Hastings Seafront & Old Town Tour

Welcome to Hastings where we start the tour at Hastings Pier, Which claims to have the largest beer garden in the UK! It's known for the 1066 Battle of Hastings, fought on a nearby field where Battle Abbey now stands. The Norman ruins of Hastings Castle, once home to William the Conqueror, overlook the English Channel. East along the shingle seafront of Stade beach, Hastings Fishermen’s Museum and Shipwreck Museum document maritime history. The Jerwood Gallery shows contemporary art.
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it also claims to have the UK Largest beer garden!

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[@andrewmay8415]

You ok today Tim fromAndrewmay in yarmouth

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

no they do not dry fish there ,thy dry the fishermans nets in them.I and my late wife and 3 children lived there from 1967 into 1986

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

i used to walk up there not on the lift,but over the country park over by the coastguard station and towards the main road came back walking that way,but its to hill now for my old legs.

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

They also like to keep tradition alive,jack in the green parade,carnival,pirates day,motorbikes going into hastings,also rye is a lovely place,i used to walk there from st leonards on sea over 16 miles away.

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

cheese cottage old town is open at certain times of the year to go into/

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

I love living here i been here 18 years never a dull day here.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

:-)

[@sallyelling9329]

Stayed in Hastings as a child, about 75 years ago and only thing i remember is the lift hill railway, would love to go back and visit againl

[@jetthias972]

Tanks to show me Hastings now this town still in my memory

[@alyssamayxd7418]

it’s weird to see you film the miniature railway, my uncle owns and built all the trains there. the tracks, the keyosk, everything. I remember sitting in his lap when he drove the trains.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

wow!

[@drew9003]

My friend sent me this bc we're going in August and your pfp was the first thing I saw! Fellow Wilbur fan? ycgma is so good :)

[@SirBelvedere]

Beautifuly shot Tim, you really do an excellent job of promoting uk resorts

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Very kind of you to say!

[@kkrispy2009P]

Hey belv

[@MrGreatplum]

Very enjoyable walk, Tim! I went in May and the east cliff railway was closed and the west cliff was open - this meant I went into the (very unusual) smugglers’ caves up there - great fun!

[@scullytawoody4852]

That looks so lovely walking in the sea

[@WalkWithMeTim]

it was so refreshing I wanted to jump in I think it was mid 30's OC

[@alanwhite6730]

Loved the video. Born and bred in Hastings, just over 60 years now 😰Still live in the same house we moved into when I was a 2 year old child🙂

[@liscatcat8756]

Is hastings a safe place thinking of coming down on my own for the day from Buckinghamshire

[@alanwhite6730]

@@liscatcat8756 If you're coming down for the day there shouldn't be anything to worry about, overall it is a pretty safe place in the daytime. The seafront, old town and Hastings castle on the west hill are nice places to go mostly friendly and relaxed kind of feel to it.

[@liscatcat8756]

@@alanwhite6730 Thank you very much for your reply , I've been watching videos about the old and that looks rather quaint and cute :)

[@Butterfly54684]

@@liscatcat8756 It is terrific, lived here all my life and had no trouble.

[@laracurtis4132]

A great place to visit on a sunny day, lots of historic buildings including the fisherman museum and stories of the Smugglers. The old town is quirky but Hastings' new town has had alot of shops closed down and ovetime has deteriorated.

[@thetarantella69]

Hastings has so many cool events. Jack in the Green during the last weekend in April-1st of May., the Pirate weekend in July, last year it was so hot so me and my kids decided to play ship wrecked pirates lol. You'd swim with your pirate clothes on and you'd dry as you were walking about. Then you have the Bonfire procession in October, Google the events for exact dates. 😊❤

[@bridgetteparker5149]

We went to Hastings in 2012 and weren’t overly keen but it looks a lot nicer now. The pier was closed then due to a fire so it’s lovely to see it looking nice now. Thanks for filming😊

[@WalkWithMeTim]

you're welcome Bridgette yes its changed a bit but looks good in the sunshine

[@JeansDolls]

My home town, and I still live here…we did have a lovely pier until it burnt down.

[@vernonbruce5389]

Hi Tim, Those tall sheds you see are where the fishermen used to hang their nets up vertically to dry .They used to be quite common in fishing ports..... great videos, Thank you..

