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@davidcooke68033 ай бұрын
@@jackryanmiller lovely part of the world! Be sure to visit the Masonic Hall and Maze Hill Gardens. 😎
@madinnTaiwanАй бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤ thank you so much,we live in Poole, sandbank is very beautiful hahaha bless you all,😅
@Darkangel-A-c8z Жыл бұрын
Hello from Suffolk. I'm Swedish and I went to Hastings with EF language schools in a one year English Academic year in 1996-1997 and I'm still living in England. Hastings will always be my 2nd home and I'm trying to go down to Hastings with my kids 13 and 20 for Bonfire night, Jack in the Green and the Pirate weekend. I love all of Hastings and St Leonard's on sea. I used to live in Bexhill with an ex bf as well in 1998
@Darkangel-A-c8z Жыл бұрын
*on
@jackryanmiller Жыл бұрын
Hey thanks so much for your comment, it’s great to hear from someone who lived there! It really is an amazing town, I hope you make it down there for Bonfire night 😁
@gaea101tuck211 ай бұрын
I moved from Canada and lived in Hastings for 3 years. I love the quirkiness of the town and the history, but the best part was the people. Everyone is so welcoming, and there is always something going on!
@jackryanmiller11 ай бұрын
That’s amazing, I’m so envious you lived there! Definitely somewhere I can see myself to moving to in the future
@doctorwhonews30479 ай бұрын
nah you’ve gotta be joking. i live in hastings. hastings is a shithole and you know it
@julieling12126 ай бұрын
The old town is amazing I live in all saints st what the posh st 5 star rating pub and restaurant every title i ser some one i all ways tell.tham the history hsd a lode of Chinese people out side tell. Thsm.whst it was we have a much better cheese garter than London
@UpinsmokeXVI5 ай бұрын
@ julieling1212 Do you speak English?
@julieling12125 ай бұрын
@@UpinsmokeXVIyes
@celinaCarney-gz4fd Жыл бұрын
We are from Kent but have a static caravan up on the east hill above the cliffs. There some amazing walks across towards fairlight and the old fern glens and lighthouse . Shame the east hill lift was closed. Hastings is quirky and never dull.
@jackryanmiller Жыл бұрын
That’s great, I am sad I didn’t visit the east hill but I will be sure to do so when I’m next there!
@SailorYen8911 ай бұрын
Hastings was my nearest town for all my life (30ish years). Moved to Scotland in 2020. Hastings isn't the best place in the world but I genuinely miss it. So much nostalgia for me!
@jackryanmiller11 ай бұрын
That’s amazing I’m glad this video could bring back some nostalgia for you 😁
@brigidsingleton1596 Жыл бұрын
😮 Wow... You've only been to Hastings about twice before ?! Wow !! I feel I've lived a lot of my life there (but sadly not for many years now since I became disabled) Shingle aside, I have always enjoyed Hastings. (I used to work in nearby Battle, and love it there, too.) Thank you for sharing your views / opinions of Hastings with us. It's really good to see the old place again.😊❤🖖
@jackryanmiller Жыл бұрын
Ah thanks so much for your comment, I really appreciate it! I can’t believe I haven’t been there more often either, but I’m aiming to visit again when it warms up again 😄
@JudeMontague11 ай бұрын
Love Hastings so glad you appreciated it and fun to join you on your walk
@jackryanmiller11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching Jude
@barbv4 ай бұрын
Well done for featuring Hastings, where I was born and grew up, and which was my home for most of my life (I moved to France in 2011 and now have followed my family to Manchester). One important part that you did not visit was the Fishermen's Museum in Rock-a-Nore. My grandmother, Eliza Veness, wrote many poems about the Old Town and the fishing fleet, and was affectionately known as the "Poet Laureate of the Old Town". When I visit Hastings these days, I always go and do a selfie with my grandmother, whose photo is on the wall of the museum, as is that of her son Glencoe Veness (my dad's older brother). I never met Eliza, who died before I was born, but love this connection to her. Her poems are on sale at the museum. My son was christened in the Fishermen's Museum and is on their baptismal roll which hangs on the wall.
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment, that is really interesting. I will be sure to check out the Fisherman’s museum next time so I can see your grandmother’s poems
@jenniferbate96823 ай бұрын
I love Hastings so much. We went there every year in my childhood and have been revisiting it. xxxx❤
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Me too! Can’t wait to get back
@simonford5819 Жыл бұрын
Nice video, glad you enjoyed Hastings, I was actually there today making the most of the sunny weather after the persistant rain of late - nothing new to me as I live in Bexhill, but it's good to know what others think of the place. I agree, steer clear of the town centre and head to the old town (George Street) and up past the free museum to the quiet stony beach. Nice walks up East Hill which leads on to the Country Park. You should explore there next time. Subscribed, as I love walking videos!
