Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Hastings, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Hastings. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Hastings. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Hastings, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
St Helen's Wood is a woodland reachable from Hastings as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — St Helen's Wood, about 3 km (2 mi) from Hastings
Image credit: Image: Julian P Guffogg / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Maplehurst Wood is a forest reachable from Hastings as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Maplehurst Wood, about 4 km (3 mi) from Hastings
Image credit: Image: Simon Carey / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bedgebury Forest is a forest reachable from Hastings as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bedgebury Forest, about 25 km (16 mi) from Hastings
Image credit: Image: Oast House Archive / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Selwyns Wood is a nature reserve reachable from Hastings as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Selwyns Wood, about 29 km (18 mi) from Hastings
Image credit: Image: Chris Thomas-Atkin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ashdown Forest is a forest reachable from Hastings as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ashdown Forest, about 45 km (28 mi) from Hastings
Image credit: Image: User:UKgeofan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0