FREE Heritage Open Days Original Old Town Guided Walks

Schedule

Tue Sep 15 2026 at 02:30 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The West Hill Cafe | Hastings, EN

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For Heritage Open Days only there are two walks FREE of charge to book but it helps us if you book in advance
About this Event

For Heritage Open Days only there is one of the standard walk available FREE of charge to book this year but it helps us if you book in advance and you can do so here: https://www.ohps.org.uk/walks/ If you find you can't make it on the day please let us know.

There are also two FREE Easy Walking: please look for separate booking link.

Thank you.

If you would like to make a donation please let your guide know that you wish to make a donation. Our guides are all volunteers and the weather can be challenging but will still go ahead whatever the weather!

Meet at the UPPER STATION of the West Hill Lift TN34 3RD and join us for this thrilling tour of Hastings Old Town, the ancient Cinque Port, with its wealth of historic buildings, twittens and cat creeps. The route does have steep steps, uneven paths and narrow passage ways which may be difficult for some. Please let us know if you have any mobilty concerns.

These are the original, Old Town Walks, organized and led by the Charity’s experienced volunteer guides. The walks start at the top of the West Hill and proceeds gently downhill into and around Hastings Old Town. Many of the buildings have intriguing histories. Find out why Hastings became the most fashionable of resorts, the town that celebrities flocked to. Discover a town steeped in history, going back far beyond 1066 and forward beyond its front-line position in the Second World War.

Allow 2 hours. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information and to book a walks for a group of adults email [email protected]

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Where is it happening?

The West Hill Cafe, Castle Hill Road, Hastings, United Kingdom

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