Let's bring tourists to Sovereign Harbour

Over the years I have heard a number of people criticise the Council for not promoting Sovereign Harbour sufficiently in their marketing to tourists and whilst I am aware that they do try, I accept that there are many visitors who still do not know what a fantastic facility we have which adds massively to our tourist offer. This is why I have called on the popular local Citysightseeing tour bus operator to include Sovereign Harbour in the destinations served by their Eastbourne Tour. Patrick said “Sovereign Harbour is a fantastic attraction and visitors regularly tell me how much they enjoy the waterfront eateries, shops and watching boating life at first hand but it remains one of Eastbourne’s best kept secrets with people not knowing how to find it or in many cases, even that it exists”.

Sovereign Harbour is currently served by the Dotto Train but the current dropping point behind the restaurants is not the most ideal of welcomes, however with the recent local planning approval for the Retail Park regeneration and Harbour Bus Gate, if the Secretary of State gives the go ahead, the reality of the bus gate may provide just the incentive needed to add an extended bus tour.

The popular Citysightseeing Eastbourne & Beachy Head Tour is going from strength to strength with last year’s extension to cover Birling Gap & East Dean proving successful and further improvements to this year’s offer taking in the Eastern Seafront, Princes Park, Fort Fun & the Sovereign Centre. Local Citysightseeing Manager, AJ Harris said “we are constantly looking at ways of improving and developing our Eastbourne Tour and are really keen to see how we could incorporate Sovereign Harbour in our operation. If the forthcoming Harbour Bus Gate becomes a reality, this would make it much easier to showcase Sovereign Harbour along with the many other wonderful attractions that our Eastbourne Tour offers tourists so we look forward to working with Patrick and his colleagues on Eastbourne Borough Council to explore this opportunity further in the future”.