What to see, and where to eat!
Food Scene
Where to eat? I've done these in order of those places closest to the house, but please just check Google for opening times etc, due to changes!
This is the closest pub to our place. The food is great, and the staff are lovely!
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The Royal
1 St Johns RdThis is the closest pub to our place. The food is great, and the staff are lovely!
This place is about 2 minutes from our front door. The food, wine, and service are fab, and the venue itself is gorgeous.
In 2022, Boatyard opened, their partner restaurant, which is found inside Heist (below). Boatyard offers amazing fish & seafood options.
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Farmyard
52 Kings RdThis place is about 2 minutes from our front door. The food, wine, and service are fab, and the venue itself is gorgeous.
In 2022, Boatyard opened, their partner restaurant, which is found inside Heist (below). Boatyard offers amazing fish & seafood options.
A great coffee shop with amazing salads and light lunches. There's a little courtyard garden at the back.
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Fika@44
44 Kings RdA great coffee shop with amazing salads and light lunches. There's a little courtyard garden at the back.
In this beautiful Art Nouveau tea-room you'll find delicious Filipino-English fusion cuisine. The owners are lovely, & the food is delicious! Highly rated on trip advisor!
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Remy's Kulinarya
21 Kings RdIn this beautiful Art Nouveau tea-room you'll find delicious Filipino-English fusion cuisine. The owners are lovely, & the food is delicious! Highly rated on trip advisor!
Three Faces of Del Parc
Amazing Tapas place, tucked away, but not to be missed!
This is a great place for a variety of amazing street food and a buzzing atmosphere!
They have burgers, Mexican and Japanese; a bar with craft beers and a wine bar.
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Heist
22-26 Norman RoadThis is a great place for a variety of amazing street food and a buzzing atmosphere!
They have burgers, Mexican and Japanese; a bar with craft beers and a wine bar.
Boatyard
Delicious fish and seafood - found inside Heist
Great fresh seafood with decent wines & great service
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Galleria Seafood Bar
39 Norman RoadGreat fresh seafood with decent wines & great service
If you arrive early, you can sit outside and have coffee and a lovely Lebanese breakfast or light lunch. It's a sun trap, and popular with the locals!
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Kassa coffee
15 Grand ParadeIf you arrive early, you can sit outside and have coffee and a lovely Lebanese breakfast or light lunch. It's a sun trap, and popular with the locals!
This is a great breakfast place. Perfect poached eggs, veggie options, full English... all cooked perfectly. They also make a great Bloody Mary!
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Smiths
21 Grand ParadeThis is a great breakfast place. Perfect poached eggs, veggie options, full English... all cooked perfectly. They also make a great Bloody Mary!
Oscars is right on the seafront, under the promenade. The roasts on sundays are excellent!
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Oscar's on the Square
Grand ParadeOscars is right on the seafront, under the promenade. The roasts on sundays are excellent!
The location makes this place. Right on the seafront, it's a great place to have a beer. The homemade Italian Icecreams are amazing, and if the BBQ is on (lunch times) the tandoori sea bass wraps are delicious!
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Goat Ledge
Warrior SquareThe location makes this place. Right on the seafront, it's a great place to have a beer. The homemade Italian Icecreams are amazing, and if the BBQ is on (lunch times) the tandoori sea bass wraps are delicious!
Great pizza, authentic & with lovely staff. This is a family run restaurant right opposite the beach.
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Fortes Pizzeria
2 Eversfield PlGreat pizza, authentic & with lovely staff. This is a family run restaurant right opposite the beach.
A great family-run Italian restaurant right on the sea front. You might need to book, as it's always busy!
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La Bella Vista
8 Grand ParadeA great family-run Italian restaurant right on the sea front. You might need to book, as it's always busy!
This is a fantastic burger restaurant! Easily the best burgers around, including veggie / vegan options, sides, desserts and beers
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Half Man! Half Burger!
7 Marine CtThis is a fantastic burger restaurant! Easily the best burgers around, including veggie / vegan options, sides, desserts and beers
Liban Coast
13 Marine CtThis is a seafront cafe with outdoor seating only. They serve great coffee. Lovely staff - will show you to the warmest seats and provide blankets with our coffee. It sells coffee, cake and icecream.
There are toilets close by and dog friendly as they sell 'Waggy Doggy' ice cream for dogs! A popular spot with locals and tourists alike!
