Pier · Hastings · East Sussex

Hastings Pier

Hastings Pier is a pier in Hastings. Officially, it is a Grade II listed building. There are 21 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Hastings Castle (1 km).

Photo: Hastings Pier, Glen Diamond (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Hastings

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Pier in Hastings

Inside Hastings

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

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Hastings has 570 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

The climate through the year

Aim for June to September, when Hastings reaches 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 Pier

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 5 languages.

Hastings’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Pier
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Hastings
Official site: hastingspier.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting your bearings

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Hastings Pier is the orange one.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Home to 91,497 people, Hastings is the largest of these 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Hastings

91,497 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 4.3 km northeast of it

Bachelor's Bump

258 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 4.6 km west of it

Bexhill-on-Sea

43,750 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 6.3 km northwest of it

Crowhurst

884 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hastings Pier is	People	Places to visit
Hastings	It’s in town	91,497	18
Bachelor's Bump	4.3 km northeast of it	258	15
Bexhill-on-Sea	4.6 km west of it	43,750	6
Crowhurst	6.3 km northwest of it	884	5
Westfield	6.4 km north of it	1,271	0
Fairlight	6.9 km northeast of it	1,561	12
Pett	7.5 km northeast of it	485	12
Telham	7.8 km northwest of it	827	2

Make a day of it

Pair Hastings Pier with these

Also close at hand are 2 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory, among 21 within 15 km.

CastleHastings Castle1 km away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey9.3 km away 3

Art galleryHastings Contemporary1.5 km away 4

MuseumHastings Museum and Art Gallery500 m away 5

Castle · English HeritageCamber Castle14 km away 6

MuseumHastings Fishermen's Museum1.6 km away 7

AquariumBlue Reef Aquarium1.7 km away 8PierPierSt Leonards Pier1.5 km away

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

Visiting Hastings Pier: the answers

Where is Hastings Pier?

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

What is Hastings Pier?

Pier in Hastings, England.

When is the best time to visit Hastings Pier?

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

Is Hastings Pier a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Hastings Pier?

Within 15 km: Hastings Castle (1 km), Battle Abbey (9.3 km), Hastings Contemporary (1.5 km) and Hastings Museum and Art Gallery (500 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)

Hastings Pier: Glen Diamond, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hastings Castle: Kreepin Deth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hastings Contemporary: yellow book, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Camber Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hastings Fishermen's Museum: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Blue Reef Aquarium: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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