Hastings Seafront & Old Town Tour
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- 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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You ok today Tim fromAndrewmay in yarmouth
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
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.
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.
cheese cottage old town is open at certain times of the year to go into/
Hastings looks good,, we are spoilt in this country for choice.
we are indeed!
I love living here i been here 18 years never a dull day here.
:-)
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.
Tanks to show me Hastings now this town still in my memory
Hastings is beautiful and very peaceful with the looks of it
Seems that way
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!
Lived in Hastings for 2 years nice walk around and pointing out all the fun and quirky places too. good vid
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.
wow!
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 :)
My home town, and I still live here…we did have a lovely pier until it burnt down.
Beautifuly shot Tim, you really do an excellent job of promoting uk resorts
Very kind of you to say!
Hey belv
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. 😊❤
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🙂
Is hastings a safe place thinking of coming down on my own for the day from Buckinghamshire
@@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.
@@alanwhite6730 Thank you very much for your reply , I've been watching videos about the old and that looks rather quaint and cute :)
@@liscatcat8756 It is terrific, lived here all my life and had no trouble.
That looks so lovely walking in the sea
it was so refreshing I wanted to jump in I think it was mid 30's OC
Love the little 🚆
I know I wanted to play with it lol
Favorite places for us here is to visit the crime museum and smugglers cave and the old town Really great place actually hastings x
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.
thanks for the info and thanks for watching
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
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
yay! which one?
@@WalkWithMeTim its good to be by the beach :)
I quite fancy a hoodie 2 4 the winter months
Always love a walk with Tim. Hastings is wonderful. Love the pretty huts. So nice thereTim. Thanks for a lovely walk today. 🌸
Your very welcome
@@WalkWithMeTim hey Tim that walk in the water looked so good. It’s so hot here today and you made me jealous. 😂🇺🇸
Very interesting to see the world through your eyes. Really love the experience. Thank you so much for expanding my mind! : )
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful tour.
Glad you enjoyed it
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 ! :-)
No way nic nak .. it looks so old 😕
@@WalkWithMeTim The Deluxe was also a snooker hall, I used to go there about 25 years ago!
Good to See my hometown on CZcams! 👍Thank you
your welcome Jen
Wow! That pier has so much potential
Many memories came back to me. I was there summer '17. Not long ago, but many thanks for reminding me of those times and this nice little town. I had forgotten some places but I really want to go back to see these places again and make new memories. Thank you again and very nice video! 😉🤘🏼
Thanks Amaia, means alot
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..
Interesting! thanks for watching
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.
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 👍🏻👍🏻😊
Shame I didn't have time to grab a drink
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 👍
Lol thanks dan
Sadly st mary in the castle clised doen during lockdown,the trustees decided to vet rid of all stuff including myself they ran it for a bit themselves before failing as predicted and now once again it lays empty,i feel blessed to of wotked there for 6 years,that random door you mentioned in your way up the crescent was where i found a body on my way to work at st mary in the castle one morning,the doir with the blue sigh is where the office for st marys was,its 2 floors but then on top of it is a masonette where one of the staff lived for a couple of years,the trustees are now planning on taking on the west hill cafe at the top of the west hill lift area,today Hastings is terribly flooded again so soon since the flooding in January,its a tatty toen but i absolutely love it,wonderful video tour Tim many thanks
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
You're welcome
enjoyed that-my husband though wouldnt go up in that ride to the top
its not that bad lol
A brilliant and interesting video kept me glued all the way through narrated beautifully very interesting thanks for this 😎
Glad you enjoyed it June, thank you
I agree June that pier is amazing
It looks lovely ❤
enjoyed
brill vid on hastings
Thanks Dave
Looks nice and clean, freshly painted
Looks good doesn't it
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 :)
Hope you enjoy it!
You will love it here st leonards is great as well kings road.
That drone work is great
Heading there this week, so it’s cool to get some insight. Thanks.
Have fun!
Glad you found the Bottle Alley Tim, my brother and I used to go for long walks along there when we were young lads , brings back some memories. Great video thank you.
Yes it was great thanks for watching john
I love watching your earlier videos Tim, and what a super place, I had no idea Hastings was like this 😊💕
I'm visiting Hastings for the first time in August so this video was very informative! Thank you for sharing ❤
You been yet?
Great video. I live in Hastings. Forgot how lovely it can look in summer.
Superb !
😉 thanks brett
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
Thanks Rob!
What a Great video! I felt actually visiting Hastings. Thank you!
That's the point of my videos so I'm glad you thought so
Another one well done Tim.
Thanks michael
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😊
you're welcome Bridgette yes its changed a bit but looks good in the sunshine
I love Hastings and it's home but the crime has gone up a lot of it is not put in any newspaper,if you are a local you know,it has picked up in looks wise as it's got trendy in parts,do visit though as it is beautiful
Brilliant tour tim & beautiful place 👍👍
Thanks dola
Brilliant Tour . Feels like i'm there :)
Enjoyed the live comments and all that. Brilliant Vlog :)
:-)
Thanks Decimate
Hey dude ☺
loved it
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.
Its a charming place
Gosh Tim, Thank you so much for this Hastings "Wanderabout", I'm feeling encouraged to give it a try on holiday, which is fortunate as my good lady has declared that's where we're off to in September (Combe Haven Caravan Wotsit) I'd always thought Hastings to be a bit of a forgotten, careworn and delapidated seaside town, but actually it really looks good, vibrant and welcoming too, lots of history as well.
Well done to you, another top class production from the "Prince of Piece to Camera" and the "King of the Drones".
Regards to Gaby, Yourself of course and also the Bump too x
Thank you Sir.
