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For panoramic views

Eastbourne Pier, East Sussex

Every pier has great views of the seafront, but at Eastbourne try a visit to its Camera Obscura for a different experience altogether. The pier opened in 1870 and a camera obscura, offering a 360-degree projection of the world outside, was incorporated into its second theatre, built in 1899. Inside the onion-domed roof, there is a large, dish-shaped screen onto which the optics project a view of the sea, the oriental roofs of the pier and Eastbourne's elegant seafront terraces.

Admission free (01323 410466, www.eastbourne.org/outdoor_attractions).

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