Theme park · Eastbourne · East Sussex

Fort Fun

You can find Fort Fun, a theme park, in Eastbourne. Our list has 9 more places within 5 km. For a second stop, Pevensey Castle is 4.6 km away.

Where

In Eastbourne

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Theme park in Eastbourne

Inside Eastbourne

Fort Fun is inside Eastbourne’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Picking your season

Aim for June to September, when Eastbourne reaches 19–22°C.

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

Fort Fun

Theme park.

In Eastbourne, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Theme park
Town: in Eastbourne

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

The map

Its place on the map

On this map, Fort Fun is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Fort Fun

Eastbourne is the biggest of the 7 bases nearby (99,171 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Eastbourne

99,171 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km northeast of it

Crumbles

3,056 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 3 km northeast of it

Pevensey Bay

2,890 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km north of it

Westham

1,861 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Fort Fun is	People	Places to visit
Eastbourne	It’s in town	99,171	15
Crumbles	1.6 km northeast of it	3,056	10
Pevensey Bay	3 km northeast of it	2,890	7
Westham	3.4 km north of it	1,861	7
Stone Cross	3.7 km north of it	5,036	7
Lower Willingdon	4.4 km northwest of it	6,126	15
Polegate	4.7 km northwest of it	10,067	14

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Choose from 28 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 historic houses and an art gallery.

Castle · English HeritagePevensey Castle4.6 km away 2

CastleHerstmonceux Castle10 km away 3

Art galleryTowner Art Gallery2.8 km away · 2K visitors a year 4

PierEastbourne Pier2 km away 5

CastleRedoubt Fortress1.1 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustAlfriston Clergy House11 km away 7

Historic houseMichelham Priory11 km away 8

MuseumBexhill Museum13 km away

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

Fort Fun in questions

Where is Fort Fun?

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

What is Fort Fun?

Theme park.

When is the best time to visit Fort Fun?

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

What else is there to see near Fort Fun?

Within 15 km: Pevensey Castle (4.6 km), Herstmonceux Castle (10 km), Towner Art Gallery (2.8 km) and Eastbourne Pier (2 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 (8)

Pevensey Castle: Piotr Zarobkiewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Herstmonceux Castle: The original uploader was Welshie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Towner Art Gallery: John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eastbourne Pier: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, 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
Bexhill Museum: Alexis Markwick, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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