Pier · Eastbourne · East Sussex

Eastbourne Pier

Eastbourne Pier is a pier in Eastbourne. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building. Close by, Pevensey Castle is 6.5 km away, one of 28 within 15 km.

Photo: Eastbourne Pier, The Voice of Hassocks (CC0)

Where

In Eastbourne

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Pier in Eastbourne

Inside Eastbourne

Eastbourne Pier is inside Eastbourne’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Eastbourne has 132 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Eastbourne).

Jan9° / 3°88 mm

Feb9° / 3°66 mm

Mar11° / 4°52 mm

Apr14° / 6°48 mm

May17° / 9°49 mm

Jun19° / 11°49 mm

Jul22° / 13°56 mm

Aug22° / 14°65 mm

Sep19° / 11°65 mm

Oct16° / 9°99 mm

Nov12° / 6°109 mm

Dec9° / 3°108 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Eastbourne, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Eastbourne. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Eastbourne’s full climate →

About

Eastbourne Pier

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 6 languages.

Eastbourne’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Pier
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Eastbourne

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Eastbourne Pier on the map

The map puts Eastbourne Pier in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns near Eastbourne Pier

With 99,171 people, Eastbourne is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Eastbourne

99,171 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 3.6 km northeast of it

Crumbles

3,056 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 4.7 km northwest of it

Lower Willingdon

6,126 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 5 km northeast of it

Pevensey Bay

2,890 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Eastbourne Pier is	People	Places to visit
Eastbourne	It’s in town	99,171	15
Crumbles	3.6 km northeast of it	3,056	10
Lower Willingdon	4.7 km northwest of it	6,126	15
Pevensey Bay	5 km northeast of it	2,890	7
Stone Cross	5.6 km north of it	5,036	7
Westham	6 km north of it	1,861	7
East Dean and Friston	6.1 km west of it	1,602	9
Polegate	7 km northwest of it	10,067	14

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Our list has 28 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 2 historic houses and an art gallery.

Castle · English HeritagePevensey Castle6.5 km away 2

Art galleryTowner Art Gallery900 m away · 2K visitors a year 3

CastleHerstmonceux Castle12 km away 4

CastleRedoubt Fortress1 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustAlfriston Clergy House11 km away 6

Historic houseMichelham Priory12 km away 7

FortWish Tower800 m away 8

MuseumBexhill Museum14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Eastbourne Pier

Where is Eastbourne Pier?

Eastbourne Pier is in Eastbourne, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Eastbourne Pier?

Pier in Eastbourne, England.

When is the best time to visit Eastbourne Pier?

June to September are the warmest months in Eastbourne, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Eastbourne Pier a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Eastbourne Pier?

Within 15 km: Pevensey Castle (6.5 km), Towner Art Gallery (900 m), Herstmonceux Castle (12 km) and Redoubt Fortress (1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Eastbourne Pier: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Pevensey Castle: Piotr Zarobkiewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Towner Art Gallery: John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Herstmonceux Castle: The original uploader was Welshie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Redoubt Fortress: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Alfriston Clergy House: The Voice of Hassocks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Michelham Priory: Michael Haslam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Wish Tower: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bexhill Museum: Alexis Markwick, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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