Alright, let's be abolutely honest here, if you think of Eastbourne at all, it's probably as a quiet little seaside town full of old people. With Brighton to the west offering it's cosmopotilitan 'London-by-Sea' diversity and Hastings to the east with it's all-too-famous associations with one of the most famous events of British history¹ how can Eastbourne possibly compete? Read on, and judge for yourself.

History

Geography

Cookery

One thing that seems to have improved since Eastbourne first merited an entry was the availability of places to eat, which is probably a good things because another thing that has changed is the closure of the highly recommended Littlewoods cafe. Eastbourne is a surprisingly cosmopolitan town which means that as well as the usual suspects such as chinese and Italian you can eat food that calls itself American, Mexian Persian, Turkish, Spanish, Polish, Thai and even, in the face of mounting pressure, English. The town has plenty of restaurants and an increasing supply of eateries and sandwhich shops where you can get something for lunch. Here are a few suggestions:

Pasta Solo

Italian

Vickery's

An excellent coffee shop / restaraunt. Vickery's offers a various coffees, tea and fruit teas as well as soft drinks, excellent sandwhichs and reasonably priced meals. Their staff are attentive and accomadating and you can slouch back with your coffee on your sofa, read a paper from the table or watch MTV (quietly) in the background and feel thoroughly relaxed and just a little bit like an extra in Friends.

Cappacino

Tapas Restaraunt

Zara's Kitchen

Monsieur Deli

Emily's Tea Room

Leisure and Tourism