Babilicious
This is a seafront cafe with outdoor seating only. They serve great coffee. Lovely staff - will show you to the warmest seats and provide blankets with our coffee. It sells coffee, cake and icecream.
There are toilets close by and dog friendly as they sell 'Waggy Doggy' ice cream for dogs! A popular spot with locals and tourists alike!
Marina Fountain
26 Caves RdA highly rated cafe, famed for their pie and mash!
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A highly rated cafe, famed for their pie and mash!
Starsky & Hatch
Eversfield PlaceThe food in this Indian restaurant is delicious! The location is just across the road from the sea front, about 25 minutes walk away, just as you ate coming towards Hastings itself.
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Jali
7-11 Carlisle ParadeThe food in this Indian restaurant is delicious! The location is just across the road from the sea front, about 25 minutes walk away, just as you ate coming towards Hastings itself.
Yummy pizza, lovely staff and a really cozy, authentic venue!
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Rustico Italiano
31 Robertson StYummy pizza, lovely staff and a really cozy, authentic venue!
Great pub with outdoor seating across from the seafront in the Old Town. It gets busy in the evenings, but they do an amazing pie mash & liquor which is not to be missed!
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Albion Hastings
33 George StGreat pub with outdoor seating across from the seafront in the Old Town. It gets busy in the evenings, but they do an amazing pie mash & liquor which is not to be missed!
Isabella
27 George StDelicious Turkish food and friendly service!
This is a great little bistro diner / restaurant at the end of George Street in the heart of the Old Town. They have plenty of seating outside and a great menu. It's a cozy place but also great for lunch on a sunny day.
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Fagins Diner Restaurant
73 George StThis is a great little bistro diner / restaurant at the end of George Street in the heart of the Old Town. They have plenty of seating outside and a great menu. It's a cozy place but also great for lunch on a sunny day.
If the sun is shining, grab some fresh, delicious, lightly battered calamari and a glass of wine and go and sit on the beach!
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Rock a Nore Kitchen
23 Rock-a-Nore RdIf the sun is shining, grab some fresh, delicious, lightly battered calamari and a glass of wine and go and sit on the beach!
Stag Inn
14 All Saints' StLovely little pub with very good food!
Local areas worth seeing
Nearby places you must see on your trip!
Light shows at night - looks good from the pier!
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Bottle Alley
Saint Margaret's RoadLight shows at night - looks good from the pier!
Rebuilt in 2018 this pier has beautiful wide open spaces. Each summer the pier hosts live music, pop up shops and other events and is worth a visit.
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Tienda de Hastings Pier
1-10 White RockRebuilt in 2018 this pier has beautiful wide open spaces. Each summer the pier hosts live music, pop up shops and other events and is worth a visit.
Hastings Old Town is about half an hour walk along the sea front. There is so much to offer... fish n chips, trendy coffee shops, quirky junk, antique and vintage shops, gifts, clothing... cool bars and restaurants.... For the above start along George Street and continue up the High Street. You'll see very old houses, narrow streets and very old pubs and churches. You can get the Cliff Railway to the top of West Hill for the gorgeous views and Hastings Castle, or the Dungeons.
Along the sea front itself you'll find 'traditional' cheesy seaside town fun like crazy golf, kids trampolines, bike hire, ice creams, arcade games and places to but rock, nets and your buckets and spades. If you keep walking you'll see the East Cliff, another cliff railway and the UK's largest working fishing beach. Buy fresh fish, calamari, cockles or whatever you fancy. You'll see the black fisherman's huts (used to dry the nets) and the fishing boats. There are some lovely pubs to get refreshments before you go to the Aquarium or the Ship Wreck Museum. There's literally so much to see... on certain days you might find the place is overrun with pirates (pirates day, in July) or pagans (Green Man Festival, May).
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Hastings Old Town
Hastings Old Town is about half an hour walk along the sea front. There is so much to offer... fish n chips, trendy coffee shops, quirky junk, antique and vintage shops, gifts, clothing... cool bars and restaurants.... For the above start along George Street and continue up the High Street. You'll see very old houses, narrow streets and very old pubs and churches. You can get the Cliff Railway to the top of West Hill for the gorgeous views and Hastings Castle, or the Dungeons.
