Hastings


Hastings


Europe's largest beach-launched fishing fleet, Britain's steepest funicular railway and the remains of William the Conqueror's first English castle mean that Hastings & St Leonard’s is already known throughout the world as one of the South Coast's most historic towns. Yet its status as the birthplace of television (invented by John Logie Baird in 1923), combined with a growing reputation for culture and innovation, point to a future as illustrious as it’s past. Home to the internationally renowned Coastal Currents Arts Festival, and a recently opened University Centre, the town is fast becoming a cosmopolitan hive of creative activity that promises to rival both Brighton and London for sheer audacity. The winding lanes of its Old Town and its three miles of unspoilt beaches are key locations in the smash hit ITV1 drama series 'Foyle's War'. The seafront is now home to several astounding lighting installations including the mysterious marine monolith 'Stream' and the iconic 'Sticks of Rock'. The 660 acre Hastings Country Park offers one of the United Kingdom's most exhilarating clifftop panoramas together with a host of unique and rare wildlife species. This unique combination of the rural, the coastal and the urban, mean that Hastings & St Leonards is inspiration itself. Source: Visit Britain

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Hastings Attractions

Hastings Castle and 1066 Story Castle/Fort, Hastings Address: West Hill, Hastings Tel: +44 (0)1424 781112 Fax: +44 (0)1424 781133 Email: bookings@discoverhastings.co.uk Website: http://www.discoverhastings.co.uk Fragmentary remains of the Norman castle built on Hastings' West Hill after William the Conqueror's victory at the Battle of Hastings. There are dungeons and the 1066 Story audiovisual presentation is situated alongside in a siege tent. Good views across Hastings and out to sea. A Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves Cave, Hastings Address: West Hill, Hastings, TN34 3HY Tel: +44 (0)1424 422964 Fax: +44 (0)1424 721483 Email: smugglers@discoverhastings.co.uk Website: http://www.discoverhastings.co.uk A Smugglers Adventure is an extensive exhibition about 18thC smuggling and incorporates a museum and video theatre. The highlight of the attraction is the Adventure Walk, in which visitors travel the length and breadth of the caves, with dramatic scenes, numerous push-button effects and also a few surprises. The romantic, yet often bloody heyday of the smuggler is brought to life in this themed experience and captures the danger and excitement of a turbulent period in English history. Shipwreck Heritage Centre Heritage/Visitor Centre, Hastings Address: Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, TN34 3DW Tel: +44 (0)1424 437452 Fax: +44 (0)1424 437452 A unique collection of historic treasures recovered from local shipwrecks, including the warship 'Anne' (1690), the Dutch treasure ship 'Amsterdam' (1749), the 'Thomas Lawrence' and 'Primrose' the last Rye barge. See the one tonne cannon from the 'Amsterdam' in the replica gun deck. Visit the audiovisual show 'A Shipwreck Adventure' - an exciting voyage in time through 500 years, together with videos, RADAR and live satellite weather pictures. Special exhibition, 'The Derbyshire', the biggest British merchant ship to have been lost when she sank in the South China sea. Fishermen's Museum Museum, Hastings Address: Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, TN34 3DW Tel: +44 (0)1424 461446 Fax: +44 (0)1424 461446 A former fishermen's church by old net shops, now a museum on local fishing with ship models, nets, old photographs and the Lugger 'Enterprise', built in 1912. There is also a model of 'Henri Grace A Dieu', built for the Royal Tournament in 1922. An adjacent net shop may also be viewed, together with 4 more fishing boats which are displayed outside. Hastings Museum and Art Gallery Museum, Hastings Address: Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ET Tel: +44 (0)1424 781155 Fax: +44 (0)1424 781165 Email: museum@hastings.gov.uk Website: http://www.hmag.org.uk A museum containing displays of dinosaurs, local wildlife, Native Americans and Grey Owl, paintings, ceramics and features on John Logie Baird and Robert Tressell. The adjoining Durbar Hall was built as part of an Indian palace for the Indian and Colonial exhibition of 1886 and contains material from India, the Far East and Australasia collected by the Brassey family in the 1870s and 1880s. There are two temporary exhibition galleries showing a changing programme of visual art. (Closed for 2006 for refurbishment.)

Hasting Accommodation

Parkside House 59 Lower Park Road HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS East Sussex TN34 2LD England Tel: 01424 433096 Bed & Breakfast Price Single From : 27.00 GBP Eagle House Pevensey Road HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS East Sussex TN38 0JZ England Tel: 01424 430535 Bed & Breakfast Price Single From : 38.00 GBP Welcome to the Eagle House Hotel one of the premier hotels on the English south coast. You are assured of a warm welcome at the Eagle House Hotel which is close to all the many attractions of Hastings and St. Leonard's - a seaside resort which combines Victorian elegance with historic old town and fishing quarter. The Hotel itself reflects the charm and style of a bygone age: it offers guests all the amenities for a happy and comfortable stay and the spacious reception rooms make a perfect place to relax after enjoying a day exploring Hastings and 1066 Country. High Beech Hotel Battle Road HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS East Sussex TN37 7BS England Tel: 01424 851383 Hotel Price Single From : 55.00 GBP Tower House Hotel 26-28 Tower Road West HASTINGS & ST LEONARDS East Sussex TN38 0RG England Tel: 01424 427217 Tower House offers the friendly atmosphere of a family-run hotel with the ambience of a country house. It is situated in the quiet heart of St. Leonards-on-sea (parking is never a problem) yet only 3/4 of a mile from the sea front and close to all amenities and family attractions that Hastings has to offer. Bed & Breakfast Price Single From : 45.00 GBP

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