Timber-framed houses in the Old Town
A gabled Tudor house in the Old Town

Hastings Old Town

Hastings

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

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Old streetsTime here: 1–2 h

On the map

All Saints' Street, Hastings, TN34 3AS

Quick facts

The Old Town sits in a valley between East Hill and West Hill.

Its tall, narrow black net shops were built on shingle in plots only eight or nine feet square, and 39 survive as listed buildings.

Europe's largest beach-launched fishing fleet works from the Stade beside them.

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