Sussex seaside attractions among best in the UK for summer

A list compiled by the i newspaper includes Hastings Pier, Worthing Pier, Eastbourne Pier and the Palace Pier in Brighton.

The paper checked out the UK’s best seaside entertainment with amusement parks, pleasure beaches and traditional piers “packed with arcade games, fairground rides and fish and chips” to spend the final days of summer.

Eastbourne Pier was praised for being “one of the finest examples of a Victorian pier in the UK”, with a variety of shops, tea rooms, fishing spots and a classic British chippy.

Hastings Pier was said to be “loved by locals and tourists alike” for its Pavilion restaurant and beach hut-style food and drinks kiosks.

Less crowded than others, the “beautifully preserved” Worthing Pier was also included on the list for its modest amusement arcade and its Perch on the Pier restaurant.

Brighton Palace Pier was praised as one of the best seafront attractions to visit in the UK by the newspaper (Image: Newsquest)

Brighton’s Palace Pier, which recently reported record revenues in its recovery from the pandemic, was hailed by the newspaper as a “thriving tourist attraction with arcade games, fish and chip stalls, rides and a restaurant set over the water”.

Two Sussex crazy golf courses also made the list, with Hastings Adventure Golf and Buccaneer Bay Adventure Golf in Littlehampton featured as go-to places to enjoy the rest of summer with family and friends.

The Hastings attraction, home of the World Crazy Golf Championships, has three 18-hole courses, including crazy golf, with the pirate-themed Buccaneer Bay said to be “great for all ages and skills” with a nine-hole course with gunpowder barrels, treasure chests and cannons.