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The Eastbourne campus is located to the west of the town centre in three main clusters: Darley Road, Hillbrow and Welkin.

Our Eastbourne campus is set in the Meads area of this historic seaside town, on the edge of the dramatic Seven Sisters Country Park. It's just a mile from the town centre and even closer to the seafront. Almost 3,000 students study here, benefitting from the close-knit university community and the excellent facilities.

See below for a map, travel directions and postcodes.

Eastbourne aerial picture

Eastbourne map

Getting to Eastbourne

By train

  • From London: trains leave London Victoria regularly and take approximately 90 minutes to reach Eastbourne.
  • From Brighton and the east and west: Southern trains connect Eastbourne with Lewes and Brighton to the west and Hastings and Rye to the east.

From the station, Leaf Hospital is a 10 minute walk, Hillbrow is a 20 minute walk and Darley Road is a 30 minute walk.  Stagecoach runs services across all our sites and the rest of the town.

People at the train station.

By road

By car

  • From London: Eastbourne can be reached by road via the M25, A22 and then the A2270.
  • From Brighton and the east (A259): Visitors travelling east on the A259 should turn right on to Warren Hill/Beachy Head Road (signposted) for main sites which are individually signed at the Carlisle Road/Darley Road crossroads. Those travelling to Leaf Hospital should go straight on and turn right on to Upperton Road towards the town centre. If travelling on the A27 then use the A2270 (old A22) into Eastbourne. Road signs to the university start on the large (Willingdon) roundabout. These will take you into the town centre via Upperton Road. If visiting Leaf Hospital you will be directed left at traffic lights close to Eastbourne station.
  • From the west (A259/A27): Visitors travelling west on the A259 should ignore A22 Eastbourne town centre signs and continue on to the large roundabout at the end of the Polegate by-pass then take the A2270.

For university sites it is best to travel into Eastbourne via the A2270 and not the Polegate bypass.

If visiting Hillbrow/Welkin or Darley Road sites you will be directed right on a mini roundabout by Eastbourne station, along Grove Road and on to Meads Road, then Beachy Head Road.

  • If you require the Hillbrow/Welkin site, turn right off Meads Road up Carlisle Road (sign posted).
  • For the Darley Road site, continue on the Meads Road and on to Beachy Head Road (straight on at two mini roundabouts) and then left into Darley Road (signposted).
By coach
  • National Express coaches depart for Eastbourne from London Victoria coach station three times a day.

By plane

  • Gatwick international airport is approximately an hour from Eastbourne by road or rail. The M23/A27 route connects Gatwick to Eastbourne.
  • Heathrow international airport is on the M25 which connects with the A22 at junction 6. Or you can take the underground (Piccadilly line) to London Victoria and catch a train to Eastbourne.
Aircraft taking off from runway

Postcodes

Darley Road

  • Aldro: 49 Darley Road, BN20 7UR
  • Greynore 1: 48 Darley Road, BN20 7UR
  • Greynore 2: 41–43 Darley Road, BN20 7UR
  • Queenwood: 58 Darley Road, BN20 7UN
  • Robert Dodd and Annexes: 49 Darley Road, BN20 7UR

Hillbrow and Welkin

  • Bishopsbourne: The Welkin, Carlisle Road, BN20 7SN
  • Hillbrow: 1 Denton Road, BN20 7SR
  • Trevin Towers and Annexe: Gaudick Road, BN20 7SP
  • Welkin halls of residence: Gaudick Road, BN20 7SH
  • Welkin House: Carlisle Road, BN20 7SN

Leaf Hospital

  • Leaf Hospital: St Anne's Road, BN21 2HW
Students walking outside East Welkin Halls