A Sussex spot "brimming with arts and crafts" has been named one of the best seaside towns to downsize to in the UK.

Eastbourne was included along with 19 other coastal spots in the list from the Daily Mail.

The publication consulted property experts, estate agents and local residents to create their list as well as analyse factors such as house prices and transport links.

They wrote: "What is it about the great British seaside that makes it so popular with downsizers?

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"A yearning to live permanently in the summer holidays of our youth, perhaps.

"But places, like people, change. Many of our resorts have become run-down. So where today are the best seaside towns to downsize?"

The full list of the best seaside towns to downsize to in the UK can be found on the Daily Mail website here.

What was said about Eastbourne?

The Daily Mail wrote that Eastbourne used to have a reputation for "bus parties full of OAPs sitting on park benches in manicured gardens on the seafront."

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However, that's now changed thanks in part to the town "brimming with arts and crafts".

The publication added: "The Turner prize exhibition was recently a big hit in the Towner gallery which operates a Sussex Art Shuttle – a brightly painted mini-bus linking three of Sussex’s favourite art venues.

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"The shopping centre is modern, with all the usual suspects, not forgetting the Sovereign Leisure Centre which has a gym, fun pool with a wave machine and a sauna and steam room.

"All this, together with comparatively lower prices, explains why Eastbourne is poaching so many downsizing buyers from Brighton."

As an option for a place for downsizers to move into, the newspaper mentioned a two-bedroom flat in Upperton Gardens for a cost of £200,000.