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Towner Eastbourne

Eastbourne, East Sussex

The Towner Eastbourne gallery building, its facade painted in bold multicoloured stripesPhoto: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0

Eastbourne's contemporary art gallery, with changing exhibitions, a cinema and free family activities. It is an easy rainy-day stop close to the seafront.

Highlights

  • Contemporary art exhibitions
  • Free family activities at weekends and in school holidays
  • Cinema
  • Café

Good to know

  • Guide, hearing and assistance dogs only
  • Eastbourne's visitor information centre is in the building

Getting there

Towner Eastbourne, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JJParking: Pay and display at College Road car park, 100m away; Blue Badge spaces nearby.

Get directions

Checked on 15 October 2026 against townereastbourne.org.uk, townereastbourne.org.uk. Details change, so please confirm with the venue before you travel. How we check

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