Beauty Beachy Head Eastbourne UK (ENGLAND)

The serene fantastic thing about this generally English landscape stands at odds with its sinister name. Rising 162 meters higher than ocean, beachy Head is that the highest chalk drop on the southern coast of england. it's arenowned native tourer attraction, and a handily placed stop permits quick access to the very best purpose of the drop. this mix of quick access, nice height, and physical beauty has contributed to the spot's dark facet. the common range of suicides annually committed

at beachy Head is twenty, far and away the very best for any single location in Britain.

This suicide rate has prompted the authorities to put in a hotline stall with an instantaneous association to suicide support center. additionally, since 2004 the spot is patrolled many times per day by volunteers of beachy Headoffice team (BHCT). The BHCT is pass by the Christian charity "More fireplace Revival Ministries." the amount of suicides has somewhat subsided recently, but media attention centered on this spot could have presumablycontributed to its grisly quality.

On the less somber note, beachy Head could be a place of outstanding beauty which may be enjoyed by guestsWorld Health Organization don't seem to be below psychological distress. On a transparent day it offers a spectacular read of neighboring outline, nearly forty miles to the east to Dungeness in Kent, and even additionalwithin the westward direction -- up to seventy miles -- past Seaford Head to Newhaven and urban center so on to Selsey Bill close to Chichester in West Sussex.

Of interest to some might also be the bunker that the drop sides, originally employed by the RAF, it's currentlydecommissioned and as a result of vandals attempting to achieve access has been obstructed with a tree.

Know Before You Go
Getting There - beachy Head is definitely reached by automotive. From Eastbourne take Duke's Drive from thewaterfront (be careful of the steeply winding road), Meads Road from Meads and East Dean Road from previouscity. From the west follow the signs on the A259. Parking is free within the lay-bys close to beachy Head andthere's an outsized pay and show public parking area.

Eastbourne Buses run a service on the waterfront from the Sovereign Centre to beachy Head.