Address: 1-10 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1JY, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.2
based on 401 reviews.
Atmosphere and Design
Pros:
"A lovely pier, great views and lots of space."
"The pier has been restored beautifully, a few little coffee shops and food places."
"It's higher than most and the view back at the town is gorgeous."
"Hastings pier is unique in its design. It does away with noisy, expensive, unsightly amusements and rides."
"Great space and place to hang out in."
"Created an incredible structure leaving the visitors feeling safe over the water and a feeling of camaraderie with the visitors. Great atmosphere !!"
"The design of the building is very effective, with the cladding undulating geometrically in two directions."
Cons:
"But besides the bar at the beginning of the pier, all the rest is completely dead."
"Not the friendliest pier."
"Most of it was closed, including the toilets."
"It was really pretty, there not much to do on the pier but to look at the sea."
"Currently very empty with only a few rides at the entrance."
"It's a large sized pier but the majority is bare with little seating to enjoy the views."
"By no means a pier in the traditional sense. Entirely dull unless you happen to be drawn towards empty, featureless and unremarkable spaces."
Facilities and Services
Pros:
"Facilities are clean and staff are well trained."
"Although early in the season, it was a pleasant walk on the pier with numbered plaques with interesting facts about the pier."
"Very clean and plenty to see / do."
"There is a fish and chips restaurant on it, in case you are hungry."
"There is a restaurant serving delicious food, and the takeaway chips are amazing!"
"The world's biggest beer garden! The pier is clean and modern and the entertainment has been great over the weekend."
"The Pier is a lovely place to walk and the new owners have done extremely well in making it a place of interest."
Cons:
"The rides are great for younger children but at nearly all of them been £2 each for children and £1.50 for adult riders it is quite expensive."
"It cost us £16 for four of us for a very short ride."
"The drinks prices at the pavilion are ludicrous- as a resident I want to support the pier but there is a limit."
"The food is way way over priced."
"Not a public space at all, no food/drink/anything not bought on the pier allowed."
"The Pier is a lovely place to walk and the new owners have done extremely well in making it a place of interest. The only problem is the Cafe. Its expensive and the food is stale."
"The pier is lovely and great views and seats, it has great potential. Only 3 toilets."
Accessibility and Parking
Pros:
"If you drive up there and turn left, 100mtrs is a parking you can pay by phone and stay as long as you wish not expensive at all."
"If you happen to drive here then there's underground parking right at the entrance, reasonably priced also."
"Wooden decking is flat and level, fine for buggies and wheelchairs but not for stilettos!"
"The city center and train station is approximately 15 minutes walk."
"Car parks aren't far away."
"The pier is wheelchair accessible and there are a lot of shops nearby."
"If mobility is a challenge they even provide a gold golf buggy to drive you to the end."
Cons:
"Not always open these days, so not the pleasure it used to be."
"But beware the parking is a max stay of 4hrs non return."
"Nice place to visit but you are not allowed to smoke or bring outside food on the pier."
"The pier itself needs more adding to it as i couldn't even see any rubbish bins."
"It would have been a better idea to move it to the Old Town area after the fire, as it not in the town centre and a fair walk from the central places."
"Once again the pier was fenced off halfway down... so we were unable to walk to the end to visit the plaque."
"The pier is pretty but don’t bother getting a take away hot drink from the chippy restaurant on the pier."