Eastbourne
🏟️ Address: Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, College Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4JJ, United Kingdom Directions in Google Maps
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club is located in central Eastbourne. The venue can be reached by car as well as via public transport.
Below you can find general information on travel and parking for Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club. Individual events may have additional/restricted services available, and so we recommend clicking through to the event and viewing the Travel & Parking tab for event-specific information.
There is no on-site parking at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club during events, with the exception of disabled car parking spaces, but there are 2 official tournament car parks located off-site:
At the Sports Club, all-day car parking costs GBP £8, with payment possible on arrival and spaces allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. At NCP Trinity Place, all-day car parking starts from £6.95, with payment possible on arrival, and pre-booking available by clicking here. During all tournament days, there will be a shuttle bus service in operation, with buses travelling between the 2 car parks and Devonshire Park. Travelling to Devonshire Park via event shuttle bus costs a further £2 per person, per trip (£4 for a return journey), with payment again possible on arrival.
Disabled-accessible car parking is available free of charge on the Devonshire Park site, with spaces allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis. These spaces can be accessed via Hardwick Road, close to Gate 7.
Other paid car parks nearby include:
There is also some street parking, both in the town centre and along the seafront, but many of these spaces can fill-up quickly. Drivers should also note that there are several zones throughout Eastbourne town centre in which parking is severely restricted; visitors are encouraged to give due care and attention to parking signage and restrictions.
The nearest electric car charging point to the venue is located outside the Devonshire Park Hotel, a 230 m (3 min) walk away.
As a popular tourist spot for Brits and international travellers alike, Eastbourne’s accommodation can come with a slightly premium price tag, especially in the summer months. That said, you can find everything here from lush boutique hotels to cosy B&Bs.
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club has a capacity of approximately 8,000. However, the capacity does differ between events depending on the seating configuration.
College Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4JJ, United Kingdom.
It is just a 5-minute taxi ride to the venue from Eastbourne train station, where there is a taxi rank, or from the centre of town. Travelling by taxi is also a viable option if you are visiting the venue from some of Eastbourne's nearby towns: Seaford is 20 minutes away by taxi, and Bexhill is 30 minutes away.
Due to Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club's convenient location in the centre of Eastbourne, virtually any bus which stops in the town will provide a viable way to get to the venue, however the following bus routes stop particularly close to the venue:
If travelling from further afield by bus or coach, it is sometimes more straightforward to take a coach to Brighton, and then take either the 11X, 12, 12A, 12X, N12, 13, or 13X bus to Eastbourne.
Eastbourne train station is the town's principal train station; regular services travel to Eastbourne from Brighton, London (Victoria, via Gatwick Airport), and other smaller Sussex towns via the East Coastway Line. The station is located in the centre of the town, providing a convenient stop for visitors who wish to travel by rail; it is just a 1.0 km (12 min) walk to Devonshire Park from the station, and there will also be shuttle buses in operation during all tournament days, making repeat trips to and from Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club from 09:05 until 12:45 and then from 16:00 until 19:00. Shuttle bus journeys can be paid for upon arrival: the cost is GBP £2 per person, per trip.
There is no bike parking on the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club site, however bike racks are available at nearby Wilmington Square, which is just a 200 m (2 min) walk from the venue.
There are also multiple bike racks at Eastbourne train station, a 1.0 km (12 min) walk from the venue. Tournament day shuttle buses also run between the station and Devonshire Park – see the Train section for more information.
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club is only a 1.0 km (12 min) walk from Eastbourne town centre, and is the same distance away from the town's train station. The venue is also less than 650 m (8 min) from the beach, meaning there are plenty of chances to take-in coastal views, if travelling on foot.
