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Wish Tower

Wish Tower is a Martello tower in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. 26 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Towner Art Gallery (300 m).

Photo: Wish Tower, Simon Burchell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Eastbourne

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Fort in Eastbourne

Inside Eastbourne

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

Scheduled monument

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

The year in Eastbourne

In Eastbourne, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 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

Wish Tower

Martello Tower in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.

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

Eastbourne’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Scheduled monument
Town: in Eastbourne
Official site: wishtower.org.uk

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

The map

Around Wish Tower, mapped

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Wish Tower is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns around Wish Tower, by distance

The most populous of the 4 is Eastbourne, at 99,171. 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 · 4.4 km northeast of it

Crumbles

3,056 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 4.7 km west of it

East Dean and Friston

1,602 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 4.8 km northwest of it

Lower Willingdon

6,126 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Wish Tower is	People	Places to visit
Eastbourne	It’s in town	99,171	15
Crumbles	4.4 km northeast of it	3,056	10
East Dean and Friston	4.7 km west of it	1,602	9
Lower Willingdon	4.8 km northwest of it	6,126	15

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Wish Tower

Of the 26 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, 2 historic houses and an art gallery.

Art galleryTowner Art Gallery300 m away · 2K visitors a year 2

Castle · English HeritagePevensey Castle7.3 km away 3

PierEastbourne Pier800 m away 4

CastleHerstmonceux Castle13 km away 5

CastleRedoubt Fortress1.7 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustAlfriston Clergy House10 km away 7

Historic houseMichelham Priory12 km away 8ZooZooDrusillas Park11 km away

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

Questions people have about Wish Tower

Where is Wish Tower?

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

What is Wish Tower?

Martello Tower in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Wish Tower?

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

Is Wish Tower a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Wish Tower?

Within 15 km: Towner Art Gallery (300 m), Pevensey Castle (7.3 km), Eastbourne Pier (800 m) and Herstmonceux Castle (13 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)

Wish Tower: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Towner Art Gallery: John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pevensey Castle: Piotr Zarobkiewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eastbourne Pier: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, 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

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