St Mary Star of the Sea Church, Hastings

Name: St Mary Star of the Sea Church
Address: 1 High Street, Hastings, United Kingdom

#31 among attractions in Hastings

Gothic Revival architecture, Church

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St Mary Star of the Sea Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Hastings, East Sussex, England. It was built from 1882 to 1883 and designed by Basil Champneys. It is situated on the High Street, backing onto The Bourne in the Old Town. It was founded by the Pallottines and is a Grade II listed building. English Heritage describes the church as a "well crafted building of high quality." ()

Completed: 2 July 1883 (141 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 50°51'35"N, 0°35'39"E

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1 High StreetHastings United Kingdom

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St Mary Star of the Sea Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hastings Contemporary, Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings Castle, Hastings Fishermen's Museum.

~1370 ftS
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Hastings Contemporary, Hastings
7 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.
0.6 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings
16 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.
0.5 miSW
Ruined 11th-century Norman fortress
Hastings Castle, Hastings
12 min walk • 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.
~1300 ftS
Museum, Specialty museum, Maritime museum
Hastings Fishermen's Museum, Hastings
7 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.
0.8 miW
Church
Robertson Street United Reformed Church, Hastings
20 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.
0.6 miW
City hall
Hastings Town Hall, Hastings
17 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.
1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Hotel, Theater
White Rock Theatre, Hastings
27 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.
1 miW
Museum, Art museum, Natural history museum
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, Hastings
27 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.
~1350 ftS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Shipwreck Museum, Hastings
7 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.
0.8 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Holy Trinity Church, Hastings
21 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.
0.7 miW
Universities and schools
East Sussex College, Hastings
19 min walk • East Sussex College or East Sussex College Group is the largest higher education college in East Sussex, providing education and training from foundation to degree level.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St Mary Star of the Sea Church?

Nearby attractions include Ebenezer Particular Baptist Chapel, Hastings (3 min walk), St. Clements Caves, Hastings (6 min walk), Hastings Fishermen's Museum, Hastings (7 min walk), Rock-a-Nore, Hastings (7 min walk).

How to get to St Mary Star of the Sea Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St Mary Star of the Sea Church:

Train

Ore (14 min walk)
Hastings (20 min walk)

Bus

Hastings Town Centre, Railway Station (20 min walk)