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Author: Leigh Hatts

Leigh Hatts is an experienced walker and has known the local coastline since childhood. He is the author of many successful walking guides.
Thursday 21 July 2016

Highcliffe’s TV beach huts: Natural England against plan

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Christchurch MP Christopher Chope has revealed that plans for erecting beach huts at Highcliffe as part of ‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’ TV show are unacceptable…

Leigh Hatts
Monday 18 July 2016

Chewton Glen is ‘better than The Ritz’

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Chewton Glen hotel has come top of the Hoteliers’ Hotels Top 100 list. The verdict comes from The Caterer journalists and AA hotel inspectors who have put  Chewton Glen…

Leigh Hatts
Monday 27 June 2016

Milford-on-Sea anniversaries

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Battle of the Somme Centenary: Those walking the coast path this weekend and staying at Milford-on-Sea might wish to know that on Friday there will…

Leigh Hatts
Thursday 9 June 2016

Highcliffe huts need consent says minister

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Environment minister Rory Stewart MP has confirmed that beach huts at Highcliffe require consent from Natural England. The large huts are to be erected on…

Leigh Hatts
Monday 6 June 2016

Highcliffe huts: Cost and infrastructure details revealed

Updates

Christchurch Council has secretly set aside almost £100,000 to build the controversial beach huts along the unspoilt SSSI designated cliffs at Highcliffe. The full story…

Leigh Hatts
Saturday 4 June 2016

Kaiser Wilhelm: 75th anniversary

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Kaiser Wilhelm, who who stayed at Highcliffe Castle in 1907 during the long uneasy build-up to the First World War, died 75 years ago today. On…

Leigh Hatts
Wednesday 1 June 2016

Highcliffe Huts: Petition presented as MP steps in

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A petition objecting to the building of 12 large overnight beach retreats on Highcliffe cliffs has been delivered to the Chrictchurch Civic Offices in Bridge…

Leigh Hatts
Sunday 29 May 2016

Capability Brown at Highcliffe Castle

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This is Capability Brown’s tercentenary year  so the main summer exhibition at Highcliffe Castle is devoted to the famous landscape garden designer. He was responsible…

Leigh Hatts
Friday 27 May 2016

Eddie Marriott’s Wellington Tower painting

Updates

Eddie Marriott’s lovely depiction of the Wellington Tower is a feature of Purbeck Art Weeks at Swanage. The tower was built to honour the Duke…

Leigh Hatts
Sunday 22 May 2016

Highcliffe huts: Sign the petition

Updates

The Friends of Highcliffe Beaches and Cliffs has a website. Those worried about the proposed TV beach huts can sign petition on the site.

Leigh Hatts

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