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Interesting! thanks for watching

[@barnettphotostudio]

Not quite correct Vernon - they would store them in the "Net Shops" but not dry them there as they would rot. They dried them on the beach and stored them in the huts when they were dry.

[@solotravelermart]

I visited hastings, aquarium blue reef and old town last week was a good tour and the museum is free. Plus I've just ordered your hoodie on tee spring i can't wait for it to arrive

[@WalkWithMeTim]

yay! which one?

[@solotravelermart]

@@WalkWithMeTim its good to be by the beach :)

[@kkrispy2009P]

I quite fancy a hoodie 2 4 the winter months

[@heidistinton9213]

This 61years mum on sick since first haemorrhage ECT in last job lives near Hastings .fab video plus shows that Hastings is worth a visit as a fab beautiful place and i live in st Leonard's on sea which is near Hastings.appreciate all fab videos.Thank you.x

[@WalkWithMeTim]

You're welcome

[@junelaw4162]

A brilliant and interesting video kept me glued all the way through narrated beautifully very interesting thanks for this 😎

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you enjoyed it June, thank you

[@kkrispy2009P]

I agree June that pier is amazing

[@stevet1963]

Loved the walk Tim that old pub reminds me of the old pubs round Whitehall, and Victoria in the west end Thanks again Tim for spoiling us 👍🏻👍🏻😊

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Shame I didn't have time to grab a drink

[@jenjay71]

Good to See my hometown on KZbin! 👍Thank you

[@WalkWithMeTim]

your welcome Jen

[@nicnak4475]

Great video as always Tim, Those huts were used for net drying, dating back to the 16th century and grade 2 listed, Sorry to spoil the illusion of Ye Old pump house but ... It's not very old LOL. The Delux building on the seafront was originally a theatre and then later a cinema, Now bingo and amusements. Anyone interesting in running, there is a Park run, 5k along the seafront, at 9 every Saturday morning, It's free and you just have to register on line and print off a bar code if you want to get your time in the results, A great way to start a weekend break, Especially someone who is as fit as you Tim, always running up steps ! :-)

[@WalkWithMeTim]

No way nic nak .. it looks so old 😕

[@technicalscience]

@@WalkWithMeTim The Deluxe was also a snooker hall, I used to go there about 25 years ago!

[@micblogs3629]

I'm about to visit Hastings soon and it's my first time actually. I'm glad I watched this, beautiful video thanks for sharing :)

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@pamelamckenzie2685]

You will love it here st leonards is great as well kings road.

[@letstravel300]

Beautiful tour.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@danjames5552]

Its the east hill lift along the road that's the steepest railway , its along the road a way because hastings has two cliffs with railways ! And as I Wright this you have just got on the second one !!! I always was inpatient! Good video 👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Lol thanks dan

[@charliemarch56]

I've been up the West Hill Cliff Railway before to see Hastings Castle, its quite cool how you are going through the cliff in a tunnel on the West Cliff one.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

I know im gutted it was shut

[@charliemarch56]

Safety comes first I guess...

[@MatthewRondel]

Brilliant Tour . Feels like i'm there :)

[@MatthewRondel]

Enjoyed the live comments and all that. Brilliant Vlog :)

[@WalkWithMeTim]

:-)

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks Decimate

[@kkrispy2009P]

Hey dude ☺

[@technicalscience]

Actually made me a little homesick and I moved away almost 9 years ago! The town itself isn't great, but the seafront and old town are really nice. It's a great place for a weekend away or a long weekend. On the West Hill you have the castle, but also the Smugglers Caves, which are worth a visit. I think the West Hill lift has been out of action for quite some time, so the other option you have is the massive set of stairs which are just to the left of the lift - I used to climb them a lot as a kid, as I lived up there. It's definitely a work out, but worth it as the views are great.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Agree

[@spectrumwalkingtours]

Hastings looks good,, we are spoilt in this country for choice.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

we are indeed!

[@thebard9055]

Love the accent of your vids, Tim. How the devil you get all those angles is beyond my comprehension. Great ambience. 😀👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Lol which angles?

[@thebard9055]

@@WalkWithMeTim your camera angles. Amazing work 😀👍

[@redcoatryan3079]

I use to love going to Hastings a lot when I was a kid, used to love going in the funfair, going in the arcade, playing golf and get fish and chips. I used to love going to Hastings White Rock theatre every year at panto. I know it closed down but Debenhams use to be along the sea front, still in the town and there cafe had a lovely sea view. Hastings pier got burn down in 2010 and reopen in 2016.

