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Hastings Information Centre

This area contains the following information:

Introduction
Bookings
Information
Oyster cards
Southern Day Saver tickets
Opening times
Contact information

During the closure, DaySave tickets, and limited information, will be available from the Town Hall, via the old entrance in Queens Road. Most services will be transferred to the Old Town Hall Museum and Tourist Information Centre in the High Street. Bus passes can be renewed at the 'Pop In' in Central Hall, Middle Street on Wednesday mornings between 9am and 12.30pm.

Introduction

The award-winning, internationally acclaimed Hastings Information Centre, Priory Meadow, Queen's Road together with its twin in the Stade, Old Town, provide invaluable services for residents and visitors.

The highly-trained staff are dedicated to helping you make the most of your time in Hastings & St Leonards. They can tell you all about the incredible places that we haven't been able to mention in our brochure. Whether you're here for one night, five nights or twenty nights, their Computerised Accommodation Tracking Service (CATS) will instantly find the accommodation you're looking for. They can offer unparalleled advice and help regarding your plans. They can even take an advance telephone accommodation booking, three days ahead of your visit (they will require your credit card number when you call).

Other services include booking coach tours, National Express tickets and cross channel travel together with the sale of souvenirs, phone cards and postage stamps.

Wheelchair Hire: Please contact the Centre for advice on local hire firms.

Bookings

Hastings Information Centre can take bookings for the following:

Weekend breaks, local and nationwide
Holidays
Coach tours
Day trips
Accommodation
Train tickets
National Express tickets
Cross-channel crossings
Many local events
Theatre performances
Tickets for concerts, sporting events and performances nationwide

Information

We stock a wide range of leaflets on local tourist attractions, regional theatre productions, seasonal holiday brochures and travel brochures.

We also hold a wide range of Council literature, community information, East Sussex County Council social services information and adult education prospectuses. Further information on Council services can be obtained by using one of the Freephones or by using the East Sussex Community Information Kiosk, all located in the Information Centre.

Oyster cards

The Oyster card is generally the cheapest way to make single journeys in London and now you can buy then at Hastings Information Centre. The cards cost £13 which includes a £10 top up and a £3 non-refundable deposit.

Oyster cards can store up to £90 of credit, which can be used to pay as you go buses, the tube, trams, DLR (Docklands Light Railway), London Overground and some National Rail services in London.

Pay as you go has several advantages over paper tickets:

Oyster single fares are generally cheaper
Credit can be used as you need it and it doesn't expire
Daily price capping: automatically calculates the cheapest fare for all the journeys you make in a single day

Register for Auto top-up to ensure you never run out of pay as you go credit by automatically topping up your Oyster card whenever your balance falls below £5.

Typical savings with an Oyster card:

Tube Zone 1: £4 – with an Oyster card: £1.50
Bus: £2 single – with an Oyster card £1

Southern Day Saver tickets

You can now buy these excellent value day rover tickets from the Information Centre offering hop-on, hop off availability on trains operated by Southern rail.

Prices:

Adult £12: accompanied child £1
Group £24: up to 4 adults or children

These tickets are not available to purchase from railway stations and must be purchased in advance from the Hastings Information Centres.

DaySave can be used as follows:

Anytime on Saturday, Sundays and Bank Holidays
Not before 10am Monday to Friday
Not between 4.45pm and 7.15pm Monday to Friday when boarding trains from East Croydon and London stations
Group tickets are valid for up to 4 people who must travel together at all times
Only for Southern rail network eg. from Ashford International in the East to Southampton Central in the West