@jackryanmiller Жыл бұрын
Ah thanks so much for your comment and subscribing. East hill sounds great and the Cliff lift up there certainly looked epic so that’s definitely one for next time. I’ll probably come back on a hotter day though I bet it’s rammed in the summer!
@helenamurphy8610Ай бұрын
Moved to Hastings from Cape Town South Africa …… been here for almost 30 years …. Just LOVE Hastings and I consider myself a local ♥️ 3:04
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Love it, it looks like it would be a great place to live
@LisaFerguson-lw8ilАй бұрын
Also moved from Cape Town to Hastings. Still miss Cape Town. Going back for a visit soon.
@marybarratt26493 ай бұрын
It’s so nice to see a lovely town. Some bloggers just make too much of the places that have deteriorated and it just gets so depressing. Tfs
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Oh yes I agree although there are a few run down seaside towns I do like 😄
@toms76714 ай бұрын
3rd Generation Hastings here. It's always been a great place to live. Its always suffered from the classic modern day seaside down condition. Its slowly being gentrified in the st leonards end by DFLs. You'll note the general accent changes and the general attire goes to that of a prebuild persona choice brought from a personality off a shelf shop. The town centre is still suffering from everything shutting up and turning into vape and phone shops. The council removed all the benches and toilets due to drunks taking up the seating and it being a poor attempt at moving them on. The music and community is great. It's been great for years and years. Well presented video of the town.
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing. It’s such a shame that town centres are dying out especially to vape shops. Good to hear from someone that lives there
@toms76713 ай бұрын
@jackryanmiller The Vape / Phone repair / American sweet shop theme is an ongoing, widespread issue across the entirety of the UK. Surely worth an episode in itself?
@user-qh8nh7oe6d3 ай бұрын
North Norfolk coast is now very much the playing ground of the rich and wealthy.
@didibellini8 ай бұрын
Hi, I used to go to Hastings for day trips in the 80s when we were staying in Sussex, and I loved the charmingly crumbling feel of the place; the Aquarium - as it was then, the tall sheds for smoking fish, the once elegant charmingly crumbling balconied houses, the shops set back into the high walled street to name but a few, but my favourite was the recreation of the inside of a ship of the 17th century, complete with figures of the crew, the chests of wine and gold coins, but most impressive of all, the canon, firing with an ear splitting boom accompanied by the replica smell of a real fired canon. It stank but I was enthralled, especially when I learned the boy firing it could have been as young as twelve. Sadly, the aquarium has been modernised, losing all its charm, the replica ship has long gone, and the seafront is now lined with ugly modern buildings. But I did notice a bit of the decaying old world charm of the streets and shops is still there.
@jackryanmiller8 ай бұрын
Hey thanks so much for your comment, I find that really interesting and surprising that it’s actually changed that drastically in 30 years
@edyke49623 ай бұрын
Just scratched the surface !😸
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Im looking forward to going back !
@travellingtom60913 ай бұрын
Hey Jack, it was a Turnstone. 11:11 Love the way you prefer the smaller independents to the chain stores and food outlets. Really refreshing to see. 👌
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Thanks very much! I do always think if you’re only visiting for the day you should try somewhere you haven’t been before especially for coffee 😄
@saraprva41723 ай бұрын
Was about to comment on which bird but someone probsbly already answered - just your comment few hours ago ! Great video, persuaded me to visit Hastings next weekend
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
@@saraprva4172 thanks so much! I need to get back here myself 😄
@PlanetaryCitizen5 ай бұрын
I moved to Hastings (well, St Leonards on Sea) from London 25 years ago and would not want to live anywhere else now. I've seen some changes (like it has become more gentrified) but it certainly has a lot going for it. It's sad that National Express no longer run through the town. I don't drive and used to take the coach up to London at least four times a year. Now we have to go to Brighton if we want to use that service. Glad you enjoyed your visit!
@jackryanmiller5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment 🙏 that is icy a shame about national express not running anymore. I plan to do a video on St Leonards in the next few months as I’ve had a few recommendations after doing this Hastings one
@Darkangel-A-c8z Жыл бұрын
Hastings is lovely ❤
@jackryanmiller Жыл бұрын
It really is!
@CoffeeBeans475Ай бұрын
Thank you for a lovely video on my home town! I'm a born and bred Old Towner, and I love to see people exploring the Town, in fact I'm still doing that myself. I've just started researching my family tree, and have found my family going back to the 1500's in Hastings. If anyone in the comments gets a chance to visit during Old Town week (normally starts end of July/start of August) please take one of the Old Town guided walks. They are a fantastic way to see hidden parts of the Old Town and to hear local history.
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Thanks so much for your comment and for the recommendation, Old Town week sounds absolutely amazing
@stud1055 ай бұрын
Hastings is a drinking town with a fishing problem.
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
😂😂
@gregorypeck8763 ай бұрын
Best way to describe our town
@simonbaldwin693 ай бұрын
Don't forget the smack heads!
