Hastings

Hastings is a coastal district in East Sussex on England's south coast. The borough covers the town of Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea, linked by a continuous seafront and a mix of 19th- and 20th-century townscape. St Leonards was laid out in the 1820s by James Burton as a planned seaside resort. The seafront includes Hastings Pier, rebuilt and reopened in 2016 after a fire and restoration, and a town centre with shopping streets that rise toward the hills to the north.

Fishing remains active from the shingle beach known as the Stade, where boats are launched directly across the foreshore and black Net Shops store gear close to the water. To the east, Hastings Country Park offers cliff-top paths and reserves that meet the shoreline; to the west the coastline blends into St Leonards. Local galleries, a fishermen's museum, community events and regular markets reflect the area's maritime and cultural life.