Recommended Towns & Villages near Hastings

St Leonards (6 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (0.7 miles, 1.2 km)

Attractive Sussex seaside resort now joined to Hastings, but initially began as an independent resort laid out by the architect James Burton in 1828...

Bexhill (45 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction W)

The old town of Bexhill-on-Sea is of immense charm, it has wide streets, gracious building including black and white timber frame properties, but its real "star" is the fabled De.....

Battle (68 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction NW)

Battle is a unique town in the county of Sussex built on the very site where William the Conqueror defeated king Harold of England and his Saxon army in 'The Battle of Hastings' in 1066...

Winchelsea (44 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of East Sussex (7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction NE)

This is a pretty, busy little town tucked along a ridge overlooking Pett Level...

Rye (384 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction NE)

Rye is a picturesque and historic town with cobbled streets, medieval architecture, and panoramic views of the surrounding countryside...

Playden (4 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction NE)

Playden is situated just north of Rye. It is most noted for its beautiful Norman Church dedicated to St. Michael which dates from around 1190...

Pevensey (31 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction W)

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Camber (25 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NE)

Backed by the Walland Marsh, Camber has one of the finest stretches of pure sand and sand dunes found along the East Sussex coast...

Herstmonceux (27 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction W)

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Burwash (49 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction NW)

It is from his home in this very English village that Rudyard Kipling penned the wise and wonderful words of his poem 'If'...

Rolvenden (20 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction N)

Surrounded by a well-wooded landscape, this delightful village was first mentioned in the Doomsday Book, so we are assured of its long history...

Eastbourne (356 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of East Sussex (13.9 miles, 22.3 km, direction SW)

Eastbourne, is a genteel town, that owes it's distictiveness to the 7th Duke of Devonshire...

Brookland (8 Pictures)

in the county of Kent (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction NE)

This is a pretty area full of natural wonders to be discovered on quiet walks or by taking a cycle ride along the paths of the many rivers...

Cranbrook (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Kent (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction N)

Cranbrook is an old rural town of numerous streets and alleys, all still true to their medieval layout...

Wilmington (14 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction W)

These days Wilmington is best known for the "Long Man" a giant carving on the north side of Windover Hill. The figure is generally thought to have first appeared in medieval times, but theories abound that it may have been there since the Iron-Age...

Birling Gap (52 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (17.9 miles, 28.9 km, direction SW)

The Birling Gap is a coastal hamlet on the South Downs in East Sussex, situated on the

Mayfield (6 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction NW)

This is a tranquil, historic village lying close to the beautiful River Rother. The village stands on a ridge in a lovely rural location with panoramic views over the valley...

Dungeness (81 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent (18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction E)

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Alfriston (66 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of East Sussex (18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction W)

Alfriston occupies a favoured position in the beautiful Cuckmere Gap and serves as a tourist village to which hoards of visitors flock to enjoy the many well preserved fine old buildings to be seen, one of the most important being the local church...

Cuckmere Haven (121 Pictures)

in the county of East Sussex (20.3 miles, 32.7 km, direction W)

Cuckmere Haven lies beneath the 282 ft cliffs that are home to Seaford Nature Reserve...

Recommended attractions near Hastings

Hastings Castle (6 Pictures)

(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)

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Battle Abbey (80 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction NW)

The Abbey Ruins - The pope ordered William the Conqueror to build an abbey in penance for the great loss of life. The abbey was.....

Rye Castle Museum (9 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction NE)

Rye Castle Museum, also known as 'Ypres Tower', in the beautiful maritime town of Rye, occupies a commanding position.....

Herstmonceux Castle (25 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction W)

The 15th century red brick Herstmonceux Castle with its magnificent gatehouse, was built in the romantic era when splendour and.....

Bodiam Castle (95 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction N)

The wonderful parapet, walls and high round towers of 14th-century Bodiam Castle are gloriously reflected in its broad moat. It.....

Pevensey Castle (49 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction W)

When it was first built Pevensey Castle must have been an impressive sight standing against all-comers while the waters of the.....

The Pevensey Levels (1 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction W)

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Bateman's (62 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NW)

Bateman's was built in 1634. From 1902 until 1936 it became the home of Rudyard Kipling and is preserved as it was when he lived.....

Michelham Priory & Gardens (7 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction W)

Michelham Priory is a hauntingly beautiful place set against a backdrop of fine Sussex countryside, splendidly surrounded by a.....

Beachy Head (107 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction SW)

Beachy Head, with its dramatic white cliffs and gently undulating downs, is an area of outstanding natural beauty and.....

The Long Man (8 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.6 km, direction W)

Where he comes from nobody knows, nor does anyone know the identity of this 240 foot figure of a man carved into the side of a.....

Sissinghurst Castle Garden (189 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.4 km, direction N)

It is entirely fitting that one of the loveliest gardens in the land can be found in a county renowned for its beauty and.....

Dungeness Lighthouse (6 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction E)

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Scotney Castle (190 Pictures)

(18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction NW)

What could be more romantic than to wander amongst the ruins of moated Scotney Castle, believed to have been begun in the latter.....

Alfriston Clergy House (3 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 29.9 km, direction W)

Amongst the treasures of this town is the first house to be acquired by the National Trust, this is the magnificent Priest's, or.....

Seven Sisters Country Park (90 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.5 km, direction W)

Designated a site of Special Scientific Interest, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the Seven Sisters Country Park.....

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (15 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction NE)

First opened to traffic in July 1927 as the 'World's Smallest Public Railway' and now covering a distance of 13.5 miles from the.....

Bayham Abbey (13 Pictures)

(19.8 miles, 31.9 km, direction NW)

Built in the 13th century, and set in beautiful surroundings, Bayham Abbey is a favourite of painters and photographers...

Charleston Farmhouse (8 Pictures)

(19.9 miles, 32.0 km, direction W)

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Marle Place Gardens (21 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.2 km, direction NW)

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