Hastings Tramways Mini Museum

18/03/2026

Stuck for Ideas This sunday?

Hastings Half Marathon not your thing?

Maybe you want to Escape the Huge amount of Road closures in Hastings and st leonards this Sunday 22nd March 2026?

Why not pop out to Hastings Tramways Mini Museum and indulge in the history of Hastings and its Tramways network.

See our 2 Original Hastings Trams 🚊
Our shop (Cash only im afraid)
See trains running
And much more.

We will be open 10am until 3pm

18/03/2026

Our members love to bring their Trains from home in from time to time to show off heres a range of trains that run from time to time when Mike and Jamie are onsite

18/03/2026

18/03/2026

Good Morning Our wonder Followers and Supporters

What a Beautiful Day it has turned out to be so far.

We may have been a bit quiet for a bit however our team of Amazing Volunteers have been ontop of tasks the whole way through to keep the site open for you lovely lot.

Please Remember our MAIN DAYS are WEDNESDAYS and SUNDAYS 10am-3pm

Lets make 2026 the best year yet️ 🙌.

Please tell your family, friends ect about us amd drop us a visit. We are an independent mini museum who solely runs of of donations to keep our beautiful trams being restored.

Please SHARE this post our Far and Wide.

Find us at "Besides the beaten tracks"

Free Parking on Site along with other independent shops

We look forward to see you

From
Jamie and the team

04/05/2025

We Are OPEN 10am-3pm Hastings Tramways Mini Museum
Every, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday

Lovely weather what more could we ask for. 😀

Free Parking onsite, Bus service 349 (Stagecoach) operates to us from Hastings, Sedlescombe and Bodiam. (Just requested the Trams with the Carraige cafe to your driver)

Free Entry for the family with lots to see and do.

Not only are we on site but loads of small independent shops are also onsite alongside with the garden centre and the railway Carraige cafe too.

We are located at Beside the Beaten Tracks TN32 5QR.

30/04/2025

Busy Saturday but Free Sunday??

We are Also open Sundays too 10am-3pm 😀

With the beautiful weather advertised for the weekend and want to get away from the Bank holiday crowds why not pop out and explore the Trams, The model layouts and the shop (Cash only sorry) and much much more.

Learn the history of the Trams and the history of Hastings itself.

Parking is free and we are Accessible by bus too.

Stagecoach Service 349.
(Please check the Stagecoach website for times)

30/04/2025

Good evening all.

Would like to mention we are still here just not been as active on our page as we'd like to be.

All volunteers have been working Hard onsite and at home with projects at the Museum.

A post will follow..... regarding this weekend and our Opening hours.

Tap on our page to see further posts

04/01/2025

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎 Christine Cousens

04/01/2025

Good Evening to our Fellow members and follows.

Just a quick one.

We hope you All had a lovely Christmas and New Year and hope to welcome you all back during 2025 wether that's to pop in briefly whilst visiting the Garden centre or the Railway Carraige for a cuppa. At Beside the Beaten Tracks.

The Weather this time of year will be much colder so please remember to Wrap up Warm and wear plenty of layers.

We are a free mini Museum however donations are greatly appreciated. All donations go towards the upkeep and restoration of the 2 Tram cars.

If you see us open however our Members are out of site please feel free to knock on the green door opposite the Mock up Shop fronts where I'm sure one of us will be lurking around in that area. Knock but please don't enter the green door.

A huge thank you to everyone who visited us and joined us as many events onsite and at exhibitions over 2024 and let's hope for an enjoyable 2025

Happy New Year 2025

18/11/2024

Don't Forget We are Open every week:

Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 10am-3pm

Free Parking 🚗
Free Entry (Donations greatfully Received) 🪙
Tramways Tombola 🎟
Tramways Gift Shop 🚌
Friendly staff 👨
Railway Layouts 🛤
Tram layouts 🚊
2 original Hastings Trams 🚊
Yesteryears Shop fronts 🛍
Plus Much much more

Beside the Beaten Tracks
Are Open Wednesdays though to Sundays
Closed Monday and Tuesdays

Private independent shops 👌
Garden plants for sale 🪴
Carraige Cafe ☕️
Friendly staff 👨
And much more