Beachy Head is a chalk headland on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex. The cliff there is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 m (530 ft) above sea level. The peak allows views of the south east coast from Dungeness to the east, to Selsey Bill in the west.

Beachy Head is notorious as a popular location for people to commit suicide. Infamous art provocateur industrialists Throbbing Gristle used the spot for the cover of their "20 Jazz Funk Greats" album for just this reason. Actor David Scarboro, who originally played Mark Fowler in the popular British soap opera EastEnders, died there in 1988. There are regular helicopter patrols to look for the bodies of those who have successfully committed suicide, and a special telephone box with a direct line to The Samaritans.