Eastbourne Pier

Mercifully saved by some clever firefighting when a huge blaze broke out in the amusement arcade on 30 July 2014, this ramshackle piece of rusty Victoriana jutting into the Channel took just over a year to come back from the dead. The amusement arcade wasn’t rebuilt, with a pleasant open decking space replacing the slot machines. There are attractions galore along the pier, but the main draw is admiring the sweeping view of Eastbourne.