... Hastings Old Town Old buildings, antique shops and strawberry milk shake! Hastings Seafront Shingle and fishing boats Dover Castle 1 There was a lot to see - it takes 3 pages! The castle and secret tunnels Dover Castle 2 Ack Ack guns and ancient battles Dover Castle 3 The battle continues and comes to a conclusion Folkestone & Rye Our trip back to Hastings from Dover West Cliff Furnicular A ride up the cliff railway to Hastings Castle - almost The Battle of Hastings "Keep yer eye on that one Harold..." We stand on the battle field and my blood joins that of kings... Yesterday's World Nostalgia and lots of fun in Battle's museum De la Warr Pavilion Bexhill's famous art deco masterpiece Canterbury Cathedral 1 Scene of Thomas a Becket's infamous murder Canterbury Cathedral 2 The grounds and cloisters Canterbury After the cathedral we look around the city Pevensey Castle 1 An excellent Norman castle with some Roman walls Pevensey Castle 2 A castle with machine gun nests! Brighton & Eastbourne Old penny slot machines and a spot of rain... Margate Scenes of past Burke holidays and a trip to the funfair Ramsgate The harbour and "Ramsgate Mean Time" Sandwich & Deal Castles and rivers and a Viking longboat Rye 1 A return to the town and a look at some elaborate music boxes Rye 2 A picturesque artist's dream and childhood memories in a bookshop Windsor Calling off to pay our respects on the way home