The Bale House: Cost of Living Menu!

Already serving up excellent value meals, the Grumpy Cook at The Bale House Visitors Centre, which I blogged was opening last year, is introducing, from the 21st of November, a remarkably great value Cost of Living Menu (above). This is at Hastings Country Park, Lower Coastguards Lane, Fairlight TN35 4AD (facebook).

A friend commented that people who need help are unlikely to visit here, but why not? What a great reason to walk across our wonderful Hastings Country Park, thus improving fitness and health, and with a good value meal to boot, great stuff!

The Bale House 'Visitors' Centre' Opens Tomorrow!

Tomorrow, Monday the 19th of July, the new visitors' centre for Hastings Country Park, The Bale House, is due to open at Fairlight (HBC), I look forward to visiting soon. 😊

Visitors' Centre & Pier Updates, Plus...

This is how the new footpath by the developing Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve visitors' centre at Fairlight looks. I was suprised it doesn't seem very level...

And Hastings Pier? Never seems to be open, presuming they're waiting for the Winter Wonderland in November! Sad times...

Anyway, I had a nice walk to Fairlight and back this morning (Warren Glen above), and the weather has improved since then, nice one, trust everyone has had a nice day!?!

Even More Happening at the Pier!

The front of the Pier is now festooned with pennants created by children from all primary schools in Hastings and St Leonards, plus some from schools further out!

The Deck, above the Visitors' Centre, has opened today, with cheerful and friendly staff, as you can just about see, a wee bit dark, sorry; so you can eat and drink upstairs here, as well as at the old Pavilion towards the front of the Pier now. The seating here is protected from the wind by clear strengthened glass, so no spoiling the view, and is very comfy.

Talking about seating, more benches were being added as I photographed; these made from recovered decking from the old Pier, as is the cladding around the Visitors' Centre. 

Oh! I've also discovered that fishing from the Pier will be allowed at specified times and timetables will be available soon. To keep in touch with developments and with details of events, gigs etc, see the Pier's new website.