@DJ_SkieАй бұрын
@@simonbaldwin69 that could be said for most towns across the UK 👍🏼
@madinnTaiwanАй бұрын
❤😅😢😂
@alunhoskins45133 ай бұрын
I enjoyed that. My old home town. I grew up there during the 60’s and 70’s, moved out of town early 80’s. It was a fantastic place to be in back then. Always played ‘second fiddle’ a bit to Eastbourne nearby but that also gave it a certain charm and character that the others didn’t have. The town centre was absolutely ruined when they took away two significant features. The ‘Memorial’ clock tower and the Central Cricket ground; the awful Priory shopping centre was built on that. The heart of the town was ripped out so to speak. Having said that…despite Hastings getting a lot of poor publicity it still has a decent character hiding in plain sight. I have friends there still, both in the Old town and the new. What it needs and has never had is some decent town planning. There’s a certain magic about the place. Not to mention the ‘longest’ park in the country I think…well, it always used to be. Great video, thanks.
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for your comment. Love to hear about others memories and I would’ve loved to see it back in the 60s or 70s! I think it still does have that charm that a lot of other seasides just don’t have
@MaseehHashimi6 ай бұрын
Its been two months that i left Hastings for US and i am already missing it. Too much emotional connection with that city idk. You can imagine by thinking that i came to write Hastings in youtube because i miss those streets and that community. Love to Hastings all over from California❤❤
@jackryanmiller6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your comment. I bet California has a completely different feel to Hastings 😯
@coolkid360ful4 ай бұрын
It's a town buddy 😅😂
@MichaelOConnor-s1e4 ай бұрын
If you really come from Hastings you would know that it's not a city
@MaseehHashimi4 ай бұрын
@@coolkid360ful don’t go with words go with emotions
@MaseehHashimi4 ай бұрын
@@MichaelOConnor-s1e you guys are taking life too seriously, what changes it brought if i use the wrong word. Take easy buddy
@michaelburgess72429 ай бұрын
Thanks Jack. Wasn’t planning to visit Hastings on my trip from Aus through that part of England. But now will. As someone who just likes to wander around, and take in the sights, it was very instructive. Keep going and best wishes.
@jackryanmiller9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your comment Michael, I’m glad the video was helpful and hope you have a great trip to England!
@drew6995 ай бұрын
You must go to Rye.
@michaelburgess72425 ай бұрын
@@drew699 Thanks planning to.
@berengeUKАй бұрын
Frenchie living in Hastings since 2020, love it ! ❤
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Amazing, looks such a great place to live
@LeeJohn70Ай бұрын
Jack the old part of Hastings is ny favourite. It's worth going to Battle, great pubs and quirky shops 👍😁
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Cheers Lee I’ve heard good things about Battle 👍
@michaelmontagu39792 ай бұрын
Robert's Rummage is a Hastings institution. I've been going for 20 years and you never know what you will find. Well worth a visit.
@jackryanmiller2 ай бұрын
Yep I absolutely love shops like that
@mattcrispin67379 ай бұрын
What a lovely place!! I had expected to it to look a little forlorn for some reason. A gem! Thanks for sharing.
@jackryanmiller9 ай бұрын
Same here! It probably helps the weather was really good on the day I filmed this despite being October 😁cheers for watching
@chez98315 ай бұрын
Thank you for bringing me back to this wonderful place I used to visit well over 20 years ago! It looks like Hastings hasn’t changed much - maybe a bit more there now? I used to stay in an a beautiful B and B in old town called The Swan Hotel (since closed) and I would always go up on the hill to see the castle and for fun go into the caves to enjoy the smugglers adventure!🙂
@jackryanmiller5 ай бұрын
Ah thank you very much and that’s exactly why I make these videos for people like yourself who want to relive memories of a place they used to visit 😄
@chez98315 ай бұрын
@@jackryanmiller Thank you 🥰In fact it got me thinking, after watching your video, I contacted my friends who live nearby and am in the process of arranging a meet up in Hastings with these friends and my family! I can’t wait to go back! 😀
@thedowagerd.24318 ай бұрын
My dream trip to Hastings. My grandmother was born there. Her grandfather had changed his name to John Bull when he emigrated from Germany in the 1800's. He built a beautiful home called "the Breakers" which my gran remembered visiting. It was bombed and destroyed during WWII buy which time his grandchildren were in Canada on Salvation Army Missions, although his two g-grandchildren where teens and back fighting for England. Bucket list I hope.
@jackryanmiller8 ай бұрын
Wow thanks so much for sharing, I certainly hope you can visit one day
@dereklawrence46227 ай бұрын
You really did not mention that Hastings has the largest beach launched fishing fleet in Europe. This is an important part of our town.
@jackryanmiller7 ай бұрын
Ah I didn’t know that but thanks!
@Bandit_Pete6 ай бұрын
I used to work on a fishing boat off of Hastings beach, and yes we did have the biggest beach launched fleet in Europe. But sadly that was years ago, and now there are less than 15 working boats on our beach. It is still a great town though.
