Guidebook for Eastbourne

Nick
Guidebook for Eastbourne

Food Scene

A few eateries that we like.
Really buzzy Italian restaurant with great food at a reasonable price. We love it. 10% discount on presentation of theatre tickets.
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Pomodoro e Mozzarella
23-24 Cornfield Terrace
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Really buzzy Italian restaurant with great food at a reasonable price. We love it. 10% discount on presentation of theatre tickets.
Up market Indian cuisine; our favourite Indian. Only 20 minute walk.
Spice Garden
6 Church St
Up market Indian cuisine; our favourite Indian. Only 20 minute walk.
Really good steaks, simple menu but a meat lovers paradise. Best to book, not open every day.
Two Bulls Steakhouse
42 Church St
Really good steaks, simple menu but a meat lovers paradise. Best to book, not open every day.
Good Thai food in a simple restaurant; we think it is as good as a lot of pricier alternatives.
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Seeracha Restaurant
94 Seaside
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Good Thai food in a simple restaurant; we think it is as good as a lot of pricier alternatives.
Right on the promenade, outdoor seating. At time of writing they only accept walk ins. Good food overlooking the sea.
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The Beach Deck
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Right on the promenade, outdoor seating. At time of writing they only accept walk ins. Good food overlooking the sea.
A good old fashioned pub with pub food and Harvey's Sussex Ales, what is there not to like. Only 20 minute walk, may take longer on way home!!
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The Lamb Inn
36 High St
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A good old fashioned pub with pub food and Harvey's Sussex Ales, what is there not to like. Only 20 minute walk, may take longer on way home!!
Real Turkish food at a good price in basic surroundings in Town Centre.
Meze restaurant Eastbourne
15 Pevensey Rd
Real Turkish food at a good price in basic surroundings in Town Centre.
Village pub on the village green at East Dean. Great spot for a drink. Food is not spectacular; ok for lunch.
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Tiger Inn
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Village pub on the village green at East Dean. Great spot for a drink. Food is not spectacular; ok for lunch.
Favourite cafe at the western end of the promenade, good for a light lunch after a walk or swim.
Holywell Tea Chalet
King Edward's Parade
Favourite cafe at the western end of the promenade, good for a light lunch after a walk or swim.
One of the best Fish and Chip restaurants in Eastbourne. It has recently undergone a major refurbishment; now a very modern look.
Trident
23 Albert Parade
One of the best Fish and Chip restaurants in Eastbourne. It has recently undergone a major refurbishment; now a very modern look.
A family run Italian restaurant in the town centre.
Rostick Restaurant
209 Terminus Rd
A family run Italian restaurant in the town centre.
A small town centre wine bar with a wide range of wines and good food. Best to book.
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Cru
8 Hyde Gardens
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A small town centre wine bar with a wide range of wines and good food. Best to book.
Good fish and chips just off the seafront and close to the theatres and art gallery.
Pelican Fish Restaurant
Carlisle Road
Good fish and chips just off the seafront and close to the theatres and art gallery.
Good value authentic Greek food with efficient service.
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.Gr/eat Greek Deli & Cuisine
215-217 Terminus Rd
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Good value authentic Greek food with efficient service.
Up market Italian restaurant with good food and service.
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La Locanda Del Duca
26 Cornfield Terrace
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Up market Italian restaurant with good food and service.
Good cafe for a snack or light lunch after a walk around the Sovereign Harbour marina.
4 Seasons Brasserie
3 The Waterfront
Good cafe for a snack or light lunch after a walk around the Sovereign Harbour marina.
This is a favourite Thai, great surroundings with good food and service. Open for dinner on Mondays and lunch and dinner on all other days.
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Thai Marina
13 The Waterfront
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This is a favourite Thai, great surroundings with good food and service. Open for dinner on Mondays and lunch and dinner on all other days.
Chain pub which is only 10 min walk. Our guests have reported that they were happy with it.
The Rodmill
1 Rangemore Drive
Chain pub which is only 10 min walk. Our guests have reported that they were happy with it.
Good cafe, New York diner style with vies over the boating lake.
Perch Princes Park
Good cafe, New York diner style with vies over the boating lake.
New Fish and Chip Restaurant just off sea front, great food and service.
Pelican Fish Restaurant
New Fish and Chip Restaurant just off sea front, great food and service.
Another country pub a bit further away but is a good spot for lunch and then a country walk up on the South Downs for spectacular views. Can be combined with a list to Lewes for dinner on way home.
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The Ram Inn
The Street
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Another country pub a bit further away but is a good spot for lunch and then a country walk up on the South Downs for spectacular views. Can be combined with a list to Lewes for dinner on way home.

