Alexandra Park in Hastings was once the pride of Victorian town planning — laid out in the 1870s by Decimus Burton as a landscaped escape from urban life. Today, the lower park still shines with its duck ponds, lawns and flowerbeds, but the upper reaches tell a different story. Coronation Wood, Little Roar Gill and the now-inaccessible Old Roar Gill have been left to decay, their paths broken and bridges lost to time. This short walk traces that contrast — from the manicured lawns below to the f