Travelodge
✓ Perfectly located for a stroll to the beach or Old Town
🏖️ 0.86 miles from Hastings Pelham Beach (Good water quality)
Hastings
Museums & Galleries · Hastings
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
📍 TN34 1RB
Photo: Oast House Archive (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Durbar Hall, a rare Indian palace interior
- Fine art collection of 10,000 objects
- Local and social history collection on Hastings
- World Cultures collection in two main parts
- Temporary exhibitions in the Long Gallery and Walkway
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is a community-focused museum bringing together art, natural history, local history, archaeology and world cultures collections. You can explore the remarkable Durbar Hall, a rare Indian palace interior, browse a fine art collection of 10,000 objects, and see temporary exhibitions in the Long Gallery and Walkway spaces. It suits visitors of all ages interested in local and global stories, with unaccompanied children aged 14 and over welcome and refreshments available in the ground floor walkway. Assistance dogs only are permitted inside. Based in Hastings, East Sussex, the museum is close to Hastings station and Hastings Pelham Beach, with 46 bookable places to stay within 5 miles making it easy to combine with a wider stay in the area.
Practical details
- Dogs
- No dogs allowed inside except assistance dogs
- Booking
- Group visits (10+ people) should be booked in advance
- Accessibility
- Unaccompanied children aged 14 and over are welcome
- Best for
- Refreshments available in the ground floor walkway area
From the attraction's own website on 28 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Parking
Visitor reviews
No reviews yet — been here? Be the first to share what it's like.
Log in or create a free account to write a review.
Do you own or manage Hastings Museum and Art Gallery?
Claim this listing to respond to reviews and keep your information up to date. Verification is free — see why owners claim their listing.
Create a free account to claimPlaces to stay near Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
0.2 mi
0.2 mi
0.3 mi
Church Retreat
🏖️ 0.66 miles from St Leonards (Excellent water quality)
Hastings, Southern England
Sleeps 6
£832 per break
Check availability
0.3 mi
0.3 mi
Astral Lodge
✓ Hotel located right on the seafront, near town centre
🏖️ 0.39 miles from Hastings Pelham Beach (Good water quality)
Hastings
0.4 mi
🎪 What's on near Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Events from
Skiddle
Sat 14 Nov · 20:00
FREE ENTRY Fractured & Re:flex Linkup!
The Pig, Hastings · 0.2 mi
Tickets on Skiddle ↗
Fri 20 Nov · 19:30
Osukaru - The Carlisle, Hastings - Friday 20th November 2026
The Carlisle, Hastings · 0.5 mi
Tickets on Skiddle ↗
Fri 20 Nov · 23:00
Moonlight 002
CTRL, Eastbourne · 13.8 mi
Tickets on Skiddle ↗
Sat 21 Nov · 19:00
Hastings: A Nashville Country Music Experience
Blackbox Hastings, Hastings · 0.8 mi
Tickets on Skiddle ↗
🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Hastings Museum and Art Gallery into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Hastings 0.3 miles
- St Leonards Warrior Square 0.5 miles
- Ore 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page