Sightseeing

Stunning cliff top walk to see the iconic lighthouse. Start or finish point for the South Downs Way.
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Beachy Head
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Stunning cliff top walk to see the iconic lighthouse. Start or finish point for the South Downs Way.
One of the largest marinas in Europe; good for people watching and cafes.
Sovereign Harbour Marina, Eastbourne Premier Marinas
Pacific Drive
One of the largest marinas in Europe; good for people watching and cafes.
County Town with a Castle and lots of little shops.
Lewes
County Town with a Castle and lots of little shops.
A quintessential english village with good pubs, little cafes and shops.
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Alfriston
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A quintessential english village with good pubs, little cafes and shops.
Classic seaside attraction.
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Eastbourne Pier
Grand Parade
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Classic seaside attraction.
A place to get down to the beach beneath the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs.
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National Trust Birling Gap und die Seven Sisters
Beachy Head Road
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A place to get down to the beach beneath the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs.
Fast RIB boat trips from the marina to see the town from off shore. Need to check times and book.
Sussex Voyages
Fast RIB boat trips from the marina to see the town from off shore. Need to check times and book.
A new sightseeing tower at Brighton giving great views along the Sussex cast.
British Airways i360
A new sightseeing tower at Brighton giving great views along the Sussex cast.

Parks & Nature

Easy flat walk to the sea or walk up hill to the Seven Sisters Cliffs.
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Seven Sisters Country Park
East Dean Road
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Easy flat walk to the sea or walk up hill to the Seven Sisters Cliffs.
Visitor attraction with 300 acres of woodland and gardens surrounding a red brick 15th century moated castle.
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Schloss Herstmonceux
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Visitor attraction with 300 acres of woodland and gardens surrounding a red brick 15th century moated castle.

Arts & Culture

A modern gallery with changing exhibitions and free entrance.
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Towner Kunstgalerie
College Road
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A modern gallery with changing exhibitions and free entrance.
Small theatre with a varied programme; worth a look to see if there is anything you fancy, much cheaper than the West End.
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Devonshire Park Theater
8-10 Compton St
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Small theatre with a varied programme; worth a look to see if there is anything you fancy, much cheaper than the West End.
The home and country meeting place of the Bloomsbury Group
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Charleston Trust
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The home and country meeting place of the Bloomsbury Group
Famous Opera House.
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Glyndebourne
New Road
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Famous Opera House.
Historic fort on the seafront. Closed at present for renovation.
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Eastbourne Redoubt
Royal Parade
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Historic fort on the seafront. Closed at present for renovation.
Grade 2 listed 60's theatre that has recently been refurbished. Wide range of shows.
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Congress Theatre
Carlisle Road
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Grade 2 listed 60's theatre that has recently been refurbished. Wide range of shows.
Fascinating story of the Battle of Hastings played on audio as you walk around the actual battlefield site.
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Kloster Battle
High Street
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Fascinating story of the Battle of Hastings played on audio as you walk around the actual battlefield site.

Brighton and Hove Buses

Buses run frequently along the coast between Eastbourne and Brighton
Good choice of vehicles, reasonable price.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car - Eastbourne
26-28 Lottbridge Drove
Good choice of vehicles, reasonable price.

Essentials

Closest convenience store 7 min walk for essentials.
Framfield Way's Co-op
18 Framfield Way
Closest convenience store 7 min walk for essentials.

Entertainment & Activities

One of the busiest bandstands in the UK. Lots of tribute bands in the summer.
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Eastbourne Bandstand
Grand Parade
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One of the busiest bandstands in the UK. Lots of tribute bands in the summer.
Tenpin Bowling
David Lloyd Eastbourne
Broadwater Way
Tenpin Bowling
New town centre multiplex in the recently extended shopping centre.
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Cineworld Eastbourne
37 Terminus Road
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New town centre multiplex in the recently extended shopping centre.