Eastbourne by the Sea no single supp.
Monday 23 May 2022 to Friday 27 May 2022
£625pp
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Take time for a relaxing holiday at this classic Sussex resort, where listening to the band is a favourite pastime on a fine, sunny day. We’ll stay at the privately owned Best Western Lansdowne Hotel, which has been in the same family ownership since 1912. Its seafront position, overlooking the Western Lawns and Wish Tower with splendid views of the sea and Beachy Head is complimented by the personal touch that four generations of the same family ensures (much like Shaws)! The Congress Theatre, Winter Garden and Devonshire Park Theatre are all less than five minutes’ walk from the hotel, as are the town centre and pier.
There's an open top sightseeing bus tour operating out of Eastbourne with 16 stops that you can hop on and off at. Highlights include The Pier, Lifeboat Museum, Italian Gardens, Lighthouse and Birling Gap. Click for route information and details of their 24 hour tickets.
There's a wait list for singles on this popular tour, please send through you booking request and we'll be in touch if availability changes.
Tour code: A3355
Monday
Check in with tea/coffee on arrival.
Thursday
This morning we’ll drive out via Beachy Head, to spend time in the pretty village of Alfriston where you’ll find lots of delightful shops and tearooms along with their Grade I listed church known as ‘The Cathedral of the Downs’. Back in Eastbourne, have a relaxing afternoon and maybe enjoy a walk into town, a stroll along the pier or an open top sightseeing tour?
Wednesday
Spend the morning at leisure in Eastbourne before an afternoon visit to Great Dixter House & Gardens. It’s a place of pilgrimage for horticulturalists featuring The Sunk Garden, The Exotic Garden, The Peacock Garden and Topiary Lawn, to name but a few. Each garden offers a pretty view of the preserved medieval house that they surround.
Tuesday
Travel through 11 miles of glorious Sussex scenery on the heritage Bluebell Railway in carefully preserved vintage carriages pulled by a vintage steam locomotive. This beautiful line features original working signal boxes and traditional stations. This afternoon, visit the National Trust's Sheffield Park and Garden, a landscape garden with influences of ‘Capability Brown’ featuring four lakes, paths through the glades and historic parkland.
Friday
Our homeward journey features a sightseeing stop in the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells followed by a 2-course lunch to finish off your holiday.
- Entry to Sheffield Park Gardens (NT)
- Heritage ride on The Bluebell Line
- Entry to Great Dixter House & Gardens (HH)
- Two evenings' entertainment
- Free time in Eastbourne, Alfriston and Royal Tunbridge Wells
- 2 course lunch en route home
- Welcome tea/coffee at the hotel
- Tea/coffee after dinner
- Door2Door travel (save £10pp by meeting the coach)
- Free holiday insurance
- Free BCH/ABTOT Financial Protection
- Pre allocated seat
- £40pp deposit (balance due 8 weeks prior)
- £5pp discount for NT Members
- £5pp discount for Historic Houses Members
- No single supplement
- Executive touring coach featuring a refreshment station, reclining seats, reading lights, curtains, foot and arm rests, toilet, safety belts, air suspension and individual air-flow controls
- An experienced, friendly, highly-rated and professional tour driver
The Lansdowne Hotel, Eastbourne 
- Seafront position, overlooking the Western Lawns and Wish Tower with views of Beachy Head
- Privately owned and looked after by the same family since 1912
- Winners of a 2023 Travellers' Choice Award from Tripadvisor (ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor!)
- Rated 4.5/5 by Shaws customers in 2023
- Ensuite rooms with TV, radio, phone, hairdryer, WiFi and complimentary tea/coffee tray
- Restaurant, bar and lounge areas, many with sea views
- Games room
- Lift
ACCESS: Steps to the main door (wheelchair lift available), some steps to some rooms, limited walk-in showers on request, no ground floor rooms
Please ask us about sea view rooms which may be available at a supplement
