The Grand Hotel Eastbourne

For the children

• Pool
• Family dining
• Family rooms
• Cots
• Extra beds
• Spa

Best for

Seaside weekends with children of any age

Ages

All ages

Pool

Indoor pool with family sessions; outdoor pool open to children

Family rooms

Family suites; cots, sofa beds and pull-in beds available

Outdoors

Seafront and pier, beach, South Downs and Beachy Head walks

We only list facilities we could confirm on their website — something not listed may still be there.

Days out nearby

• Drusillas Park ↗

  ~9 miles · ~15 mins

  Zoo · nearby attraction

  A compact zoo built around the height and attention span of small children, with meerkats, penguins and lemurs close up, plus play areas and small rides between the enclosures. Manageable in a day and near the South Downs and the Sussex coast.

• Bluebell Railway ↗

  ~26 miles · ~45 mins

  Steam railway · ideal day trip

  A heritage steam line through the Sussex Weald, with sheds of locomotives to explore and special family trains through the year. A gentle, nostalgic outing near Sheffield Park.

• Kent & East Sussex Railway ↗

  ~36 miles · ~45 mins

  Steam railway · ideal day trip

  Steam trains chug through the Rother Valley to Bodiam Castle, so children get a train ride and a moated castle in one trip. Lovely for a Kent weekend.

• Hever Castle and Gardens ↗

  ~37 miles · ~45 mins

  Castle / historic · ideal day trip

  Anne Boleyn's childhood home has a water maze that soaks the unwary, a yew maze, adventure playground and boating on the lake. History comes alive through jousting and family events across the year.

• British Wildlife Centre ↗

  ~39 miles · ~45 mins

  Wildlife park · ideal day trip

  The place to see red squirrels, foxes, otters and badgers up close, with keeper talks every weekend. Quiet and educational, it is a short drive from the Sussex and Surrey country-house hotels.

• Leeds Castle ↗

  ~45 miles · ~1 hr

  Castle / historic · ideal day trip

  A fairytale castle on a lake, with a maze that leads to an underground grotto, a playground themed around knights and a birds-of-prey show. Children see the castle at its most magical, and it is a classic Kent weekend outing.

• Arundel Castle ↗

  ~45 miles · ~1 hr

  Castle / historic · ideal day trip

  A towering medieval castle with a keep to climb, armour displays and a summer medieval tournament week with jousting knights. Lovely gardens and the river town of Arundel make it a good West Sussex day.

• Port Lympne Safari Park ↗

  ~47 miles · ~1 hr

  Safari park · ideal day trip

  A truck safari across a huge Kent estate gets children surprisingly close to rhinos, giraffes and big cats, with views to the Romney Marsh coast. Older children especially love it, and the reserve suits a weekend on the Kent coast.