Here is another of our list of inspiring photo locations you can find on THE STADE IN HASTINGS which is Europe’s largest fleet of beach launched fishing vessels

1. [ZOOM IN | THE STADE | HASTINGS] 3 EYED RAVEN STOCK PHOTOS

WHY IS THE STADE ONE OF THE GREAT PHOTO LOCATIONS IN HASTINGS?

You will find large and small trawlers with fishing equipment strewn around on the shingle. For this reason it makes for an extremely photogenic landscape with plenty of light, colour and movement.

These mighty trawlers move in and out of the water at high tide so always end up in new positions. In addition to these positional variations, changing weather conditions also creates different atmospherics. For example the are can be shrouded in sea mist, storms come and go or the beach is drenched with sunlight. All make for interesting challenges to capture the light that is creating the current mood.

THE STADE’S TRAWLERS AND TACKLE

2. [ZOOM IN | THE STADE | HASTINGS] 3 EYED RAVEN STOCK PHOTOS

3. [ZOOM IN | THE STADE | HASTINGS] 3 EYED RAVEN STOCK PHOTOS

GREAT PHOTO LOCATIONS: BACKGROUND TO THE FISHING TRAWLERS

THE STADE is a shingle beach in HASTINGS Old Town, East Sussex, England. which has been used for beaching boats for more than a thousand years. The word stade is a Saxon term meaning landing place and this paricular landing place is now home to Europe’s largest fleet of beach-launched fishing boats.

Building the 1887 groyne at Rock a Nore and the 1896 harbour, however, stopped the eastward movement of shingle along the coast. As a result of this, the Stade steadily grew seaward, providing new room for the fishing fleet and necessary amenities.

And so today you will find a fleet made up of over 25 under 10 metre boats, making it Europe’s largest beach-launched fishing fleet. This fleet has to be winched up the beach when the tides are right. so that the fish can be unloaded into boxes for the fishmarket where they are sold wholesale.

GREAT PHOTO LOCATIONS: HASTINGS | SOUTH ENGLAND

Hastings, England

GREAT PHOTO LOCATIONS: THE STADE

The Stade, Hastings, England

WHERE TO PARK

You can find a large public pay and display car park at ROCK A NORE. In fact the car park is right by the shingle beach and close to the fishing trawlers so it is very convenient. Furthermore we have found it a very accessible car park and have visited several times in the height of summer and never failed to get a spot.