Winkle Island

Winkle Island is a traffic island at the heart of Hastings Old Town in , , in the . It is part of a unique area in Hastings called 'The Stade' and the stretch of shingle beach from which Hastings' famous fishing fleet has been launched every day for over a thousand years.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hastings Contemporary and Hastings Fishermen’s Museum.

Art gallery
Photo: yellow book, CC BY 2.0.
The is a museum of contemporary British art located on The Stade in , and is a not-for-profit organisation. The gallery opened in March 2012 as the Jerwood Gallery and cost £4m to build.

Museum
Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
Hastings Fishermen's Museum is a dedicated to the fishing industry and maritime history of , a seaside town in , England. It is housed in a former church, officially known as St Nicholas' Church and locally as The Fishermen's Church, which served the town's fishing community for nearly 100 years from 1854. is situated 650 feet east of Winkle Island.

Pub
Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hastings and Belmont.

Photo: Natataek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a seaside town in in southeast England. It's run down, but has budget accommodation and several sites of interest. is most famous for the battle that took place there in 1066 between King Harold's English and William the Conqueror's Normans.

Suburb
is a suburb of in , England. The village falls within the Borough of Hastings.

Suburb
Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.
is a large suburb of the urban area of , England. Formerly a village, it is still known and advertised locally as "Ore Village".

Winkle Island

Latitude
50.85625° or 50° 51′ 23″ north
Longitude
0.59247° or 0° 35′ 33″ east
Open location code
9F22VH4R+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 936318893
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q8025481
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