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Hastings Contemporary
Art gallery · Hastings · East Sussex

Hastings Contemporary

Hastings Contemporary is an art museum in Hastings. Around it, within 15 km, lie 25 more places, Hastings Castle (600 m) first on our list. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages.

Photo: Hastings Contemporary, yellow book (CC BY 2.0)
Where
In Hastings
inside the built-up area
How well known
Top 28%
#2,392 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 19–22°C
In brief

Art gallery in Hastings

Inside Hastings

Hastings Contemporary is inside Hastings’ built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

June to September are the warmest in Hastings, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°85 mm
Feb8° / 3°62 mm
Mar11° / 4°50 mm
Apr13° / 6°48 mm
May17° / 9°48 mm
Jun19° / 11°52 mm
Jul21° / 13°57 mm
Aug22° / 14°65 mm
Sep19° / 12°65 mm
Oct16° / 9°96 mm
Nov12° / 6°101 mm
Dec9° / 3°104 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hastings, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hastings. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hastings’ full climate →
About

Hastings Contemporary

Art museum in Hastings.

In Hastings, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type
Art gallery
Wikipedias
Covered in 3 languages
Town
in Hastings
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Map of Hastings Contemporary and nearby

The numbers show what else is near Hastings Contemporary, in the order listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Hastings’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Which towns are near Hastings Contemporary

Among the 4, Hastings is the biggest, home to 91,497 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

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  1. 1Hastings
  2. 2Bachelor's Bump
  3. 3Fairlight
  4. 4Pett
1 · It’s in town

Hastings

91,497 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 3.2 km northeast of it

Bachelor's Bump

258 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 3.9 km northeast of it

Fairlight

1,561 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km northeast of it

Pett

485 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Hastings Contemporary isPeoplePlaces to visit
HastingsIt’s in town91,49718
Bachelor's Bump3.2 km northeast of it25815
Fairlight3.9 km northeast of it1,56112
Pett4.7 km northeast of it48512
Make a day of it

Nearby, too

A visit can add 3 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory, from 25 places within 15 km.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Hastings Contemporary, answered

Where is Hastings Contemporary?

Hastings Contemporary is in Hastings, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Hastings Contemporary?

Art museum in Hastings.

When is the best time to visit Hastings Contemporary?

June to September are the warmest months in Hastings, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Hastings Contemporary?

Within 15 km: Hastings Castle (600 m), Battle Abbey (10 km), Hastings Pier (1.5 km) and Hastings Fishermen's Museum (200 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

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