@maryannmccabe36483 ай бұрын
@@Bandit_Pete and you can buy fresh fish off those boats 7 days a week!!
@tennesseejacksАй бұрын
Unfortunately, they never launch.
@sylviamarshall1314Ай бұрын
We moved from London to Hastings over 25 years ago having got to know the place when we had a weekend caravan on a working farm in Pett. But we shortly moved to Bexhill which is quieter. Can always go back and forth when its too quiet. I love the fire hills above Hastings and can't believe that years ago we actually cycled over them once, and once was more enough!. Talk about tough going. My husband thought I was mad for suggesting it. He was right! But what a hoot it was. I love the contrast twixt The Old Town and the town centre. Always a good variety of shops and goods. There's the gorgeous Alexandra Park on the outskirts and so many walks in and around. My favourite is from Bexhill to Hastings - mostly off-road. No traffic! Great for bikes too. I'm totally sold on this area. You'd have to pay me to move.
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Hey thanks so much for your comment, really interesting hearing from people that live there or nearby! I honestly love the area so much. If it’s of interest I literally just did a video about St leonards, and am hoping to make it to Bexhill soon!
@salc352715 күн бұрын
My old home, Hastings will always be in my heart
@jackryanmiller15 күн бұрын
That is lovely to hear
@brggmc2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the memories! As an Essex lad, Hastings was the place to go at weekends with my mates on our motorbikes. I’m glad the back streets haven’t changed much, with their (as you reminded me), smell of old stuff. Camping near the top of the funicular railway at Funnel’s Farm with hay to sleep on at a penny a sackful was great! Bring back the ‘60’s please….
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Thanks very much and I’m glad this video could bring back some of those memories 😄
@jenashley236013 күн бұрын
Grew up close by . Thanks for the nostalgic reminder
@jackryanmiller12 күн бұрын
Thank you 😃
@jenniferfarrah31343 ай бұрын
Hastings , an interesting place , I love it , so much goes on in Hastings . A lot of good stuff . Just needs some money to help it regenerate , as do a lot of seaside towns on the south coast . Good blog . 👍
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Thanks very much Jennifer and I totally agree with you 👍
@deejohn16594 ай бұрын
Hastings makes a great day trip from London. I only discovered Hastings after staying with friends in nearby Battle, sight of the Battle of Hastings. I remember the old Pier before it got destroyed then rebuilt, and then turned into a minimalist artwork. Love the Old Town area and the walk up the East Hill. Although when we last did the coastal walk to Fairlight Glen we had to turn back due to signs saying 'Danger, Falling Rocks.'
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot. I would’ve loved to see the old pier before it got destroyed. That reminds me I need to check out Battle soon I’ve never been
@deejohn16594 ай бұрын
@@jackryanmiller 😀😀😀
@MichaelOConnor-s1e3 ай бұрын
You didn't have to turn bk You chose to turn bk , it's totally safe and no one has died yet but a few people started the walk too late and then the sun set and they got in trouble and got rescued by the coast guard helicopter, don't worry about the signs , just find out the time of low tide and start the walk when the tides going out and we got a rope to hold onto to get down to the beach and make sure you have a phone with a full battery or a charger Only other ones who mucked up are the ones who got to the beach and went for a walk and then got caught by the tide coming in and luckily had a mobile phone but we often have small earthquakes under the cliff and this is probably what causes the cliff to fall but they don't advertise the EQ cos they don't wanna scare people and it would also probably ruin the value of the properties on fair light glen and the caravan park
@deejohn16593 ай бұрын
@@MichaelOConnor-s1e Gee, a rope down to the beach. That I could handle. But sadly not my partner. They'd run a mile at the sight of a rope to the beach. I remember when there was a dodgy set of wooden steps down to Fairlight. I guess they're gone by now. Loved those better access days when you could hit the beach in the altogether. It felt so liberating. It's like Mother Nature and her crumbling rocks is trying to keep us away. Although I did see an alternative route to Fairlight up at the East Hill. But we found that sign too late in the day.
@guynelson23414 күн бұрын
Thanks for the video Jack.
@jackryanmiller4 күн бұрын
Thanks Guy 👍
@barbaragillett99045 ай бұрын
Thank you Jack another great place to visit can’t wait to have fresh fish and chips 👏👏👏👏🙏
@jackryanmiller5 ай бұрын
Thank you Barbara! I could do with some fish and chips now 🤪
@leehumphries76962 ай бұрын
I live here and a nice video of the place. Monday's a lot of shops are closed as they open the weekends. It's a fishing town with a music problem. If you love music there's something for everyone and can often be too much on at the weekend so folk tend to drift from place to place in order to see things. There's always load of festivals most weekends of the year. Still a lot of independent shops despite the building of Priory Meadow over the old cricket ground to build a shopping centre - independent bars, book and record shops (more than Brighton now), and lots of places to eat. Some folk moan about the visible street drinkers as being anti-social but I find the blokes who constantly driving around in circles bikes and cars around Hastings all day who love to rev the hell out the engines is more the anti-social aspect here.
