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When all the scientists leave for the day, Elizabeth stays in the lab to do her own experiments. When she needs ribose and the lab is out of it, she goes to Calvin's lab and takes some. The headline attractions is the enormous ocean tank with an underwater tunnel to see shoals of brightly coloured tropical fish from below.
From things to do in Hastings that require some physical energy, we now move to a rather more sedate activity, and that is visiting the wonderful Hastings Contemporary. After this encounter, Calvin starts eating with Elizabeth at the cafeteria (or rather, starts eating off her plate). He’s amazed by her cooking skills and scientific intelligence, and how the two mesh. This makes Hastings a great affordable weekend or day trip – ideal for those seeking a bit of coast combined with countryside. That activity continued up to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, when the town was gentrified as a resort.
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The town gave its name to the Battle of Hastings, the most crucial event in English history when William of Normandy defeated the Anglo-Saxon pretender to the throne Harold Godwinson to begin the Norman Conquest. St Clements Caves were rediscovered in 1820, and attracted royalty after they became a tourist attraction in Victorian times. Travelodge Hastings also offers great value accommodation within strolling distance of the beach and the Old Town. This is well-suited to overnight stays, where you just want somewhere to lay your head and aren’t too worried about the feel of the place.
There’s some beautiful old architecture on the seafront, like a Georgian crescent centred on St Mary in the Castle, a Neoclassical church turned into a performing arts space.
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Also worth a visit is Hastings’ Country Park, which is a lovely local nature reserve just out of the city to the east. Located up on the cliffs, it has stunning views of the expansive coastline below, which are magnificent on a clear day. Known as adventure golf, the course along the seafront in Hastings is actually 3 championship miniature golf courses rolled into one!