A once popular seaside town in East Sussex is at risk of becoming a ghost town with business owners begging for more tourists.
Hastings is a historic seaside town nestled on the south east coast. Despite offering many attractions such as the East Cliff Railway, Hastings Pier, long stretches of beautiful coastline and ample restaurants and cafes, hardly anyone appeared to visit this year.
Local businesses say they have seen a major drop in sales in 2024, down year-on-year since the post pandemic boom.
The manager of Hastings Adventure Gold, Simon Tompkins, explains how the season has been “tough” due to “tourist numbers [being] lower” than previous years.
He told Express.co.uk: “We had a nice boom after Covid when no one was going…
