CALLING ALL DRAGON SLAYERS TO HASTINGS CASTLE Hastings Castle is calling all dragon slayers to help defend its grounds on Saturday May 13th. The West Hill tourist attraction is hosting a fun-filled Dragon Day, with a special appearance from huge animatronic dragon ‘Flame’. The event, which runs from 10am until 4pm, will also include performances … Continued

Smugglers Adventure in Hastings is hosting its second Torchlight Tour of 2017 following the event’s huge success. The tour, planned for Saturday June 10th, offers a spooky and highly atmospheric insight into the history of the underground cave attraction; including its use as a military hospital for Wellington’s troops during the Napoleonic Wars and as … Continued

Three of Hastings’ biggest tourist attractions are promising guests an EGG-cellent time over the school holidays with fun-filled Easter trails and activities. Visitors to Blue Reef Aquarium, Smugglers Adventure and Hastings Castle – collectively known as Discover Hastings – will have to hunt out clues and solve puzzles for the chance to win annual passes. … Continued

Hastings sea shanty group, RX Shantymen are set to perform at Smugglers Adventure on Saturday April 8th. The group will be performing three sets of popular shanty tunes in the underground cave attraction, which takes guests back in time to the days when smuggling on the Sussex coast was rife. The RX Shantymen are an … Continued

WORLD WOMEN’S DAY AT SMUGGLERS ADVENTURE Smugglers Adventure is hosting a week long event in honour of World Women’s Day on Wednesday March 8th. The event will run from Saturday the 4th of March until Sunday the 12th.   Activities include an informative trail and quiz for visitors to take part in. Women played a very … Continued

  Hastings Castle will be choc-ful of eggs as part of a fun Easter hunt on Saturday April 15th from 10am. Hundreds of chocolate eggs are set to be hidden around the grounds and castle and children will have the tasty task of tracking them all down. The event debuted in 2016 and after an … Continued

Organisers of a special ‘Torchlight Tour’ through the caves and caverns of Smugglers Adventure in Hastings say it proved so popular in 2016 they are staging more tours throughout 2017. The tours, which run from 5pm-6pm and must be booked in advance, offer a spooky and highly atmospheric insight into the history of the underground … Continued

Tomorrow (Saturday 18th Feb) we have local writer Fiona Cullen-Skowronski doing a book reading of her paperback ‘The Smuggler’s Caves’ here at Smugglers Adventure between 1pm-3pm. Copies of the book are available for purchase during this time. Please note that copies can only be purchased in cash. “Jack spends a lot of time in the … Continued

Hastings Castle has announced plans for a busy programme of events and activities for 2017. The historic attraction will be staging a series of exciting initiatives throughout the year as part of a major events calendar. Among the new activities will be an open air cinema, Medieval Weekends, themed historical events, Dragon Day, Teddy Bears’ … Continued

Notorious smuggler ‘Hairy Jack’ will be leading the celebrations as Smugglers Adventure re-opens for a new season during the February Half Term Holidays (February 11th-19th). Younger visitors are invited to follow ‘Hairy Jack’s trail through the underground caverns, passages and tunnels on a voyage back through time to the heyday of smuggling. There will also … Continued