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Eastbourne

Nestled at the foot of the South Downs National Park, which boasts the highest chalk cliffs in the country, the south coast resort of Eastbourne is a quintessential seaside town less than 60 miles from London.

With a daily average of 11.7 hours of sunshine (which is rather a lot for the UK!) it consistently tops the charts for being one of our sunniest towns. The blue skies, beach and sweep of the six-mile promenade rub shoulders with traditional and modern

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