Eastbourne is a resort town on the English Channel at the foot of the majestic Beachy Head cliff. Its center has pretty Victorian buildings and a wide promenade.
The city was founded in the mid-nineteenth century by joining four settlements that had existed earlier. Its creator was the owner of these lands, Lord Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. He decided to build a resort that would combine the best features of European holiday resorts. That is why he first sent his architect on a journey through Southern Europe to bring to England what he would see most beautiful in them.
Lord Cavendish's design has created a beautiful town that combines Victorian architecture with influences from the Adriatic and Mediterranean resorts. The nineteenth-century buildings with villas, hotels and avenues with shops and public utility buildings have survived to this day.
Today Eastbourne is known as a fashionable seaside resort and an exceptionally beautiful spot on the south coast of England. Coastal highlights in the Eastbourne area are the magnificent chalk cliffs, the highest of which are Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters, overlooking Gap Birling Beach. There are hiking trails on the cliff tops, the starting point of which is right on the beach.
Wide and sandy beaches are also in the center of Eastbourne. Between them, the 300-meter Eastbourne Pier with a characteristic pavilion opens out to sea. It now houses a restaurant, a cafe, a tea room, a concert hall and a club.
