Battle Abbey
The Benedictine abbey William founded as penance, its high altar set on the spot where Harold fell — gatehouse, undercroft and precinct, nine…
Every major sight in and around Hastings, from the landmark names to the quieter corners.
Hastings Miniature Golf
Three themed adventure golf courses on the seafront at Pelham Place — genuinely well kept, and the most reliably fun hour in Hastings.
Alexandra Park
109 acres of lakes, formal gardens and woodland running a mile inland from the town centre — a Robert Marnock design and Hastings's best free day out.
Hastings Aquarium
A small independent aquarium on Rock-a-Nore beside the fishing fleet — well-kept tanks, knowledgeable staff, and a saver ticket you have to ask about.
Hastings Castle
England's first Norman castle, half of it fallen into the sea — a ruin on the West Hill with the best view in town and a lift to get you there.
Herstmonceux Castle
A moated fifteenth-century brick castle seventeen kilometres west of Hastings — the tour is the reason to go, and it only runs on set days.
Smugglers Adventure
St Clement's Caves under the West Hill — a genuine cave system, a smuggling museum, and a divided opinion about the ticket price.
The True CRIME Museum
A small independent museum of British murder in a seafront basement — genuinely well done, definitely not for children, and expensive for its size.
East Hill Cliff Railway
The steepest funicular in the United Kingdom — 78 per cent gradient, opened 1902, running from Rock-a-Nore to the clifftop above the fishing fleet.
1066 Battle of Hastings Abbey and Battlefield
The battlefield itself — a ridge, a slope and an audio guide that puts you where the shield wall stood, nine kilometres inland from the town that…
Hastings Beach
Two and a half miles of shingle from the Old Town to St Leonards — with a working fishing fleet drawn up on one end of it.