📜 Iconic chalk cliffs and a popular coastal hub where the South Downs meet the sea.
🌊 Part of the famous Seven Sisters, offering dramatic landscapes and diverse activities.
🚶♀️ Explore breathtaking clifftop walks along the Seven Sisters.
🐚 Fossil hunt on the shingle beach below the cliffs.
☕ Enjoy a café, shop, and visitor centre with stunning views.
👨👩👧👦 Family-friendly outdoor activities and wildlife spotting.
⚠️ Chalk cliffs are fragile and can collapse without warning; always stay well away from edges and bases.
🌊 Beach access is via a staircase of 50 steps, not suitable for all.
🚶♀️ Terrain is mainly hilly and unmade tracks with stiles and kissing gates.
🅿️ Car park fees apply: £2 for 1 hr, £4 for 2 hrs, £8 for 2+ hrs.
🚐 Minibus/motorhome: £10 for 2 hrs, £20 all day.
🆓 National Trust members, motorcycles, and Blue Badge holders park free (scan card for ticket).
🚗 By Road: South of A259, between Eastbourne and Seaford. Sign-posted from A259 at East Dean.
🚶♀️ On Foot: On the South Downs Way between Exceat and Eastbourne.
🚆 By Train: Nearest stations Eastbourne (5.5 miles) or Seaford (6.5 miles).
🚌 By Bus: Regular buses between Eastbourne and Brighton call at East Dean (1.5 miles), seasonal direct service to Birling Gap.
🚴♀️ Cycling: Network of bridle paths available; cycle stands at rear of coach park.
🅿️ Pay & display car park on-site.
🚫 Overnight parking/camping not permitted.
♿ Designated Blue Badge spaces available.
🚻 External toilet block (men's, ladies, ambulant cubicle) open 09:30-18:00 (Apr-Oct), 10:00-16:00 (Nov-Mar).
♿ Accessible toilet inside main shop/café building during its opening hours.
🚫 Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
📚 Bookshop located in the café space.
☕ Café serving hot food, drinks, cakes, and local produce.
🛍️ Cliff-top shop with gifts, treats, and local products.
🐕 Dogs on lead permitted on beach, in shop, and café.
♿ Accessible parking, toilets, and induction loop available.
🚶♀️ Level access to food outlet and shop (small trim under doorway).
🪑 External seating and inside café.
⚠️ Beach accessed via 50 steps; hilly, unmade tracks elsewhere.
🏛️ National Trust.
🚨 Always stay well away from all cliff edges and bases.
🌊 Check tide times and keep beach steps in sight.
📞 Samaritans (116 123) and NHS website for help and support. In emergency, call 999.