Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival
About the Festival
Indulge in a mouth-watering weekend of delicious seafood and luscious wines at this spectacular festival. Once again, this year's programme of events promises something for everyone.
The festival site and the marquees on The Stade by the historic Net Huts house a range of food, wine and themed activities to tempt everyone from wine connoisseurs and seafood sophisticates to those who just enjoy trying something different. Superb live music and street entertainment completes the lively festival atmosphere, making this an unmissable event.
The festival is centred around The Stade and Rock-a-Nore Road in the heart of the Old Town, although business across the whole of Hastings join in with special menus and entertainment.
Every year the festival seems to be blessed with clement weather and faithful crowds, which make it a resounding success. Read the Commendations page to see what people have to say about our food festival.
Finding the Festival
Use this form to get directions to plan your journey to the Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival from your postcode by public transport, car or on foot.
Stagecoach Festival shuttle bus
To help you explore Hastings and St Leonards, a special festival bus service will run between the festival site and the Marina Pavilion on St Leonards seafront, calling at Hastings Rail Station and all seafront stops and seafront car parks en route.
The fare is £1 return from any stop.
We regret that the shuttle bus is not suitable for those requiring wheelchair access, or those with non-collapsible buggies.
All standard concessions apply.
Festival shuttle bus Timetable
- Marina Pavilion 10.30am then every 30 minutes past the hour until 7.30pm
- Festival site at the Stade 11am then on the hour until 8pm
- Hastings Station 10.40 am then 10 minutes and 40 minutes past the hour until 8.10pm
By train:
Frequent fast trains run from Charing Cross, Waterloo East, London Bridge and Victoria.
There are also trains from Ashford International, Rye, Eastbourne and Brighton.
The festival site is a 15 minute walk from Hastings station.
Visit www.nationalrail.co.uk, www.thetrainline.com or call National Rail Enquiries on 0845 7484 950.
Parking in town is limited so this year we’ve made it even easier to get here by rail. Stagecoach's festival shuttle bus stops at Hastings Rail Station every half hour.
By coach:
Express Coaches run from London to Hastings. Visit www.nationalexpress.com or call 0870 5808 080.
By car:
The main routes to Hastings are the A21 (which is linked to the M25 providing a quick route from London) and the A259 coast road. For up-to-date travel information and route planner visit www.theaa.co.uk
Map of the Seafood and Wine Festival Location
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