Experience Eastbourne's Christmas Shopping Extravaganza
Experience Eastbourne's Christmas Shopping Extravaganza
The Eastbourne Christmas Shopping Experience
Why not head for Eastbourne this Christmas, it has everything you need in one place. With abundant shopping, themed nights, a pantomime, hotels and restaurants, as well as a great seafront, pier and marina, what more could you need?
There is a wide and varied selection of shopping available in Eastbourne, ranging from the town centre with the Arndale Centre and surrounding streets providing all the key brands you could want, including M & S, Debenhams, Boots, Millets, Goldsmiths, Next, River Island and Top Shop amongst others,
If your tastes are a little more unique then the Little Chelsea area of Eastbourne town centre provides a wider range of Boutique shops supplying everything from hand crafted jewellery to designer clothes.
To make the centre more appealing one of Eastbourne's main shopping districts has been given a makeover ready for the busy Christmas retail season. Old railings have been removed, brand new maps installed, and lamp columns repainted to give the area a fresh new feel.
Eastbourne Special Christmas shopping events
There are a wide range of special shopping events and late night opening evenings in Eastbourne this Christmas.
The festivities kick off with the St Wilfred Hospice Christmas Shopping Weekend on 3, 4 and 5 December.
The event starts with Little Christmas' in Little Chelsea on Friday evening, 3rd December. Following its success last year, both Grove Road and South Street will be closed to traffic once more and the area filled with attractions and entertainment for the whole family, including festive food and drink, choir singing and live music. The specialist shops and boutiques will also remain open for a spot of late-night shopping.
Eastbourne's Sovereign FM, your local radio station, will be in town throughout the weekend, beginning in Little Chelsea on the Friday evening. On Saturday and Sunday at Bankers Corner in the town centre their top presenters will be on hand to entertain the crowds with fun, games and competitions along with the best music. There will be entertainment from local choirs, schools and bands on the stage and at the Railway Station and Enterprise Shopping Centre. Mall performers will keep you entertained throughout the weekend in the Arndale Centre.
The Enterprise Centre will be serving their traditional mulled wine and mince pies to all shoppers and Father Christmas will be greeted by the magical sound of the Sovereign Singers singing Christmas Carols as he opens his grotto giving free toys to every child who visits. They will also have their wonderful reindeer back again from 11am on the Saturday. Of course the amazing unique shopping experience, with over 50 shops, will help you find that special gift or tasty treat for Christmas.
Once again, local businesses will compete in the Fancy Dress Competition with many of the town centre shops and businesses getting into costume and the festive spirit to add fun and sparkle to the town centre over the weekend event.
Father Christmas and the reindeer parade starts from the Cavendish Hotel at around 10.15am then through the town to the Enterprise Centre where they will be from 11am to 2pm.
A Fantastic traditional Victorian style Funfair will be coming to Langney Road with games, rides and fun for all the family. Try them all and see which you enjoy the most. The Continental Market will include over 50 stalls selling delicious local Christmas goodies and present ideas. Festively dressed, this market will add to the festive feel of the event and is open each day and will run from Bankers Corner to TJ Hughes so make sure you don't miss any of the great offers available.
Entertainment, with a special stage area sponsored by Sterling Motors, will be outside TJ Hughes in Terminus Road and means more bands and entertainers will be performing than ever before.
Late Night Shopping
There is plenty of time to get all those Christmas gifts in during Eastbourne's late night opening special evenings. The Arndale Centre and many of the town centre shops will be open late every Thursday from 18 Nov - 16 Dec.
Check the December opening times for the main Eastbourne stores
Sales in Eastbourne
The sales start early in Eastbourne with key stores starting their sales on Boxing Day. The rest of the sales start on Monday 27th December
Boxing Day Sales
Get an early glimpse of the sales as selected shops in Eastbourne open up on Boxing Day including the following at Eastbourne Arndale Shopping Centre:
Boots 8.30am to 6pm
Next 7am to 7pm
BHS 9am to 6pm
Primark 9am to 6pm
New Years Day Sales
Hit the sales on New Years Day, as selected stores in Eastbourne open up including:
Boots 10.30am to 4pm
Next 10.30am to 4pm
Primark 10.30am to 4pm
Sainsburys 9am to 6pm
BHS 10am to 5pm
Getting to Eastbourne
Driving to Eastbourne
Eastbourne is conveniently located for driving with the A27, A259 and A22 all taking you there. Journey times, assuming no major delays, are:
Ashford International (Eurostar) 1 hr 25 mins
Brighton 40 mins
Dover 1 hr 50 mins
Folkestone 1hr 40 mins
Gatwick Airport 1 hr 10 mins
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 45 mins
London - 2 hrs
Newhaven 25 mins
Getting to Eastbourne by Train
Eastbourne has regular train services provided by Southern Railways running from early morning until late at night:
Train journey times and costs vary slightly depending on the time of day. Off Peak journey times are:
Ashford International (Eurostar) 1hr 7 mins
Brighton 32 mins
Gatwick Airport 54 mins
Hastings 25 mins
London Victoria 1hr 26 mins
Parking in Eastbourne
Eastbourne has plenty of parking available, with 700 spaces in Eastbourne's Arndale Centre Car Park and a further 700 Spaces in the Junction Road car park just a few minutes walk from the centre.
Town Centre on street parking is pay and display, but there is free uncontrolled parking is available if you are willing to stroll a bit further.
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