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  • About The Bale House

    The Bale House a brand new visitor centre at Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve opened in 2021

    The centre provides an exciting facility for visitors to the park to find out about this special landscape, for school visits, activities and family events. You will be able to find information about the park, its geology, habitats, species that live there, and heritage all in one place.

    The Bale House is the first public straw bale building constructed in Hastings.

    The centre will be run by Groundwork South. To contact the Bale House direct, please email: Bale.House@groundwork.org.uk. You can find out what events are planned on The Bale House Eventbrite page. 

    Facilities

    The following facilities will be available:

    The Centre is open every day from 10am to 4pm.  The centre is staffed from Wednesday to Sunday to answer any queries.

    The cafe is open from 9am to 4pm on weekdays, and 9am to 5pm at the weekend.

    Outside picnic tables with stunning views of the park.

    Where is it located?

    The new centre is located on Lower Coastguard Lane opposite the main carpark for the Firehills area of the park . (Postcode TN35 4AD)

    Visitor centre drone shot

    visitor-centre

    Hastings Visitor Centre Update November 2019 from Hastings Borough Council on Vimeo.

  • Hastings Country Park Visitor Centre

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