Eastbourne
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About
Eastbourne is a town and seaside resort in the East Sussex county of South East England, 19 miles (31 km) east of Brighton and 54 miles (87 km) south of London. It is also a local government district with borough status. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the larger Eastbourne Downland Estate.
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Why visit
Visit Eastbourne for streets, public buildings, local museums, and regional context. In Eastbourne, the strongest material is where museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, or nearby landscapes explain the surrounding region. A good itinerary should stay selective. A good route in Eastbourne begins with one serious site and adds smaller stops only when they clarify the same area. That keeps the visit to Eastbourne legible and leaves time for ordinary streets to do their work. If the strongest material around Eastbourne sits outside the center, give it its own time rather than forcing it into the same day.
When to avoid
Do not visit Eastbourne expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. In Eastbourne, opening hours, transport, weather, crowds, and distance can shape the day more than the list of sights. For Eastbourne, check the practical conditions first, then decide whether walking, transit, or a taxi makes sense for each move. If the main interest is one nearby site, it may be better to treat Eastbourne as a base rather than the whole destination.
Summer (June-August)
The warmer period in Eastbourne generally falls in June through August. For Eastbourne, mild conditions help walking, though weather can still shift during the day. For Eastbourne, extra daylight is useful only when the route stays coherent. Use cooler hours in Eastbourne for outdoor places, then rely on interiors to keep the day humane.
Winter Season (Dec-Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Eastbourne. For Eastbourne, winter usually works best around museums, cafes, churches, galleries, and shorter walks. In Eastbourne, comfort depends less on temperature alone than on rain, wind, snow, daylight, and whether services are reduced. For Eastbourne, the season often favors interiors and shorter local routes: museums, churches, galleries, theaters, bookshops, cafes, and nearby streets. Keep Eastbourne compact in this season: fewer outdoor sections, better hour checks, and practical rides when conditions make transit awkward.
The next week in Eastbourne
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Rain
12° / 6°
4.0 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Drizzle
12° / 7°
2.3 mm
UV Moderate
Sun
Drizzle
14° / 9°
1.4 mm
UV Moderate
Mon
Overcast
14° / 4°
UV High
Tue
Rain
16° / 11°
7.8 mm
UV Moderate
Wed
Overcast
18° / 9°
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
24° / 1°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.5h
05:10 – 20:38local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Eastbourne
4 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is London Gatwick Airport (LGW) at 54 km.
Getting around Eastbourne
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
VectareCompass TravelStagecoach South EastCuckmere BusesBrighton & Hove Bus and Coach CompanyFlixBus-euBlaBlaCar BusFlixbusB MetroNS IntSouthern
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Saved on my Eastbourne list
7 pins · 7 visited
✓1912 Restaurant
BeenRestaurant · Eastbourne · England
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✓Eastbourne Train Station - Southern Railway
BeenTransit · Eastbourne · England
Grand Hotel
BeenHotel · Eastbourne · England
Kostas Greek Souvlaki
BeenRestaurant · Eastbourne · England
$Light at Towner
BeenAttraction · Eastbourne · England
Sabaidee Thai Restaurant
BeenRestaurant · Eastbourne · England
Thai & Vietnamese Street Food
BeenRestaurant · Eastbourne · England
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See these as a focused list: Things to do in Eastbourne → · Hotels in Eastbourne →
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.