@jackryanmiller2 ай бұрын
Cheers Lee it’s good to get your opinion and thanks for the additional info. To be honest I was visible street drinkers when I was there and they seemed to be alright. I think that’s what I meant when I said there were some ‘characters’
@wolfie498Ай бұрын
Little bird was a turnstone. Cocky little things, one of my favourites 😊
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Aha they are very cute ! Thanks
@redcoatryan3079Ай бұрын
I use to visit Hastings quite a bit in my childhood, it's change so much. Think that I only remember going in the old town ones. Sports Direct used to be a Woolworths and them flats along the near front, underneath used to be a Debenhams. I used to love coming to Hastings seeing a panto at the White Rock theater. I remember when I saw the Chuckle Brothers 3 times when they come to Hastings. I don't visit Hastings that much often how I used to do but I might try, as the bus service where I live is running back to Hastings, people say it quicker to get the train from Rye. Then quite a lot of the time, they always seem to be engineering work going on that train line Ashford - Hastings.
@Rooster---ooo8 ай бұрын
Nice snappy video that took in a lot of the major landmarks & captured the vibe of Hastings. I grew up there in the 80s & 90s but moved away around 2000. In recent years I've grown very nostalgic about the place & have a weeks holiday booked there end of April/Start of May, staying in the Old Town. I don't think I really appreciated what an interesting place it is when I lived there. Having a bit of sunshine (& spending money) helps when I go back! I was toying with the idea of retiring there one day but if it keeps on improving, I may not be able to afford a house eek..
@jackryanmiller8 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for your comment. I hope you have a great break there when you go, and fingers crossed you can retire there one day (I’m going to try to do the same 🤪)
@Nickpaintbrush2 ай бұрын
Good video, it doesnt seem to have changed much since I was last there about 16 years ago, I lived in Ore village for about 6 months, I liked it there!
@jackryanmiller2 ай бұрын
Thanks very much, I can imagine it’s the sort of place that doesn’t ever change (in a good way!)
@bobhadland25544 ай бұрын
You didn't mention the fishing boats, or that Hastings holds the world record for the most amount of pirates gathered in one place.Also, the crazy golf world championships are held in Hastings. And the television was invented in Hastings.
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for the info Bob
@bobhadland25544 ай бұрын
@@jackryanmiller most welcome
@valjadsplodgny4455Ай бұрын
Nicely done. It would be so easy to do a negative portrayal in such a 'real' town, but your presentation becomes you, especially as a younger man, with your positive outlook about the many aspects of the town.
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Ah thanks very much that’s very kind of you to say 😁
@lorddougal073 ай бұрын
Hastings has it all... from the good to the bad. Plus surrounding area of beauty.
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Well said
@virgorama Жыл бұрын
On your walk through the town centre you missed the jewel that is Wellington Square opposite Sports Direct! Great Hastings promo though.
@jackryanmiller Жыл бұрын
Ah that’s so unfortunate but thanks for letting me know - I’ll be sure to check it out next time 😁
@shoexprime499110 ай бұрын
amazing video; I went to Hastings for first time at the age of 10 and and still remember very well
@jackryanmiller10 ай бұрын
Hey thanks so much, I hope the video brought back some memories 😁
@velvetkori3 ай бұрын
me watching this as i just got home from hastings !
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
An excellent choice! Hope you had a good time
@velvetkori3 ай бұрын
@@jackryanmiller yes i did, and ive been almost 50 times now as its very close to my nan's house !
@Jimmy_one67Ай бұрын
Lovely video . Interesting. I might have a couple of nights there at end of October.
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Nice one, thanks, I would definitely recommend
@naturalroyalflush5 ай бұрын
Just watched your Broadstair’s video and now here you are traipsing around another holiday destination of ours. Saw my mother in law’s favourite pub...5:30.
@jackryanmiller5 ай бұрын
Love it! It sounds like you have a good taste in holiday destinations 😀
@My2up2downCastle29 күн бұрын
Hastings ancestry here...... Van Tassel, White , Phillips..... fishing boat owners back in early 1800's. Lived just off the main drage opposite the fishing museum, apparently..... would love to come and visit and find out more.
@jackryanmiller28 күн бұрын
Love it!
@debraannpeach7989Ай бұрын
You forgot to mention the caves! Again, it's a bit of history, but I've been to many a good party and disco there! I was born in St Leonard's On Sea and loved the video you made! Always brings back great memories! 😊
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Ah thanks so much that means a lot! I still haven’t been to the caves in Hastings!
@lazer55828 ай бұрын
We often travel from Dover and go to Hastings for the day.I love everything about the town,sometimes stay down the road at the Haven holiday park which is a great place to go out exploring all the surrounding areas and towns.Hastings is an interesting town and the people are real friendly.I would highly recommend a trip there.
