Eastbourne Pier Reviews Summary

Family-Friendly Attractions

Pros:

• "Brilliant place to take the children. Both my boys loved the crazy golf and arcades."
• "Great street food on entrance, few things to do with young ones, lil shops for souvineers, tarot reading and glass making etc..."
• "Can't not go the pier on a nice sunny day, walking back from Western lawns and kids wanted to try the arcades and look in the sweet shops."
• "Fab visit with my nieces the other day. A few of my social media followers spotted me and kindly donated their arcade tickets to us so the girls could buy more treats."
• "Went to Eastbourne just for a day out. A glorious day helped, but we loved the victorian pier, the shops, and the authentic cafés there."
• "Good options for snacks, ice creams and games. Good to bring young kids here on a weekend."
• "It's a great place to come and visit and enjoy with the family there is a great time right now in the summertime."
• "Spent a couple of afternoons on the pier great entertainment on afternoons nice cafe there also that does lovely food."

Cons:

• "The ticket redemption booth if the arcade was closed so the excitement of winning a Jackpot quickly faded. The staff I approached didn't care."
• "Visited while an airshow was going on, it was a nice event with lots of people. Seems mostly a place for families (hence the less stars)."
• "Clean well maintained pier but no toilets unless you go into the Victorian Tea Room and buy something so you are allowed to use their toilet but it isn't suitable for the disabled!"
• "Sadly not the greatest place to be anymore.. Full of security guards that are only there to stop dogs they are allowing the pier to become a wash of drug dealers and takers."

Scenic Views and Relaxation

Pros:

• "Lovely pier. You can walk to the end of the pier and look out at the ocean. Great views of the beach."
• "The most beautiful places, enjoyable moment.. The atmosphere here in Eastbourne it's was amazing friendly people, air is fresh, the road is clean and no loud sound."
• "In places it is a little run down but looks like they are working on the pier as you could go right to the back, but worth a visit."
• "Outside of that the view from the pier was beautiful and there are great shops and a pub."
• "Always amazing views off the pier too."
• "Stunning location of the pier, sea and pebble beach. Even more glorious when the sun is out shining."
• "Absolutely lovely old pier and great to walk along for a great view along the coast and Eastbourne."
• "Also, Eastbourne is easy on the eye with wide open sea views which catch both sunrises and sunsets."

Cons:

• "It's a lovely pier to walk around with some lovely views to be had but for me the shops and attractions are just a waste of time unless you want an overpriced shiny rock or a candle."
• "Cool and all but a lot of the shops were closed and the places to get ice cream nearby were expensive."
• "Quite a beautiful place, very beautiful color of the sea. A lot of people are swimming. You can try excellent ice cream on the beach. Why 4 stars - is a garbage bin disaster."
• "It is a bit tacky and definitely rusty. However it is pier in the seaside what do you expect."

Food and Drink Options

Pros:

• "Eastbourne Pier free to go and enjoy 😊 shoot film play around and have a meal with a cup of tea, really wonderful place I enjoyed seeing birds around and the seafood is delicious in Eastbourne."
• "Lovely pier, plenty of places to grab food, little arcade. They had live music the day we visited which was lovely."
• "Great fun when you have a little time to spare... there are great shops and a pub."
• "Went to Eastbourne just for a day out... Our fish & chips lunch was the best, freshest, tastiest and most reasonably priced that I've tasted for years."
• "The pier has plenty of seating but be careful as some look like they are in dire need of repair. Some other parts of the pier could do with a lick of paint and some TLC."
• "Very nice pier, used to come here when we were on family holidays going to the amusements and watching out over the end of the pier towards the sea."
• "Stunning location of the pier, sea and pebble beach... There's various shops and things to do, fish & chips, a bar, selection of ice creams, victorian tea room, arcade, mini golf, fishing shop, crystals & candles shop and a gift/souvenir shop."
• "Enjoyable walk along the pier plenty of interesting shops and amusements and a place to eat and drink."

Cons:

• "It's a lovely pier to walk around with some lovely views to be had but for me the shops and attractions are just a waste of time unless you want an overpriced shiny rock or a candle."
• "First time visit to this pier. It looks similar to the one in Brighton... We had fish and chip from the the shop at the entrance to the pier. The taste was ok. But not worth with the money you paid."
• "Clean, tidy with the traditional amusement arcades and various places to eat and drink. Some good gift shops and a brilliant glass maker/seller."
• "Sadly not the greatest place to be anymore.. Full of security guards that are only there to stop dogs they are allowing the pier to become a wash of drug dealers and takers which clearly wont be using the shops etc."