[@osservatorecurioso]

Hastings is a wonderful place ,I like Hasting city and its beatiful beachs ...

[@WalkWithMeTim]

it is indeed

[@osservatorecurioso]

@@WalkWithMeTim Thank you ....

[@phildalziel8625]

The architecture and beautiful old buildings/shops/hotels/beach shelters are stunning! Not just here but pretty much everywhere in UK compared to new countries like NZ. Loving your tours.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

thanks Phil

[@jackbrent1529]

You should go to Slough. It's stunning

[@lbutters1]

You should of checked out the smugglers museum in the park near the cliffs. It’s amazing so interesting

[@liscatcat8756]

Is it in walking distance from the town please?

[@martinsmith6049]

That drone work is great

[@glenjarnold]

Many happy holidays there as a youngster, really need to go back one day soon - plus there are people I'd love to see there.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Its a charming place

[@MargaretUK]

I love watching your earlier videos Tim, and what a super place, I had no idea Hastings was like this 😊💕

[@thetarantella69]

It's beautiful in Hastings & St Leonards on sea ❤

[@rwalker9644]

I visited hasting s right at the start of pandemic so missed a lot - i watched the video to fill in the gaps Im thinking i should visit again - cheers Rob

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks Rob!

[@sophiaevans9908]

You should come back for Old Town week next year! Lots of events the public can take part in

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks for the tip

[@belindavicarey9331]

I live in St Leonards- on sea ,Hasting the pier was damaged by a storm in 1990, and completly closed in 2008, then 95% was destroyed by fire in 2010 , then it was rebuilt then opened on 27th April 2016

[@arthurthedane9204]

I'm really surprised that you didn't see any dinghys arriving across the channel.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

yes I was as that day was in the news loads

[@woogieman007]

Yup where I live pretty much, the old cinama was also a snooker club, Also Byzantium Vampia movie was filmed in parts of Hastings. Fair play you said some nice things about it. St Mary's the building with the clock below is now closed which is upsetting to see there not making enough money to stay open. I gigged there with a band and yes The Pump House is haunted mostly downstairs, Sealife Center you missed that's cool, Smugglers near the castle is great to don't know if it's still open. Don't know if you done Royal Victoria Hotel St Leonards yet if not be intrested in seeing that. Also Banksy has an artwork acroos the road from the Royal Victoria on the beach.

[@papercup2517]

The old pier had a bit more character than this new one, as I remember it from when I lived in Hastings in the early '70s, albeit in that slightly seedy retro seaside style! I remember going to see Genesis in the big dancehall there, and for a short time I had a part time job calling the bingo. "Legs Eleven, All the Threes, Thirty-Three" and so on... it was a hoot! You should explore more of the Old Town, there's more to it than just George St (?) where you walked. It really is the best part of Hastings. And check out the Jack-in-the-Green Festival that happens around May Day. :-)

[@PeterWoodstorrechianca]

Looks nice and clean, freshly painted

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Looks good doesn't it

[@daniellacastelucci7106]

What a Great video! I felt actually visiting Hastings. Thank you!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

That's the point of my videos so I'm glad you thought so

[@pauldonneky9501]

Awesome video, im going to Hastings on 10th June for the 1st time in 30 years. really looking forward to my visit now !

[@WalkWithMeTim]

It's a great place

[@notwithoutpizza4702]

How was it?! :)

[@pdonneky]

@@notwithoutpizza4702 really great place to visit, the place has really improved, will be returning in October for a meeting and to get away from the midlands 👍🏼

[@RealBlooble]

Nice to see my home town

[@classics144sportscarschannel]

brill vid on hastings

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks Dave

[@jackie6343]

It looks lovely ❤

[@jimisi7424]

Wow! That pier has so much potential

[@meggielo1]

Great video. I live in Hastings. Forgot how lovely it can look in summer.

[@natureview337]

Heading there this week, so it’s cool to get some insight. Thanks.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Have fun!

