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A guide to Eastbourne


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SUMMARY

A quiet seaside town with a beach and pier, located in a beautiful area of hills, close to Beachy Head and the white cliffs of Seven Sisters.

Eastbourne Pier

British seaside sweets (c) ukstudentlife.com

Seaside sweets

Eastbourne seagull (c) ukstudentlife.com

Seagulls

Eastbourne buildings (c) ukstudentlife.com

Buildings in Eastbourne

For more pictures of Eastbourne and the surrounding area, see: http://www.eastbourne360.com

	Exploring Eastbourne and the South Downs (guide book for tourists) Author: D. Harrison Publisher: SB Publications Date: August 1995		A-Z Eastbourne Street Atlas (street map) Publisher: Geographers' A-Z Map Company Date: November 2002
	A Short History of Eastbourne Author: Lawrence Stevens Publisher: Eastbourne Local History Society Date: September 1995

FACTS & FIGURES

Subject	Name
Population:	90,500 (over 60 years old: 29.9%)
Region:	East Sussex in South-East England
Location:	See: map
Visiting from abroad::	(see: Travel/Transport/Air)
Visiting from London:	Eastbourne is 90 kilometres south-east of London
	By train: 1.5 hours from Victoria station. Cheap Day Return ticket (off-peak) with Young Person's Railcard (2002): £11.80
	By coach: At least 2.5 hours from Victoria coach station
Language schools:	7 schools which are recognised by the British Council (2002)

FEATURES

- A seaside town. The beach is stony (not sandy)
- There are many large, attractive Edwardian houses in the old part of the town
- Can be overcrowded in summer, due to the arrival of tourists and language school students taking short summer courses
- A pier (an entertainment centre which extends over the sea, offering amusement arcades, fairground rides and fast food)
- A bandstand in the park
- A promenade with many attractive flowerbeds
- The population contains a larger than average number of old people, and is considered relatively conservative

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ENVIRONMENT

Eastbourne is safer than Brighton; a kinder/more friendly attitude to international students
Operation Columbus is a campaign by Sussex Police which tries to protect visiting students. See: http://www.sussex.police.uk/youth/columbus.
In 2001/02 there were 13.2 offences of violence against people per 1,000 people, higher than the English average of 10.8.
In 2000, Eastbourne was ranked the 136th most deprived out of the 354 districts in England.

ENTERTAINMENT

There are four theatres in Eastbourne. For details, see: http://eastbourne-theatres.co.uk

Local events include:

Eastbourne International Folkdance Festival (May)
There is an international grass court international tennis tournament in Eastbourne shortly before Wimbledon (June)

Nearby attractions include:

The South Downs - beautiful chalky, grass-covered hills used for grazing sheep
Beachy Head - dramatic chalk cliffs
Brighton - see Towns/Brighton
Seven Sisters - chalk cliffs (see picture)

Seven Sisters chalk cliffs

Beachy Head

FURTHER INFORMATION

Tourism
South East England Tourist Board: http://www.seetb.org.uk
Eastbourne tourist information: http://www.visiteastbourne.com

Local government
Eastbourne Borough Council: http://www.eastbourne.org

Universities
University of Brighton (Eastbourne campus): http://www.brighton.ac.uk
Sussex Downs College: http://www.sussexdowns.ac.uk

Careers services
University of Brighton Careers Centre: http://student.bton.ac.uk/studserv/Careers

Newspaper
Eastbourne Herald: http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk

Town guides
Local information: http://www.eastbourne.co.uk

Local services
Local Life: http://www.locallife.co.uk/eastbourne/index.asp

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