Along the sea front itself you'll find 'traditional' cheesy seaside town fun like crazy golf, kids trampolines, bike hire, ice creams, arcade games and places to but rock, nets and your buckets and spades. If you keep walking you'll see the East Cliff, another cliff railway and the UK's largest working fishing beach. Buy fresh fish, calamari, cockles or whatever you fancy. You'll see the black fisherman's huts (used to dry the nets) and the fishing boats. There are some lovely pubs to get refreshments before you go to the Aquarium or the Ship Wreck Museum. There's literally so much to see... on certain days you might find the place is overrun with pirates (pirates day, in July) or pagans (Green Man Festival, May).
This is one of my favourite shops. If you like funky & colourful decor, plants & rugs, you'll love this place! Inside the shop at the back there's a vegan cafe and a room carved into the cliffs!
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The Clockwork Crow
68 George StThis is one of my favourite shops. If you like funky & colourful decor, plants & rugs, you'll love this place! Inside the shop at the back there's a vegan cafe and a room carved into the cliffs!
This is a stoney beach, with parking, places to buy fresh fish, the working fishing beach and lots more to see. Plenty of people swim in the sea, picnic on the beach and enjoy the local pubs, seafood restaurants and other tourist attractions
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Rock-a-Nore
This is a stoney beach, with parking, places to buy fresh fish, the working fishing beach and lots more to see. Plenty of people swim in the sea, picnic on the beach and enjoy the local pubs, seafood restaurants and other tourist attractions
Fairlight Glen beach is a 30 minute trek from the Hastings County Park car park but the countryside and wildlife en-route adds to the experience.
Despite the warning signs that the path to the beach has been eroded, it's navigable with care, mainly due to the kind souls who have added steps in along the way.
There are a couple of ropes to help with a steeper section and the final decent onto the beach.
This is a nudist beach, but is usually fairly quiet due to it being a bit more difficult to access.
Please note: make sure to check the tide times when visiting - in a Spring tide the beach is virtually inaccessible an hour and a half before and after high water.
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Fairlight Glen beach is a 30 minute trek from the Hastings County Park car park but the countryside and wildlife en-route adds to the experience.
Despite the warning signs that the path to the beach has been eroded, it's navigable with care, mainly due to the kind souls who have added steps in along the way.
There are a couple of ropes to help with a steeper section and the final decent onto the beach.
This is a nudist beach, but is usually fairly quiet due to it being a bit more difficult to access.
Please note: make sure to check the tide times when visiting - in a Spring tide the beach is virtually inaccessible an hour and a half before and after high water.
This part of the nature reserve is an excellent place for a country woodland walk. It will get your heart pumping with the steep inclines. A varied path that meanders alongside the stream bank. Lots of waterfalls along the way as it cascades down the steep slopes.
Dripping well.
This part of the nature reserve is an excellent place for a country woodland walk. It will get your heart pumping with the steep inclines. A varied path that meanders alongside the stream bank. Lots of waterfalls along the way as it cascades down the steep slopes.
Sightseeing
St. Leonards Gardens
Maze HillTake a ride on this historic cliff railway to the top of West Hill to see the gorgeous views. From here you can look around William the Conqueror's castle and soak up some history and find out about what really happened in 1066.
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West Hill Lift station
Take a ride on this historic cliff railway to the top of West Hill to see the gorgeous views. From here you can look around William the Conqueror's castle and soak up some history and find out about what really happened in 1066.
Come and look at these beautiful ruins and soak up some history. Find out what happened in 1066 and enjoy beautiful views across the English Channel.
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Castillo de Hastings
Castle Hill RoadCome and look at these beautiful ruins and soak up some history. Find out what happened in 1066 and enjoy beautiful views across the English Channel.
This beautiful park & nature reserve is truly an area of outstanding beauty. Walks are suited to all ages and are lots of fun, exploring routes and traversing different terrains - with beautiful views as well!
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Hastings Country Park
148 Martineau LnThis beautiful park & nature reserve is truly an area of outstanding beauty. Walks are suited to all ages and are lots of fun, exploring routes and traversing different terrains - with beautiful views as well!
This is a designated nature reserve and an absolutely stunning place to visit. Access is a steep walk with many uneven surfaces, but views are absolutely stunning!
Ecclesbourne Glen
This is a designated nature reserve and an absolutely stunning place to visit. Access is a steep walk with many uneven surfaces, but views are absolutely stunning!
