We visited Hastings castle in October 2011. Venturing through an olde worldy arcade to buy our tickets, we then rode a cable car to the top of the cliff.
It was quite a fun way to access the castle, and once we got up there I was really impressed by what we found. The castle was a beautiful ruin, overlooking the sea.
In 1287 there were serious storms that battered the cliffs and some of them eroded, which resulted in large sections of the castle falling into the sea. The castle was left to ruin when Henry VIII was made King as he thought all catholic institutions should be destroyed. Bloody Henry VIII caused loads of trouble didn't he?
We liked the archways, many of which were still in tact. And being so close to sea it was easy to understand how this castle was positioned to defend people from enemies approaching by boat.
We wandered down to where we think the dungeons would have been.
Following our trip to Pevensey, we did a bit of method acting to imagine what it could have been like.
We also walked along bits of the castle wall and explored all the nooks and crannies.
If you've not been before, Hastings is worth a visit. It has a nice old town with good restaurants and a sweet little seafront promenade. The town centre itself has had a lot of money spent on it so worth a wander. Plus it's close to Rye which is beautiful as well.
We liked the archways, many of which were still in tact. And being so close to sea it was easy to understand how this castle was positioned to defend people from enemies approaching by boat.
We wandered down to where we think the dungeons would have been.
Following our trip to Pevensey, we did a bit of method acting to imagine what it could have been like.
We also walked along bits of the castle wall and explored all the nooks and crannies.
If you've not been before, Hastings is worth a visit. It has a nice old town with good restaurants and a sweet little seafront promenade. The town centre itself has had a lot of money spent on it so worth a wander. Plus it's close to Rye which is beautiful as well.
Cost: £7 approx
Hints and tips: It's on a cliff edge, so can get quite windy, worth wrapping up warm.
Want to know what possessed us to visit Hastings castle? Read more about our castle challenge.
