Welcome to St Mary In The Castle
We hope you will visit this wonderful arts centre. During opening hours our cafe offers excellent coffee, tea and hot chocolate as well as a range of hot and cold lunches. Exhibitions are often held in the cafe, gallery and crypt and entry is free during cafe opening hours. Our magnificant auditorium is open for events, and for occasional guided tours.
IN THE GALLERY
Free entry, café opening hours.
We sell tickets for our events from the cafe.
Our café is open Thursday - Saturday 11-3, Sunday 12-3 (and often later if it's busy). We are also open on bank holidays. We offer a wide range of delicious hot lunch options, from fish pie to jacket potatoes, plus freshly ground coffee and the best hot chocolate in Hastings.
We are delighted to host a wide variety of events, ranging from jazz breakfasts and classical music concerts to conferences and health events... See our events page and calendar for details.
The auditorium here is famous for its wonderful acoustics, especially for music. We also have a built-in PA system and stage lighting.
Access is no problem. We are between the Town Centre and Old Town on the sea front, ten minutes from Hastings Station, on most bus routes, and are opposite the Pelham Place car park (only £1 for any time from 6pm until dawn). The auditorium is fully wheelchair-accessible with disabled toilets. We also have a hearing loop in the auditorium.
For more details of this wonderful building, and a photo collection, see: http://www.1066.net/fosmic/
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THE FUTURE...
WE HAVE AGREED WITH HASTINGS COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO MANAGE THE VENUE UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST 2012 AS A CENTRE FOR ARTS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY USE. UNFORTUNATELY THE COUNCIL HAS NOW PUT THE BUILDING OUT TO TENDER IN A WAY THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO TAKE ADVANCE BOOKINGS FOR THE AUTUMN AND BEYOND, AND ON TERMS WHICH ARE ONLY SUITED TO A LARGE BUSINESS OR ORGANISATION - AS A SMALL BUSINESS WE CANNOT COMPETE. WE WILL THEREFORE HAVE TO CLOSE ON 31ST AUGUST. BOOKING ENQUIRIES UP TO THEN ARE WELCOME.
WE ARE OFTEN ASKED WHETHER THE BUILDING IS OPEN FOR VISITORS. AT THE MOMENT THE AUDITORIUM IS OPEN FOR EVENTS ONLY, WITH OCCASIONAL OPEN DAYS AND GUIDED TOURS.
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY IN THE CASTLE? THEY WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: ENQUIRIES ON 01424-442601.