A Pocket Guide to Hastings, East Sussex
Hastings has stolen our heart. Here’s where to bed down, book a table and shop in this creative corner of East Sussex.
15 December, 2021
- Words by
- Olivia Squire and Rachael McKeon
England’s
England’s
South Coast is renowned for its moody light, forever
immortalised in Turner paintings. In Hastings, that famous light
soaks both crazy golf courses and cutting-edge galleries in equal
measure, with its sometimes honeyed, often stark gaze. That
Hastings is a seaside town of contradictions only contributes to
its allure: gritty yet charming and irrevocably artsy, with a side
of eighties kitsch. It’s fish and chips and fierce independence.
Buckets and spades and curated boutiques. Londoners, leftists,
artists, and locals intermingle just like its blend of regency and
art deco architecture. And unquestionably, this town is East
Sussex’s new centre of gravity when it comes to creativity.
From Grade II-listed lodges to quirky boutique boltholes, this
is where to stay in Hastings
hotel
House on the Hill
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