HastingsGo Your local guide to Hastings
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Hastings, East Sussex

Live local knowledge for Hastings.

What's on today, where to eat, drink and shop, somewhere to stay, and live trains and buses: an independent guide to the town.

Hello from Hastings

Hastings today

Tuesday 3 November

Nothing is in the diary for today yet. The Hastings map and directory are still worth a look if you are heading out.

Tomorrow

Wednesday brings After School Art Club (5–7 year olds) at Hastings Contemporary, Quiz Night at East Hastings Sea Angling Association, The Stade, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3FJ, United Kingdom (7:30pm) and The ELO Show at White Rock Theatre (7:30pm).

The weekend

Four things are listed for the weekend so far. Our picks: Sing The Musicals at White Rock Theatre (Friday), Oktoberfest at White Rock Theatre (Saturday), Millie Manders and the Shutup at Studio 27, White Rock Theatre (Saturday) and Tony Hadley – The Christmas Big Band Tour 2026 at White Rock Theatre (Sunday).

Listings come from venues' and organisers' own websites, updated every day. Confirm details with the organiser before you travel.

See everything that's on

Did you know?

The East Hill Cliff Railway, from the Old Town to the top of the East Hill, is the steepest funicular railway in Britain.

Coming up this week

All 8 events

Leaving Hastings now

All trains and buses
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Buses: Stop HPriory Meadow, towards Ore

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Buses: Stop NPriory Meadow, towards Pett, St Helens and Harley Shute

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Browse Hastings

What are you looking for?

Independent shops, cafés, pubs and places to visit, from our directory of 290 local places. A fresh handful each week; pick one to find it on the map.

Eat and drink

  • Goat Ledge, Hastings Food and drink

    Goat Ledge

    Café in Hastings.

    Photo: Mike Parker, via Wikimedia Commons

    Website

  • Fagin's Diner, Hastings Food and drink

    Fagin's Diner

    Restaurant on George Street.

    Photo: N Chadwick, via Wikimedia Commons

    Website

  • eat @ The Stade, Hastings Food and drink

    eat @ The Stade

    Café in Hastings.

    Photo: N Chadwick, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Blue Reef Cafe, Hastings Food and drink

    Blue Reef Cafe

    Photo: N Chadwick, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Rainbow, Hastings Food and drink

    Rainbow

    Café on Sturdee Place.

    Photo: Oast House Archive, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Salvation Army, Hastings Food and drink

    Salvation Army

    Church on St Andrews Square.

    Photo: Ian S, via Wikimedia Commons

    Website

  • Two Bulls Steakhouse, Hastings Food and drink

    Two Bulls Steakhouse

    Steak house restaurant on High Street.

    Photo: N Chadwick, via Wikimedia Commons

  • His Place Cafe, Hastings Food and drink

    His Place Cafe

    Church on Cambridge Road.

    Photo: The Voice of Hassocks5489, via Wikimedia Commons

More eat and drink

Pubs

  • The Stag Inn, Hastings Pubs and breweries

    The Stag Inn

    Pub on All Saints' Street.

    Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, via Wikimedia Commons

    Website

  • The Havelock, Hastings Pubs and breweries

    The Havelock

    Pub on Havelock Road.

    Photo: Hassocks5489, via Wikimedia Commons

  • The Plough, Hastings Pubs and breweries

    The Plough

    Pub on Priory Road.

    Photo: Chris Whippet, via Wikimedia Commons

    Website

  • The Carlisle, Hastings Pubs and breweries

    The Carlisle

    Pub on Pelham Street.

    Photo: N Chadwick, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Hastings Arms, Hastings Pubs and breweries

    Hastings Arms

    Pub on George Street.

    Photo: Oast House Archive, via Wikimedia Commons

  • The John Logie Baird, Hastings Pubs and breweries

    The John Logie Baird

    Pub on Havelock Road.

    Photo: Andrew Diack, via Wikimedia Commons

    Website

  • The Dolphin Inn, Hastings Pubs and breweries

    The Dolphin Inn

    Pub on Rock-a-Nore Road.

    Photo: Oast House Archive, via Wikimedia Commons

    Website

  • London Trader, Hastings Pubs and breweries

    London Trader

    Pub on East Beach Street.

    Photo: Chris Whippet, via Wikimedia Commons

More pubs

Shops

More shops

Places to visit

More places to visit

Hastings in pictures

Around Hastings

The guide

Everything in one place

  • What's on

    Gigs, markets, films, talks and exhibitions, day by day.

  • Live travel

    Trains from Hastings station and buses from Priory Meadow, live.

  • Map

    Pubs, cafés, shops, the castle, museums and parks across Hastings, on one map.

  • Directory

    Search 290 local businesses, services and places.

  • Where to stay

    Hotels, guest houses and B&Bs near the centre. Nobody pays to be listed.

  • Community

    Clubs, charities, volunteering and local groups.

  • Sport

    Leisure centres, pools, gyms and sports clubs.

About HastingsGo

Every listing comes from a public source, such as a venue's own website or an organiser's programme. If we cannot check a detail, we leave it out rather than guess. HastingsGo is not a council or tourist board website, and we do not sell tickets or take bookings.

If you run a venue or business in Hastings and something here is wrong or missing, use our contact form or submit a listing.