I really like the new look pier, without the huge arcade at the front, its just what a victorian pier should be. But I wish they would bring the fishing back at the end, as it used to be great watching them catch very little. Otherwise this is great. Old fashioned tea room half way down for a real tea and cake. recommend that one.

Good place to let go and breath

It doesn't take long to walk round it. A gorgeous tea and cake shop all lit up. Lovely glass blowing and artifical flower shop. The pier is well looked after and not full of tacky shops and loud games. Great for a stroll round and it's free to get onto. Gorgeous view of the shore line.

The pier seemed to be in very good condition and was not full of tacky concessions and smelling of chip fat. We visited on a beautiful clear sunny day. The pier is free and gives good views of the Eastbourne seafront. Well worth a stroll if you are visiting the town.

Since its make over this pier has come to life and has much to offer all age groups . The Victorian cafe has an excellent range of reasonably priced snacks and the cream tea in particular is very good value and delicious.

Lovely old fashioned pier

Never been on such a clean pier.
This pier has plenty to keep you entertained for hours.
Recommend a visit.

Everyone should do the walk on the Pier a warm summer's night the view is stunning from the sunset to colourful lights of Eastbourne.
Newly rebuilt after the fire it is now a lovely example of a historic building.
Have a good vist to a truly beautiful town

A very relaxing experience. Hardly anybody around as it was January. Visually very attractive & well maintained. Plenty of room & scope for the Summer months

Nice to see the pier having much needed TLC
I don't understand petty people complaining about the gold paint after all it was in a very poor state for a long time. Well done to the new owners

Very nice place to walk , it's all ground floor and benches to sit down, summer should be much better than winter months

Lovely pier! Good shops and places to eat!

Visited the. Pier. At. Eastbourne. On. A. Sunny day. . the. Golden. Dome. Was. Glowing. In. The. Sunshine. So. Beautiful. The. Pier. Is. So. Clean . amusement. Arcade. Machines, glass. Blowing. Is. Interesting. To. Watch. Music. Playing. From. Loudspeakers. To. Put. You. In. A. Good. Mood.

Had a stroll along the pier on a lovely sunny day , we ended up in the beautiful Victorian tea room where we stopped for a hot chocolate , it had lovely chandeliers and the staff were friendly and attentive

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step back in time on the pier it has free deck chairs in summer and would be a good place to spend time

great pier only pity is that the camera obscura refurbishment is still ongoing however there is no official plan for its re opening posted on the pier or online

The pier gives you stunning views of the coastline, espescially on a sunny day. There are some stalls along it which are generally quite touristy. Can be a bit breezy towards the end, but definitely worth it.

Walk the pier or just sit and take in the sea views. This is a great old pier with nick nack shops and a bar on it. It has recently been repaired after a major fire but is a great free attraction.

One of the more beautiful piers that I've seen.

We enjoyed the walk but the seats were all wet so you couldn't sit down.Small sweet shop look lovely

Old fashioned traditional pier with amusements and a club, with amazing sea views, everything a pier should be

Good place to take the little ones although only a few things available now: there's a glass blowing shop you can have anything made 👍 my fav shop .

Eastbourne Pier was originally opened in 1870 during the great Victorian era that saw piers built around the country at many of the sea-side resorts. I remember as a boy you could catch a boat from the end of the pier in Deal and pictures exist of pleasure boats stopping at the pier in Eastbourne. It is a Grade II listed structure.
Alas time, tides and adverse weather have taken their toll of the structure of the pier and its greatest mishap was a serious fire in July 2014 that decimated the large domed pavilion closest to the shore that used to house an amusement arcade including many slot machines.
Repair work has removed all traces of the wrecked pavilion, repaired or replaced some of the iron and steel supports and replaced the wooden planked decking.
In November 2015, the pier’s owners sold the enterprise to local hotelier Sheikh Abid Gulzar.
Currently, there is just a wide empty decked area where the old pavilion previously stood and the new owner is continuing with the renovation of the rest of the fabric of the pier. He has said that a priority is to re-establish the theatre that has not been used for many decades in the pavilion at the end of the pier. He has annoyed some of the locals by closing the fishing that for years local sea anglers had done from the end of the pier and he has been instructed to cease painting all the lions on the pier gold.
The pier currently offers a pleasant walk out over the sea that can be somewhat bracing when the weather is inclement but it affords an excellent view of the grandeur of the remaining Victorian built hotels. There is an elegant tea-room in the mid-section of the pier with some of the largest chandeliers I have ever seen and a bar at the end of the pier. I am not sure if the night club is still running in the evening, possibly not? Gift shops are available selling the usual seaside paraphernalia and possibly the most interesting is a shop selling glass items some of which are actually ‘blown’ on the premises. On the land side is a great Fish & Chip restaurant.
I have seen the pier over many years and it will be interesting to see how it develops with its new ownership however it is great that it has survived given that so many of the piers around the UK have been lost.

When in the glass blowing shop brought some glass animals, very dainty and cheap to buy. Also had Tea & Cake in the Victorian Tea Rooms, very friendly and lovely atmosphere. We had a drink on another day in the bar further down the bear, decorated very quirky you need to go and have a look. Not much else to do on the Pier except walk but I quite like that unlike Brighton Pier that is too commercialised.