@jackryanmiller8 ай бұрын
Yep same here definitely one of my favourite places I went last year! Then again I do love Dover too
@SaltwaterAnglerАй бұрын
Enjoyed that , thanks
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Thanks a lot
@Lawriemac10 ай бұрын
7:50 for anyone wondering was a folded and packed up ferris wheel whilst its not in use! :)
@jackryanmiller10 ай бұрын
Ah of course, it all makes sense now! 😁
@Expresskitten3 ай бұрын
One of my favourite parts of Hastings min you im a bit weird is the wonderful old fashioned underground car park but its a lovely place great vid
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Don’t worry I’m a bit weird too 🤪that does sound cool though, I think I missed it
@teresahymas70193 ай бұрын
Love Hastings so did my parents My birthplace Unplanned 10 weeks early They were on holiday 😂
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Ha ha love it!
@teresataubman28603 ай бұрын
I visited hastings ten yrs ago had a lovely meal in a pub steak and Guinness pie and mash best ever . Xxxx❤❤❤❤
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Corrr that sounds lovely !
@gregorypeck8763 ай бұрын
Lived here all my life, think my lot go back to 1820 something or other the blue house on the hill was a pal of mines, but they’ve down sized now, still a wonderful house behind that big wall .
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Amazing. I would love to live in a location like that one day 🤩
@susanmiller143 ай бұрын
Hastings is the best place I have ever lived. So creative, so friendly, so caring.
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
That’s so great to hear 😄
@Darkangel-A-c8z Жыл бұрын
I love that pink vase
@adelehilden44003 ай бұрын
Hastings is the home of television & the old Queens Arcade in the shopping centre area is the birth place
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment 😁
@keithcaffray65239 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed your visit to our wonderful town, Jack, and thanks for the brilliant video. I note you visited Roberts Rummage in the Old Town, the best antiques/junk shop in the town, and you are right, going in there is anadventure in itself. Was the pub you went to the Dolphin, by any chance? Looked like it, the best boozer in the Old Town. Many thanks for uploading the video. Consider me subscribed!
@jackryanmiller9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your comment, honestly really appreciate it! Unfortunately I didn’t go to the Dolphin as it was too busy and I wanted to sit outside ha ha but it looked great. That pub I went to was the Royal Standard on the corner 🤪
@bettyrogers541912 күн бұрын
I love Hastings always goes go there for holiday
@jackryanmiller12 күн бұрын
It’s a great place 😊
@thewantondogfish50884 ай бұрын
Just found your channel. Love it. I visited Hastings years ago and, apparently, completely missed the castle and the old town 😂
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
Thanks very much and welcome! I actually only stumbled across the castle as I was trying to get up on the hills overlooking the town 😆
@TheJohnboy1238 ай бұрын
Bottle Alley!
@Dave.Thatcher1Ай бұрын
The area all around The house of Katherine Cookson (Old Town) was where they filmed the series "Foyle's War". The first permanent Norman stone castle in England was Hastings Castle, which was built in 1070:
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Thanks very much for the info Dave
@colinmitchell92123 ай бұрын
I've always lived here, my whole life and the best part of Hastings, the A21 😂😂😂, Alexander Park.
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Ha ha we do love the A21 🤪
@lynnegore8313 ай бұрын
Hastings old town is lovely
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
@@lynnegore831 totally agree!
@Marvin-dg8vj2 ай бұрын
Quirky , lots of history and quite trendy . It has been popular since the 1960s and is always worth a walk around at any time of year .The rest of Hastings has it's ups and downs .Like most seaside towns it has a tough lower end .Read Graham Greene Brighton Rock. I am not the only person who thought a few years ago wandering around parts of Hastings after the pubs shut at the weekends was not very comfortable
@vivienwilliams15384 ай бұрын
You didn't get to Alexandra Park! Some amazing old trees and lakes. It's just up from Queens Road in Hastings I'm a Londoner moved down to St Leonards many years ago. Hastings and St Leonards has everything you could want. Cafes in Bottle Alley and at Goat Ledge (St Leonards). Live music on Hastings pier in the summer. Art galleries and antique shops, And the charity shops are the best.
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
Ooh amazing well I actually plan on doing a full video on St Leonards so I could properly visit Bottle Alley and Goat Ledge. And I’ll drop into Alexandra park on the way back 😄
@yvonnebaker106211 ай бұрын
Very good - you should have gone further down to Goats Ledge in St Leonards and onwards towards West St Leonards and on to Bexhill...next time!
@jackryanmiller11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching (and subscribing!) I’m making a list of places to go in the first half of next year and both Bexhill and St Leonards are on there 😁
@davebantz2747 ай бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous. I'd move there tomorrow if I could.... Subscribed and Liked.
@jackryanmiller7 ай бұрын
Ahh thank you, that’s very much appreciated!
