Description
The Hastings Fishermen’s Museum is a small independent museum dedicated to the fishing industry and maritime history of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Museum opened in 1956 in the former Fishermen’s Church of St Nicholas. This was a mission chapel which served the fishing community from 1854 until the building was requisitioned by the military authorities to become a wartime store. The building is listed Grade II by English Heritage for its architectural and historical importance.
If you are looking for Best Museums and Art Galleries in Hastings , East Sussex then you can visit Fishermans Museum. Fishermans Museum is one of the places in Hastings East Sussex for day out with kids and families. More details can be found on the website for this place.
Features
- Free
- Host birthday parties: No
Features
On Site Parking
On Site Cafe
Hastings’ sailing lugger
Inside the Museum you can see and visit the deck of the last Hastings’ sailing lugger Enterprise built in 1912; enjoy a large display of photographs and pictures, model boats and many other interesting objects.
Exhibition
There is an external display with a variety of boats, you can look inside one of the towns iconic listed [Grade II*] Net Shops, and see how Hastings folk used boats cut in half when they had been caught engaged in smuggling.
Shop
The small souvenir shop is packed with a variety of memorabilia, fossils and gemstones, cards and local history books – something to suit every pocket.
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