[@mattip8528]

Got a great tan

[@martindavenport225]

Its so wied to see my home on TV

[@Hankssmovieandtvch5379]

I visited Hastings twice back in October when i stayed at Combe Haven holiday park and it does have a brilliant beach but when I visited the pier was closed but I had a great paddle in the sea and quite steep getting in as so many pebbles the town is OK but I didn't see the old town sadly if I did I would of visited it aswell but Eastbourne is my favourite I also visited Brighton twice before too

[@traceybeerling4776]

Hi Tim looks lovely there I've never been. The cliff railway looks good there is one in Lynton and Lynmouth North Devon it works by water . It's a beautiful part of the country you should try and visit it . Take a look on Google it will show you . I love miniature railway's when we were on holiday in snowdonia north Wales all I kept going on about was the miniature trains lol 😀. Much to my husband and daughters dismay. Great vlog as always Tim send my love to Gaby and bump . Love to you as always Tracey 💕. Xxx

[@WalkWithMeTim]

I know Tracey , makes me want to play on the model train .. I did ask lol

[@highpath4776]

Its quite a short railway, and used to be part of the Ian Allen group of companies, looks like it has passed into new hands since I was last in the area, and looks good with new things happening,

[@WalkingPensioner]

At 5:50. "As you can see, the beach is pretty busy!" Er, busy? Heaven help us if the beach was deserted! Other than that, Hastings is a lovely historical resort. I took my wife for a day there during our courting days. 23 years ago, the pier was very different. There were far more side-stalls and no beer garden.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

It's busy for today

[@peterscotney1]

What an enjoyable walkabout tour.....always wanted to visit hastings since I saw it on a school tv programme in the 1970s.....Tim you should also do a video on the revamped NEW BRIGHTON seafront on the wirral !

[@bexhil7]

Another great video of of Hastings when I go to Bexhill I go to Hastings!.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

The best!

[@notwithoutpizza4702]

Genuinely growing to love these videos Tim. Favourite place you’ve visited this year?

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Bournemouth :-)

[@kkrispy2009P]

31k subs wooooooop

[@WalkWithMeTim]

:-)

[@fionacrockatt5614]

Good video Tim a nice walk round Hastings I have been there it's a nice place hope I get down there when I come down again

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks fiona for watching

[@Detigerg]

We stayed in Hastings 22 - 25 of august.

[@vasilikichristopoulou2605]

loved it

[@TamaEnergy]

Moving here for myjob and was nervous and people told me it.was horrible :( but nowbim excited

[@stevensonlinereviews6963]

Loved your video, good camera work and good commentary, you would make a good salesman with your videos.

[@BrettGuruFord]

Superb !

[@WalkWithMeTim]

😉 thanks brett

[@SVB-l3o]

You should do one of these for Eastbourne and Bexhill on Sea

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

We used to walk through bottle alley.

[@neilmorley7022]

Hastings what a place 👍i will go 4 weekend anybody know of a good Hotel to stay (another great vid Tim 👌👌👌short but gets u thinking about the places to try out

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Hey Neil, thanks for watching

[@neilmorley7022]

@@WalkWithMeTim Hi Tim i've joined your gold patreon page as u show us all the amazing British seaside resort's which r totally amazing place's 4 all our holiday's i hope this help's u out a little keep up the great video's 👌👌👌👌

[@nicnak4475]

Victoria hotel is good and Beauport Park Hotel, which has a golf course and is about 2 and a half miles out of town, Both not cheap though, otherwise Premier Inn is cheaper, I think Tim stayed there so must be good ! LOL.

[@neilmorley7022]

@@nicnak4475 ok thank's i'll look into it thank's again👍👍

[@nicnak4475]

@@neilmorley7022 Welcome

[@heatherjoy479]

Yes it was very hot last year today 3 August 22c 😊 and raining ⛈

[@kevinmarten292]

AAnother great Hastings video. Will have to share it with an ex-pat from the Lochiel Hotel in Warrior Warrior Sqr. So may interesting places to see there that I missed in my youth

[@WalkWithMeTim]

well now is the time to see them

[@leahhigham8568]

Love your videos

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks Leah

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

can't believe you weren't tempted by the zoltan machine.

[@MickHolding-jr2jg]

Great video Kim hi

[@johnbarber1948]

They did a few gigs on the pier when it re opened. I saw Ocean colour scene,Peter hook & the bootleg Beatles. But not done anything like that for a while.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

they should do more!

[@EraseRusto]

I live here!!

