Old Town Hall Museum

Housed in the Regency town hall, the museum displays are arranged as a walk back in time through the history of Hastings Old Town. Topics covered include seaside holidays, wartime, the fishing industry, the Napoleonic garrison, smuggling, Titus Oates, Tudor and medieval life, the Cinque Ports and the Norman and Saxon mint. Special features include reconstructions of a fisherman's cottage, a Georgian drawing room, a Cinque Ports ship and dioramas of the town at different periods. There is also some early 20thC film footage.