Why Hastings? Why Hastings?

Hastings is a lively coastal town offering many music venues, three theatres, two cinemas and a wide choice of other leisure opportunities.

Sport

The dramatic coastline and the beautiful countryside around Hastings provide a wealth of activities. Venues for sport and events include:

  • Hastings half-marathon race
  • Hastings United FC
  • Freedom Leisure sports centre
  • Kinetika gym offering discount to students
  • Horntye Park is home to Hastings and St Leonards Priory Cricket Club, The South Saxons Hockey Club and Hastings Town 2000 FC.
  • Sea sport clubs offering a range of leisure opportunities including sailboarding, rowing, dinghy racing, surfing and windsurfing.

Arts, culture and history

Hastings and the surrounding area has a wealth of culture and history to explore.

  • 1066 Battle of Hastings site
  • Hastings Castle - the first to be built in England by William the Conqueror
  • Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
  • Three theatres, including the White Rock Theatre, presenting a wide range of productions, from the traditional to the innovative
  • The Electric Palace Cinema brings independent cinema to Hastings with a wide choice of film and film events, whilst the Odeon shows more mainstream cinema
  • Architecture for everyone – from the lofty Norman castle, medieval churches and the old town`s twisting narrow streets and timbered houses to attractive Victorian buildings
  • East Sussex Community Information Service (ESCIS), providing information on local organisations, clubs and services across East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

Local Radio and Media

Shops and eating out

  • High street stores at the new Priory Meadow Centre
  • Specialist shops and antique shops
  • Plenty of restaurants, pubs and cafés
  • Café in Haste at UCH for drinks and snacks

Nightlife