Eastbourne in General Reviews

I have visited Eastbourne quite a few times recently and finally feel qualified to write a review on it. Eastbourne is a seaside town in the South East of England. It has a bit of a reputation as being a place where older retired people go to spend their last few years, but I think it is much more than that. The seafront of ...  Read the complete review

Eastbourne - God's waiting room - The land of the dead - Oh and my home town! Its not all bad, I must confess - Although I now live in Manchester, I still hold memories of Eastbourne. Shopping - With the Arndale and the Enterprise shopping centres in town, you do have a fair selection of shops - Some a bit more ...  Read the complete review

Well I am not born and bred in Eastbourne, and chose to move here a few years ago, because I love this town. It is not 'God's waiting room', as people would have you believe (but don't tell too many people, as I love this town the way it is and do not want it to change). It is a very clean, tidy, typically Victorian seaside resort. Neighbouring ...  Read the complete review

I have lived near eastbourne my whole life. It is very close to towns such a lewes and brighton. Although very close to Brighton, it is a very different style of town. Eastbourne is cleaner and quieter which generally attracts the older generation. The sea froont in eastbounre is so so vwell kept, with a lovely peir which has a couple ...  Read the complete review

Eastbourne, the sunshine town with quiet dignity, fantastic shopping and no crowds. For the unusual why not try shopping at The Enterprise Shopping Centre, right behind the station. I got a fab fairy from Brightest Blessings on the first floor. The centre has food and gifts to delight every taste. I am definately going back for more fairies and dragons at much less than Brighton and without the crush.

Eastbourne's a town for old people! Sure it is, but it is also very much a town for everybody else too. If you haven't considered visiting, read on... perhaps I can persuade you. I must confess some bias. I grew up nearby, lived in the town for a long time and return regularly. It is true that the town is not perfect and that ...  Read the complete review

I recently went on holiday to Eastbourne with my girlfriend. Possibly, if we were incredibly wealthy, we would have gone somewhere else. This did not stop it being perhaps the best holiday in my life. All along the coast of England there are places such as Eastbourne which stand as a testament to the faded Edwardian glory of the British ...  Read the complete review

Eastbourne? What do you want to go the Eastbourne for? It’s just full of old ladies and flower gardens! That’s what I usually hear whenever I mention this splendid town which stands proudly on the south coast. But that perception is wrong! Yes, there are plenty of elderly people strolling along the promenade, but they ...  Read the complete review

There is nothing at all like the traditional seaside ‘bucket and spade’ type of holiday – sticks of rock, ice-creams, fish and chips, sand in your cheese sandwiches and forgetting to pack an anorak just as the torrential downpour starts. Oh yes, these are the staples of any holiday on the glorious English coast, not ...  Read the complete review

I hope you are not one of those people who tell other people that Eastbourne is only for the old / retired / boring. I have lived here since 1994, and the only reason I want to move is go somewhere quieter! Eastbourne's highlights are well documented. It competes with Jersey for the annually awarded "Sunniest Place in ...  Read the complete review

I have always understood Eastbourne to be 'God's waiting room', but after taking a holiday there a few years ago I now realise that this is simply not true. I can vaguely remember going there as a child and my parents having to tell me to be quiet and not bounce my ball along the sea front because of all these elderly people ...  Read the complete review