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This weekend sees the Hastings Tap Takeover – a a town-wide beer festival it encourages people to get out and about and explore different pubs in Hastings and St Leonards which will be showcasing a wide range of beers from different independent brewers.

If you like beer it's a win-win as you get to try something new as well as supporting local pubs and businesses who are still getting back on their feet following the pandemic.

It's also perhaps a good way, to find a pub you haven't discovered yet.

Many people stick to a local pub or just a handful of favourites, but a fascination with pubs led me on a mission to visit and tick off every pub and bar in Hastings and St Leonards. I did this in the summer holiday between leaving school and starting college in 1979. I accomplished the mission visiting (as I remember) 92 pubs, including hotel bars.

Remembering lost Hastings pubs