Hastings Old Town has the largest fishing fleet that is still moved onshore by winches and tractors at high tide. The beach shelf is very deep and winter storms move the shingle bank even further up the beach. The steepest funicular railway in the country is the quickest way to the top of the hill which gives spectacular views of the town and coast, the path through the High Weald winds past obsolete radar stations and coastguard lookouts, sometimes moving inland to avoid unstable ground. A sunny, warm day with light winds.