[@tracy7488]

Thanks for this. I lived in the area until 16 years ago & not been back in must be 8 years. Good to see what they did with the pier. Many happy memories of walking from the beach at Warrior square through Bottle Alley towards the pier. Did you walk the same route but along the prom too? I'm interested to know if the little weather box is still there? Used to love that as a child.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thank you Tracey, glad you enjoyed 😉

[@Anakinuk007]

The pier did have a massive building down the end for events, a bingo hall, a multitude of little shops similar to Eastbourne pier and a small pub near the front. It burnt down conveniently days before the insurance ran out, privately owned by a foreign investor. After a lot of politics was repaired and ownership reclaimed. The structure itself needed a lot of money spent on it, therefore wasn’t the funds to build much on top. The idea is in the summer to hold concerts, have a string of big names every year (90s/00s bands) so they need the space. Lol I’ve lived in Hastings nearly twenty years I should go walk about. Normally I only go to places I want to, so miss everything in between. The town has had much investment and has vastly improved from what it was, and is still improving every year. Much to do with it is attracting people from all over, well to do Londoners the bulk of them spending money and taking some pride in their properties and gardens. Parking is an issue unfortunately especially in the summer - the rates have gone up which locals like myself refuse to pay. The main town centre is nothing exciting so I rarely go there unless strictly necessary. For tourists all you really want is the Old Town area, the seafront, and the pier although what’s there changes frequently. And the pier is the opposite end of town it’s a pretty long walk! You’d be lucky to get a parking space anywhere near it at any time of year, hence that’s another place I rarely visit merely drive past.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

thanks for the info and thanks for watching

[@scottking869]

Been visiting hastings since i was a kid 36 now so just under 30 years. But i always remember a old lady walking about with a pram and a plastic doll in it

[@loveplane737]

reminds me the game from 2004..

[@WalkWithMeTim]

lol

[@kevinjackson6387]

Just booked a weekend here ,for April never been before looks nice ,the Friday boris locked us all down for the first time ,we were in Brighton ,which I will go back to one day, hope we don’t get none of that crap again

[@WalkWithMeTim]

lets hope

[@richiep5585]

Wow never been to Hastings , but looks amazing. Definitely worth a visit.

[@davidmutch5496]

Banksy just put a video on Instagram

[@WalkWithMeTim]

did he saying?

[@cliveevans9795]

My best friend John lived in Hastings

[@cliveevans9795]

He died last year from cancer and I'm devastated deep down I miss him so much I could tell him anything even when my mum died he used to be there' for me

[@IainLucey1972]

Great video, have u been to rye, East Sussex or dymchurch/ramsgate/whitstable in kent ?, Folkestone used to look like hastings but the seafront has been ripped apart to make way for flats (sea damage inevitable), try to avoid that place, keep up the good work 👏

[@WalkWithMeTim]

thank you :-)

[@ratnawidyasari1627]

Hastangs is clean city

[@77sun222]

Hi Tim Hastings looks lovely. Has the pier always been like that? Maybe there was a fire or something and they decided to keep it sparse.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Yes there was a fire 😨

[@joannawhiley8684]

I live in Hastings. This video really makes Hastings look lovely. The pier had a massive fire in 2011. Before that it was derelict for years. It won pier of the year once revamped.

[@marktheblue5780]

Where the greatest band Keane are from 😁

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Yay

[@alimcnally8878]

Beautiful place looks a bit like scarborough

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Yes I got that northly vibe to it

[@andrewmay8415]

How are you today Tim ok fromAndrewmay in yarmouth

[@tylerclarke6154]

i moved in 2014 from hasting the last time i was there was 2017

[@davidwolstenholme4676]

The best pier is at brighton.

[@rin_roomrainresort4905]

😊😆😉

[@WalkWithMeTim]

:-)

[@OmarrK154]

Aquaman

[@rin_roomrainresort4905]

Peru

[@WalkWithMeTim]

?

[@abdullahtarifa1616]

Salam Hi 😁

[@MrMarkhall1]

Beach busy? It looks deserted?!

[@OmarrK154]

Red wine

[@Blacksheepinblack]

The courtyard used to be an ice skating rink!

[@beateertel1718]

🥰💕💕💕💕🥰

[@WalkWithMeTim]

:-)

[@OmarrK154]

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