On the beach itself is a painting that is believed to have been done by Banksy. There is a protective frame over the top to preserve it from vandalism.
Banksy ‘Tesco Sandcastles’ Painting
On the beach itself is a painting that is believed to have been done by Banksy. There is a protective frame over the top to preserve it from vandalism.
Activities
Stuff to do
This is a cool cinema with an attached art gallery and restaurant. The cinema itself is beautiful inside, at weekends there is comedy and music on offer too.
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Kino-Teatr
43-49 Norman RdThis is a cool cinema with an attached art gallery and restaurant. The cinema itself is beautiful inside, at weekends there is comedy and music on offer too.
This is a lovely little gallery just off the sea front on Norman Road, which specialises in photographic prints.
Lucy Bell Fine Art Gallery
46 Norman RdThis is a lovely little gallery just off the sea front on Norman Road, which specialises in photographic prints.
The Old Turkish Baths have been converted to Europe's largest indoor skate/ BMX park! Worth a look for the amazing job they've done at creating a great place for kids to go, there's also a very cool BMX / skate shop and cafe.
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Source BMX
White RockThe Old Turkish Baths have been converted to Europe's largest indoor skate/ BMX park! Worth a look for the amazing job they've done at creating a great place for kids to go, there's also a very cool BMX / skate shop and cafe.
Hastings Contemporary celebrates the best in modern and contemporary art in an award-winning building. Situated just a few steps from the beach, the gallery overlooks the largest beach-launched fishing fleet in Europe, where you can see the town’s fishermen at work.
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Hastings Contemporary
Rock-a-Nore RoadHastings Contemporary celebrates the best in modern and contemporary art in an award-winning building. Situated just a few steps from the beach, the gallery overlooks the largest beach-launched fishing fleet in Europe, where you can see the town’s fishermen at work.
Visit St Clement’s Caves, which were formed around 14,000 BC, during the last known Ice Age. Since their creation, these mysterious and spooky caves have had a fascinating role to play in the history of the Hastings area.
The caves served as a home, a hospital, an air-raid shelter, and a ballroom – of which even the royal family and The Rolling Stones have visited!
These ancient caves are steeped in so much history that no one is actually sure how long the caves have been used by man – or other creatures for that matter. The stonework is etched with so much mystery that researchers still continue to try and discover the clues that tell the story of this historic area’s secret past.
The caves provide the perfect location for a vivid recreation of the fascinating, dark, and often bloody stories of smuggling and piracy along the Sussex Coast. Ever wondered where buccaneers hid back in the 17th and 18th centuries? Well, look no further, because these caves have stories to tell and you’ll want to hear them!
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Aventura de contrabandistas
Visit St Clement’s Caves, which were formed around 14,000 BC, during the last known Ice Age. Since their creation, these mysterious and spooky caves have had a fascinating role to play in the history of the Hastings area.
The caves served as a home, a hospital, an air-raid shelter, and a ballroom – of which even the royal family and The Rolling Stones have visited!
These ancient caves are steeped in so much history that no one is actually sure how long the caves have been used by man – or other creatures for that matter. The stonework is etched with so much mystery that researchers still continue to try and discover the clues that tell the story of this historic area’s secret past.
The caves provide the perfect location for a vivid recreation of the fascinating, dark, and often bloody stories of smuggling and piracy along the Sussex Coast. Ever wondered where buccaneers hid back in the 17th and 18th centuries? Well, look no further, because these caves have stories to tell and you’ll want to hear them!
This is a medium sized aquarium with plenty of fish & beautiful small sharks.
It also has reptiles, lizards, tarantula, turtles, snakes & more.
They have 2 feeding sessions a day so u get to see them eat.
The staff are super friendly, welcoming & helpful.
Toilets are clean 🚻 (Inc disabled toilets & baby changing) gift shop is a little pricey but some nice stuff.
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Acuario Blue Reef
Rock-a-Nore RoadThis is a medium sized aquarium with plenty of fish & beautiful small sharks.
It also has reptiles, lizards, tarantula, turtles, snakes & more.
They have 2 feeding sessions a day so u get to see them eat.
The staff are super friendly, welcoming & helpful.
Toilets are clean 🚻 (Inc disabled toilets & baby changing) gift shop is a little pricey but some nice stuff.