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Extract from the Hastings and Rockley Travel Guides:
A short ride east of Bridgetown,
HASTINGS
first developed in the eighteenth century as a by-product of Britain's military development of the nearby Garrison area; soldiers from St Ann's Fort were quartered here. More than a century later, its proximity to the capital led to Hastings being developed as Barbados's first tourist resort, and a handful of grand old hotels still stand on the seafront to mark those glory days. Sadly, the once attractive beach has been heavily eroded, and the whole place now wears a somewhat forlorn expression.
A couple of miles further along Highway 7,
ROCKLEY
's main attr...
read the whole Hastings and Rockley Travel Guides...
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