Hastings Castle, Hastings

Name: Hastings Castle
Address: Castle Hill Rd, Hastings, TN34 3QZ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1424 781111

#3 among attractions in Hastings

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles

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Facts and practical information

Hastings Castle is a keep and bailey castle ruin situated in the town of Hastings, East Sussex. It overlooks the English Channel, into which large parts of the castle have fallen over the years. ()

Alternative names: Built: XII centuryDemolished: 1399Coordinates: 50°51'22"N, 0°35'6"E

Address

Castle Hill RdHastings TN34 3QZ United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1424 781111

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Day trips

Hastings Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hastings Contemporary, Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Horntye Park Sports Complex, Hastings Fishermen's Museum.

~1860 ftE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Hastings Contemporary, Hastings
9 min walk • The Hastings Contemporary is a museum of contemporary British art located on The Stade in Hastings, East Sussex and is a not for profit organisation. The gallery opened in March 2012 as the Jerwood Gallery and cost £4m to build.
~1000 ftW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings
5 min walk • Priory Meadow Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Hastings, East Sussex, England. The centre was opened in 1997 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
1 miW
Sport complex, Sport, Sport venue
Horntye Park Sports Complex, Hastings
26 min walk • Horntye Park Sports Complex is a sports complex and conference centre in Hastings, East Sussex, England. The complex contains a large indoor sports hall, an all-weather pitch used for football and hockey and a county standard cricket pitch. The complex also has a series of rooms used for meetings and conferences.
0.4 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Maritime museum
Hastings Fishermen's Museum, Hastings
12 min walk • Hastings Fishermen's Museum is a museum dedicated to the fishing industry and maritime history of Hastings, a seaside town in East Sussex, England.
~1740 ftW
Church
Robertson Street United Reformed Church, Hastings
9 min walk • Robertson Street Congregational Church is a former United Reformed church in the centre of Hastings, a seaside town and borough in East Sussex, England.
~1040 ftW
City hall
Hastings Town Hall, Hastings
6 min walk • Hastings Town Hall is a municipal building in Queen's Road, Hastings, East Sussex, England. The town hall, which was the meeting place of Hastings Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
0.6 miW
Concerts and shows, Hotel, Theater
White Rock Theatre, Hastings
15 min walk • White Rock Theatre is a medium-scale receiving house venue owned by Hastings Borough Council situated on the seafront of Hastings, East Sussex, on the south coast of England. It currently presents a varied programme of touring shows including opera, ballet, musicals, the Hastings Musical Festival and children's shows.
0.6 miW
Museum, Art museum, Natural history museum
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, Hastings
16 min walk • Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery located in, Hastings, East Sussex, England. Established in 1892, it originally resided in the Brassey Institute, but moved to its current location in 1927. As of 2019 it had around 97,000 objects of local history, natural sciences, fine and decorative arts, and world cultures.
0.5 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Shipwreck Museum, Hastings
12 min walk • The Shipwreck Museum is an independent charitable museum in the historic Old Town of Hastings, UK. The museum has artefacts from many ships wrecked in the English Channel from the Goodwin Sands in Kent to Pevensey Bay in East Sussex, including the Amsterdam, a Dutch East Indiaman of 1749, and the Anne of 1690, a warship of Charles II.
0.9 miW
Church
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs, Hastings
23 min walk • The Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs is the Roman Catholic church serving St Leonards-on-Sea, a town and seaside resort which is part of the Borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England.
~1930 ftW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Holy Trinity Church, Hastings
10 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in the centre of Hastings, a town and borough in the English county of East Sussex.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Hastings Castle open?

Hastings Castle is open:

Monday 10 am - 3 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 3 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 3 pm
Thursday 10 am - 3 pm
Friday 10 am - 3 pm
Saturday 10 am - 3 pm
Sunday 10 am - 3 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Hastings Castle?

Nearby attractions include Hastings Town Hall, Hastings (6 min walk), St. Clements Caves, Hastings (7 min walk), The Stade, Hastings (9 min walk), Robertson Street United Reformed Church, Hastings (9 min walk).

How to get to Hastings Castle by public transport?

The nearest stations to Hastings Castle:

Bus

Hastings Town Centre, Railway Station (10 min walk)

Train

Hastings (11 min walk)
Ore (21 min walk)