@davebantz2747 ай бұрын
Your more than welcome buddy 👍🏻
@christophermunn381911 ай бұрын
I live in Hastings and the Old Town is the most interesting, did you see St Saints church, with the piece of cheese house. Also St Clements church, it has a cannon bomb in it. We have lovely parks and we have St Helens Wood.
@jackryanmiller11 ай бұрын
Thanks very much for your comment. This was a bit of a flying visit but I’ll make a note of those places to check out next time 😁
@karireinikainen28762 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video! Maybe you should drop in at St Leonards at some point, just west of the pier, and have a look at Norman Road, King's Road and some of the parks and the architecture there.
@jackryanmiller2 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks so much, I’m actually planning to visit St Leonards in the next few weeks if the weather is nice so that’s very helpful
@Lisa-Azra_Broad4 ай бұрын
I live near Hastings, famous for the biker run on Mayday, Green man festival and Pirate day because of its pirate history
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
Oh yes I’ve heard a lot about Green man festival sounds so cool
@hybridhazza3 ай бұрын
My great grandparents emigrated from Hastings to Sydney. It’s on the to visit list for me
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Amazing! Definitely worth a visit
@Deetroiter2 ай бұрын
The band, Anti-Nowhere League, has led me here. Very interesting place and it has a certain beauty to it!
@jackryanmiller2 ай бұрын
Amazing I’ll have to check that band out 😊
@Deetroiter2 ай бұрын
@@jackryanmiller be warned, they’re a bit crass and less than refined. From the old UK punk era. They have a lyrics that sings, “I’ve been to Hastings, I’ve been to Brighton…I’ve been to East point too…” It made me curious to learn more about these locations since im unfamiliar with them. I’m glad that I did because I found your video and the beauty of Hastings! Thank you for sharing the video with us!
@simonballard64133 ай бұрын
My two favourite towns in E. Sussex. - Hastings and Eastbourne.
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Oh yes I do love Eastbourne too !
@PeachyNanaUK3 ай бұрын
My birth certificate says I was born in Hastings. I lived there for the first few months of my life. My dad was stationed there with the navy in 1952. Since then I’ve lived in Hertfordshire. My parents lived 6 doors apart from each other when they were children in Rickmansworth. I have the address my mum lived in when I was born. I’ve been there before but I really must visit Hastings again.
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
That’s amazing thank you for sharing! You definitely must get back there!
@femininewaters90987 ай бұрын
I looooove the old town. I love the weirdness of this place. Will be there for Jack in the Green Festival.
@jackryanmiller7 ай бұрын
Wow I just looked up the festival that looks so cool 😁
@femininewaters90987 ай бұрын
@@jackryanmiller yepp
@garyjackson12648 ай бұрын
The bird, a bit distant to be sure but think it was a Ringed Plover.
@jackryanmiller8 ай бұрын
That’s great, I just looked it up and I think you’re right !
@CarolineEllis-s2o7 ай бұрын
I used to live just outside Hastings (in St Leonards. It’s a truly fab place to live. There used to be an AMAZING jacket potato shop in the old town. I don’t think it’s there anymore.
@jackryanmiller7 ай бұрын
That’s great you know I’m planning to do a video on St Leonards in the next few months. Thanks for watching
@tyandlivsmummyxx2 ай бұрын
I think it moved into the new town just up from Primark? It's been there for some years now though so not sure if it's the same place you're talking about? But these spuds are delicious! Highly recommend on a nice day (as only outside seating) 😊
@MrPhil15034 ай бұрын
Great videos Jack, and now I can imagine what it would be like if Noel Fielding had a KZbin seaside walking channel...almost the same voice!
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
Cheers Mr Phil and welcome! You know you’re the second person on here that’s said about Noel Fielding and I take that as a big compliment 😂
@ianwhitehead6918 ай бұрын
Lived in Hastings from 1983-86, It was a great place then meeting up on the memorial and drinking at the Crypt. Revisited in 2012 but the town had kind of lost it's character and wasn't the same. Shame they pedestrianized the memorial and lost the Cricket ground.
@jackryanmiller8 ай бұрын
Love it, I would’ve been intrigued to see what Hastings looked like in the 80s
@suepeak7757Ай бұрын
I live down the road in Bexhill and I love going into Hastings old town
@jackryanmillerАй бұрын
Lovely, I was actually nearby at st Leonards a few days ago doing a new video!
@pamelamckenzie26859 ай бұрын
When you come back Jack Pop to St Leonard It is lovely there too i live here been here 22 years i love every day here. We got our may day coming soon and that is a fab day. Great video.
@jackryanmiller9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I had actually planned this year to do St Leonards as I’ve had a few recommendations for there now 😁
@pamelamckenzie2685Ай бұрын
The little bird was the wag tail
@philhoward44664 ай бұрын
looks like the first place to go to when i get across the pond. my ancestors come from Mercia.
