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Blacklands, Hastings — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Blacklands is a district of Hastings marked by Christ Church and The Pilot Field, with the town's castle and museum a short trip away.
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Where to stay in Blacklands
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Blacklands keeps its beds off the seafront. Rooms here are residential rather than commercial, so most visitors take the short run into central Hastings for something near Robertson Street or Wellington Square, then come back out for a match at The Pilot Field. Christ Church marks the middle of the district.
Staying near it puts Hastings Castle and the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery within an easy trip of a quiet street.
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The Pilot Field
The district's own sports ground, with Christ Church a few streets away from it. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in The Pilot Fieldhotel rooms within a walk of Hastings CastleWellington Square
The central Hastings square where the town's rooms gather, alongside Robertson Street.Find hotels in Wellington SquareHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Hastings
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Churches & Religious Sites
7- Holy Trinity Church, Hastings Heritage
- Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and English Martyrs, St Leonards-on-Sea Heritage
- St Peter's Church, St Leonards-on-Sea Heritage
- Robertson Street United Reformed Church Heritage
- Wellington Square Baptist Church Heritage
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- Church of St Clement Heritage
- Christ Church Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
2- Hastings Castle Heritage
- Hastings Castle, the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Ladies' Parlour Heritage
Stadiums & Sports
1- The Pilot Field
Landmarks & Notable Places
8- 5, High Street Heritage
- 1, High Street Heritage
- 102 And 103, High Street Heritage
- 107, High Street Heritage
- 105, High Street Heritage
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- 108 and 109, High Street Heritage
- 9, High Street Heritage
- Holmdene Heritage
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About Blacklands
What are the main landmarks in Blacklands?
The Pilot Field is the local ground. Christ Church serves the district itself, while the roll of landmarks Blacklands shares with central Hastings reaches from Hastings Castle and the Collegiate Church of St Mary through to the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery. Older churches crowd the streets nearby.
Holy Trinity Church, the Church of St Clement, and Robertson Street United Reformed Church stand among them, and Lionsdown House with Holmdene keeps the domestic end of the list.
What is the history of Blacklands?
Blacklands holds no charter of its own. Its history runs with the town's, from Hastings Castle and the Collegiate Church of St Mary with its Ladies' Parlour to the numbered houses of the High Street that still carry the older frontages. Chapels multiplied later.
Wellington Square Baptist Church, Robertson Street United Reformed Church, and the church of English Martyrs at St Leonards-on-Sea record the congregations that came after them. Photography left an address too, at the Former Memorial Photographic Studios.
Where is Blacklands?
The district meets Hastings at the older streets of the town, the High Street, Robertson Street, and Wellington Square among them.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Blacklands?
The Pilot Field: match days at the Blacklands ground. Wellington Square: hotel rooms within a walk of Hastings Castle.
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Updated October 2026