Hastings Fishermen’s Museum 2025

In one of the buildings is the 'Edward & Mary' which, in 1919, became the first locally-built fishing boat to be installed with an engine, and 'The Valiant', built in Newhaven in 1953 and worked from Hastings until 1999. Other exhibits include model ships and boats, fishing gear, historic paintings and photographs illustrating the Hastings fishing industry.

Contacts

Operator: Old Hastings Preservation Society

Address: Rock-a-Nore Road Hastings East Sussex TN34 3DW

Telephone: 01424 461 446
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Website: View website

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Open Days & Times

Daily Nov-Mar 1100-1600. Apr-Oct closes 1700. (Closed 25 Dec.) Visit website or facebook for more details.

Travel

By Bus: 20, 20A
By Rail: Hastings / 0.8 miles

Facilities

Souvenir Shop
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The museum is housed in a former church (dedicated to St Nicholas) which was built on the beach in 1854 to serve the local fishing community. It operated as a church until 1930 but was turned into a museum in 1956 by the Old Hastings Preservation Society. On the beach in front of the boats is an anchor dating from Napoleonic times.