Hastings

Hastings Castle

Castle · The ruins of a Norman castle on West Hill above the Old Town, with views over the town and the Channel.

Hastings Pier

Landmark · A Victorian seaside pier, rebuilt after a fire as an open timber deck stretching out over the Channel.

East Hill Cliff Railway

Attraction · A cliff railway from Rock-a-Nore up East Hill, with views over the Old Town and the Stade and a way into the country park.

Hastings Old Town

Old streets · The old fishing quarter between two hills, where tall black net shops and working boats stand on the shingle of the Stade.

Hastings Contemporary

Gallery · A contemporary art gallery in a black-tiled building on the Stade, among the net shops of the Old Town.

Hastings Country Park

Nature · A protected stretch of clifftop, heath and wooded ravines east of the Old Town, reached on foot or by the East Hill cliff railway.

Fishermens Museum Hastings

Museum · A small museum in a former fishermen's church on the shingle, holding a Hastings sailing lugger and the story of the beach-launched fleet.

St Leonards Gardens

Garden · The central garden of the 19th-century seaside resort of St Leonards, laid out by James Burton and open to the public since 1880.