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Hastings Net Shops - June 2024

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 Ever since my first trip to Dungeness, I have wanted to return - you can see my Blogs about this trip here  and  here , so when Angie suggested a four-night caravan stay, I jumped at the chance.  We invited fellow Camera Club member Ann along as well. We set off early one morning and made our way to Hastings, which was on our way.  I suggested a stop here as  Angie had long wanted to see the Net Shops there.  I had visited frequently when my mother in-law lived at St. Leonards, the next town along from Hastings.   Ann had also been there in the past.  We had an enjoyable time wandering around the Net Shops with our cameras.  We also went into the Lifeboat Museum.   The Net Shops are unique to Hastings, where the fishermen hung their nets and ropes. A view inside one of the Net Shops Net Shops Net Shops Fresh fish for sale - when my mother in-law lived nearby, we would often walk down here to get fresh fish to bring home. The fun fair was closed! Life boatmen jackets - these were prett