The Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, is ideally sited in the middle of the shoreline 'maritime park', and has been visited by hundreds and thousands of people, including numerous school groups, since it opened in 1986. As the entire museum is all on one level it is an accessible venue for the disabled. In 1989 it received a Museum of the Year Award; in 1997 it was visited by the Queen, and in 2003 by the then Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Prescott MP. The museum tells the fascinating stories of the shipwrecks which have been discovered around the area and has many artefacts from these wrecks on display. The museum also explores the remarkable geological and environmental circumstances that have helped to preserve the wrecks. In 2006, to mark its 20th anniversary, the museum changed its name to 'The Shipwreck and Coastal Heritage Centre', reflecting its widening agenda to tell the story of millions of years of coastal change in the area and to become a coastal interpretive centre. The stories of ships are international: particularly involving Dutch, French, German and Danish history, so visitors from abroad are particularly welcome. The Shipwreck & Coastal Heritage Centre is a unique museum with helpful, friendly staff and an excellent gift shop that is well worth a visit. Opening Times: Summer: 10.00-17.00 Sunday-Saturday Winter: 11.00-16.00 Saturday and Sunday only For all enquiries please call 01424 437452 Map of our location on Hastings seafront