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
Would definitely recommend, and obviously there’s loads more to see and do than I’ve shown in this video 😄
@rambobrown9184 ай бұрын
I go regularly and stay in the White Rock Hotel by the pier. Blue Dolphin fish and chips old town 10/10
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
Oooh sounds fantastic I’ll be sure to try that out later in the summer
@chrisarichmond3 ай бұрын
Cant get Noel fielding out of my head while listening to you 🤣🤣
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Oh god I’m getting this comment more and more 😂😂😂
@jillybrooke293 ай бұрын
Visit from Eastbourne a lot and bring grandsons for the rides in the Summer.
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Very nice, Eastbourne is lovely too
@joemorris52882 ай бұрын
If you had the time you should visit Alexander Park in Hastings
@jackryanmiller2 ай бұрын
I’ve heard good things, definitely next time
@davidcooke68033 ай бұрын
The Tobacconist in George St. is the best place to visit and enjoy a cigar or pipe and some great company!
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
That sounds fantastic
@davidcooke68033 ай бұрын
@@jackryanmiller maybe he wasn’t open when you passed as it’s low season. The ‘pirate ship’ you referred to is actually a big wheel that was there last year but hasn’t been set up this year. Thanks for replying and good luck in the future.
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
@@davidcooke6803 thanks very much David. I’ll be coming back end of this month as I’ll be doing a video on St Leonards
@melanieblake26895 ай бұрын
Hello I was born in Hastings miss it so much jack I left Hastings at the Age of seven i,m now 52 a full time wheelchair user
@jackryanmiller5 ай бұрын
Hi Melanie thanks so much for your comment, I really hope the video brought back some early memories for you !
@woogieman0076 ай бұрын
It's a good ghost town :D, the castle a lady has been seen jumping off the hill, The Stag In is haunted, Jenny Lind is, Pump House they claim to have seen a young spirit but I have not seen it. The Bingo across the road from the golf was a snooker club, no longer there :( And John logie baird 1923 rented a workshop in the Queen's arcade in Hastings where he built - from components including an old hatbox, bicycle lamp lenses and sealing wax - the world's first working television set.
@jackryanmiller6 ай бұрын
That’s so cool I had no idea it was known for its ghosts too. I’m very interested in paranormal stuff so will have to come back and check out some of those places properly! Cheers 😁
@woogieman0076 ай бұрын
@@jackryanmiller Yes everywhere has ghost sightings but Battle Abbey where I work is more haunted than Hastings I see countless stuff there, shadow figures vanish into walls, monks who used to live at the Abbey and my boss knows of a monk who walks up and down the high street and go to the church and back over to the Abbey, in the school I've seen monks, full body appreciations, poltergeist activity, full body shadow spirits not flat, orbs list goes on but I've seen it so many times I just accept it and count myself lucky I can see and hear these things. You should get the app Haunted Maps got a green mansion logo, so simple but has locations wherever you are and you can add your own places with details if you want to just gotta log into Google if you want to do that otherwise you can use it as a guest. But I don't need maps at Battle as I see the spirits all the time even during the day. The school has lower floor visits during longer half term when the kids brake up.
@chez98315 ай бұрын
you reminded me of something. When I used to stay in a B and B called The Swan Hotel (since closed down) in old town, I remember waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of several horses outside the hotel…well I look out the window…and there was nothing there…
@woogieman0075 ай бұрын
@@chez9831 Music has been heard from the castle also when there wasn't anyone around, if it's spiritual then it's a residual haunting which is sounds and spirits repeating themselves or with audio, it doesn't happen often as a normal haunting but really cool when it happens. Of course there were a lot of horses and carts back in the day. Don't know if you believe in this stuff but I see spirits at work I'm so used to it it's not scary but even I can't explain stuff sometimes 👻 there's a house in the old town that had connections with The Pump House I always feel cold when I walk past it then soon as I passed it back to normal temperature even on a hot day. I wouldn't be surprised if it was haunted
@someblokecalleddave15 ай бұрын
That first beach - great apart from one of the main sewage pipes is discharged directly into the water there as far as I recall.
@jackryanmiller5 ай бұрын
Oooh I didn’t know that. You’re seeing it more and more at different seasides now 😔
@ljojogogo Жыл бұрын
The weirdest haha yeah I loved it for that reason too
@jackryanmiller Жыл бұрын
Ha ha yeh and there’s some real characters around there 🤣
@ljojogogo Жыл бұрын
@@jackryanmiller and Slugworth 😂😂
@alexmckenna11714 ай бұрын
I've been here a year now, in Hastings, but only seem to go to M&S every day.. I must investigate a little more :-)
@jackryanmiller4 ай бұрын
Oh yes although if I lived there I’d probably go M&S every day too 🤣
@JackieHayles3 ай бұрын
I don't know if you have been back to the town, but St. Leonards is well worth a visit too.
@jackryanmiller3 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot, I’m planning to do a video on st Leonards next 😄
@hala25564 ай бұрын
New subscriber I live in Kent. Thanks for every useful video xx