The Story of a Town around the Downs

Discover stories from the last 5000 years and explore the artefacts found in Eastbourne and Willingdon as you walk through and over the archaeology that tells us about life in Eastbourne as a Downland settlement. The walk is reasonably flat but is over open Downland so is more challenging at different stages. You will finish at the Beachy Head Story visitor centre where you can find out more about this incredible landscape.

Click on the map pins to find out about each stop on your walk and explore artefacts in full 3D from your smartphone, download the directions here or view the objects now by clicking on the object images below.

Bronze Age Pottery

Iron Age Bead

Polished Axe Combe Hill

Roman Brooch

Summerdown Camp Ring

Medieval Cooking Pot

Roman Cinerary Urn