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Fairlight Cove East Sussex Map

Traditional county: East Sussex · District / Borough: Rother · Region: South East

Explore Fairlight Cove, East Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fairlight Cove map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceFairlight Cove
Traditional CountyEast Sussex
District / BoroughRother
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.876318
Longitude0.664291
Place TypeVillage

About Fairlight Cove

Fairlight Cove commands a rugged stretch of the East Sussex coastline where the land abruptly yields to the encroaching sea. It lies 3.9 miles east-north-east of Hastings (from Hastings: bearing 69°T, OS grid TQ 875 119), and is situated east of Fairlight village. Salt-laden winds scour the sandstone cliffs, carrying the sharp, metallic tang of the English Channel across the residential lanes. To the west, the Hastings Cliffs To Pett Beach SSSI preserves a fragile boundary where the earth crumbles slowly into the surf, a process that defines the shifting perspective of the local horizon. The light here possesses a singular clarity, reflecting off the water to illuminate the stark white faces of the geology with a pale, ethereal glow. Fairlight Cove remains defined by this intimate proximity to the tides, which pull at the shoreline with a restless, rhythmic persistence. Residents often look toward the verdant expanse of the Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve, where the undulating terrain offers a sheltered contrast to the exposed, wind-whipped edges of the coast. This geography creates a quiet tension between the permanence of the built environment and the inevitable erosion of the cliffside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Hastings Cliffs To Pett Beach Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.5 mi, 283° WNW · 312 ha
  • Marsham Sewer (River) — 1.0 mi, 349° N
  • The Bale House Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 261° W
  • Royal Military Canal, Cliff End To Coastguard Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 049° NE · 3 ha
  • Fairlight Glen (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 244° WSW
  • Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve (Park) — 1.7 mi, 248° WSW
  • North's Seat (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 271° W
  • Ecclesbourne Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 248° WSW
  • Pannel Sewer (River) — 2.2 mi, 026° NNE
  • Colonel Body Memorial Lakes (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 048° NE
  • Hog Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.6 mi, 020° NNE
  • Clive Vale Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 251° WSW
  • Iron Age Cliff Castle And Site Of St George'S Churchyard On East Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 246° WSW · 11 ha
  • Fortune of War (Park) — 3.0 mi, 256° WSW
  • Moat At Old Place (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 010° N
  • Site of Broomgrove Power Station (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 260° W
  • The Watcher (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 029° NNE
  • The Stables Theatre (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 249° WSW
  • Hastings Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 245° WSW
  • Shipwreck Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 245° WSW
  • The Stade (Beach) — 3.4 mi, 243° WSW
  • Pewis Marsh (Wetland) — 3.4 mi, 029° NNE
  • The Electric Palace (Cinema) — 3.4 mi, 248° WSW
  • Old St Helen's Church (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 274° W
  • Winchelsea Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 031° NNE
  • Smugglers Adventure (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 249° WSW
  • Hastings Old Town Hall Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 248° WSW
  • Flamingo Park (Theme Park) — 3.5 mi, 246° WSW
  • Pelham Beach (Beach) — 3.7 mi, 245° WSW
  • Hastings Castle (Castle) — 3.7 mi, 248° WSW

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About This Fairlight Cove Map Page

Explore Fairlight Cove, East Sussex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.876318, 0.664291. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.