Lol what a title to give 🤣 yes make a day out of it the old town and castle are lovely
Head to The Old Town most definitely. St. Leonards also is quirky and interesting. Avoid town, unless for coffee and cake in Robertson Street although Queens Road has some interesting shops. The Goat Fish café on the seafront is popular. Defo try a pint up the FILO in the old town and perhaps get the bus to Rye nearby and Camber Sands is absolutely fabulous. Lots of History here. Battle is worth a trip with a cocktail in the pub opposite The Abbey. Have fun.
@@jg2060 great info!
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.
I know im gutted it was shut
Safety comes first I guess...
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.
Interesting visit, very nice views.
Yes, thank you
Nice to see my home town
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.
thanks Phil
You should go to Slough. It's stunning
You should of checked out the smugglers museum in the park near the cliffs. It’s amazing so interesting
Is it in walking distance from the town please?
You make it seem so much more glamorous than it actually is 💀🤣
Lol
When I went last year I was disappointed by the drunks and druggies in the centre. This is true of any city, though in the UK. You don't get it in Italy and Portugal, for example.
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.
Agree
Looks a nice place, I must visit Hastings. 😎
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.
Thanks again Tim nice vid,never been to the the south coast.What lovely seaside towns got to visit soon.
Glad you enjoyed it David , thanks for giving it a watch
31k subs wooooooop
:-)
Hastings is a wonderful place ,I like Hasting city and its beatiful beachs ...
it is indeed
@@WalkWithMeTim Thank you ....
It's beautiful in Hastings & St Leonards on sea ❤
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
Thanks fiona for watching
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
I'm really surprised that you didn't see any dinghys arriving across the channel.
yes I was as that day was in the news loads
Love the accent of your vids, Tim. How the devil you get all those angles is beyond my comprehension. Great ambience. 😀👍
Lol which angles?
@@WalkWithMeTim your camera angles. Amazing work 😀👍
Love your videos
Thanks Leah
Awesome video, im going to Hastings on 10th June for the 1st time in 30 years. really looking forward to my visit now !
It's a great place
How was it?! :)
@@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 👍🏼
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
I know Tracey , makes me want to play on the model train .. I did ask lol
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,
The pump house pub was actually built in the late 1950s
Came here to say this! It fools so many people!
I was born & brought up in St Leonards & Hastings in the 80s & 90s before moving to Cardiff in 2000. When I was 18 I lived & worked un the Pump House for a year. It was indeed built in the 50s by a Canadian businessman. Parts of the very back of the building are far older but they are not accessible to the public.
I'm not one for ghosts & spirits but to this day, on the rare occasions I have a nightmare, it is always about a dark hidden basememt under the cellar (which is actually ground floor level). I always wake up before I find out what is inside the tunnel but I sense it's intensely evil.
When I lived there I was told stories about it being haunted & I know the wife of the manager before me committed suicide in the room that was my bedroom (front top). You could do a pull up on the beam & see the still fresh rope mark in the dark wood! I don"t think I spent a single night in that place sober. Feel comfortable talking about it 27 years on as I expect all those involved have now passed or are too old to be reading CZcams comments.
Anyway, Hastings looking really nice in this video, but then I guess most places look good in the sunshine.
I currently have a major case of homesickness & am planning a trip down in April to catch up with old friends & get the homesickness out my system. It is such an interesting town. Other places I've lived have been great but none have the same layers of quirkiness. Rough around the edges but charming & deeply ingrained in my DNA.
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 !
You should come back for Old Town week next year! Lots of events the public can take part in
Thanks for the tip
Thanks so much for this. I always had Hastings as a destination for pensioners with one foot in the grave and another on a Bannana skin. Thanks to your brill video I was completely wrong. Great work Tim, looks like a place I have to take the wife to!
Lol maybe you should for a nice weekend jeff
@@WalkWithMeTim Bit far for a weekend (I live in North Yorkshire) But a week...possibly!!
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. :-)
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
Got a great tan
"Jellied Eel Bar; I'm glad that's closed." 🤣
The black tall wooden buildings "tall beach huts", are for drying nets off, not for smoking fish.
Yes for nets not smoking fish
Loved your video, good camera work and good commentary, you would make a good salesman with your videos.
I lived there three year ago is a very beautiful place a lot of festival and weird people,but still good. so many homeless and a lot of gull that rob you food..
I live here!!
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
well now is the time to see them
Nice video
ty for sharing your adventures. New sub here .
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.
It's busy for today
What a fantastic video of a fantastic seaside town, think I will go there. Didn't you fancy any jellied eels then lad??? Yum yum...😂😂
lol no I dont think you could pay me to try
@@WalkWithMeTim 😂😂😂, me too, no thanks...yuk yuk!!
Genuinely growing to love these videos Tim. Favourite place you’ve visited this year?
Bournemouth :-)
Moving here for myjob and was nervous and people told me it.was horrible :( but nowbim excited
Down rock a nore by that mini train are caves when i was little a lovely man called Billy white lived in one of them,he ended up in the paper as he fell and broke both his legs,a family apparently lived in those caves too but long before i was born,they are mainly bricked up now
We stayed in Hastings 22 - 25 of august.
We used to walk through bottle alley.
Wow never been to Hastings , but looks amazing. Definitely worth a visit.
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
Hey Neil, thanks for watching
@@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 👌👌👌👌
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.
@@nicnak4475 ok thank's i'll look into it thank's again👍👍
@@neilmorley7022 Welcome
Yes it was very hot last year today 3 August 22c 😊 and raining ⛈
You should do one of these for Eastbourne and Bexhill on Sea