Guides and planning help for Hastings, written from what we found on the ground.
East Hill Cliff Railway: the Steepest Funicular, and Not the Castle The UK's steepest funicular — from Rock-a-Nore to Hastings Country Park, 1902, council-run, daily in summer… Read more → 
Hastings Castle: the West Hill Ruin, Not Battle Britain's first Norman castle, on the West Hill above Hastings — a clifftop ruin with Channel views, how to… Read more → 
When to Visit Hastings: Jack in the Green, September and the Winter Fleet The best time to come to Hastings — May for Jack in the Green and the castle opening, August as the crush… Read more → 
Parking in Hastings: Rock-a-Nore, Pelham and the Old Town Trap Where to leave the car in Hastings — Rock-a-Nore for the Stade, Pelham and Carlisle for the pier, Priory… Read more → Hastings Old Town, the Net Shops and the Fishing Fleet A guide to Hastings Old Town — the twittens and timber houses, the Stade, the black net shops, Europe's… Read more → Battle Abbey and 1066: Where the Battle of Hastings Was Fought A guide to Battle Abbey and the battlefield of 1066 — what happened, what survives, the battlefield walk… Read more → 
Day Trips From Hastings: 1066 Country and the Sussex Coast Where to go from Hastings — Battle, Rye and Winchelsea, Bodiam Castle, Camber Sands, Bexhill's De La Warr… Read more → 
Where to Eat and Drink in Hastings Eating in Hastings — fish straight off the beach, the Old Town pubs, the town's Turkish and Mediterranean… Read more →