Eastbourne

Enjoy a breath of fresh air in one of the UK’s sunniest towns, writes Jeannine Williamson

Nestled at the foot of the South Downs National Park, which boasts the highest chalk cliffs in the country, the south coast resort of Eastbourne is a quintessential seaside town less than 60 miles from London. With a daily average of 11.7 hours of sunshine (which is rather a lot for the UK!) it consistently tops the charts for being one of our sunniest towns. The blue skies, beach and sweep of the six-mile promenade rub shoulders with traditional and modern seaside attractions, while just a stone’s throw away is green countryside dotted with picture-postcard villages. Excavations have revealed evidence of Bronze Age settlements going back to 2400BC and modern-day Eastbourne grew from a small agricultural community centred around the Bourne stream, which gave the town its name. The health-giving properties of…

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