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Winchelsea

Photo of Winchelsea, a swimming spot near Rye in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Winchelsea

© JThomas / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© JThomas / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Winchelsea

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Winchelsea is a designated bathing water in East Sussex. The water was rated Good when last classified. It is one of 15 designated bathing waters in the county. It lies within the High Weald National Landscape.

Winchelsea Station is 3.2 km away to the north. For more of the same, Camber Sands and Fairlight Glen are close by.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Winchelsea

Photo of the High Weald, a National Landscape in south east England.Highlight

High Weald

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Mayfield

Wooded ridges, sunken lanes and deep stream valleys across the old iron country of the south-east

Photo of Winchelsea town gates, a landmark in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Winchelsea town gates

Landmark near Winchelsea

Three medieval stone gates survive from the planned port of Winchelsea; the Strand Gate guards the eastern approach.

2.1 km N

Photo of Rye, a village in East Sussex, south east England.Iconic

Rye

Village

Hilltop citadel above the Rother marshes, its cobbled Mermaid Street climbing past timbered houses, antique shops and a Norman church.

5 km N · East Sussex

Photo of Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower), a visitor attraction in East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower)

Attraction near Rye

Smuggling and Romney Marsh history displayed inside the medieval Ypres Tower above Rye.

5 km N

Photo of Hastings Country Park, a country park in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Hastings Country Park

Country park near Hastings

Sandstone cliffs and gorse heath split by steep little glens, on the wild edge of Hastings

5.8 km SW

Photo of Fairlight Glen, a cove near Hastings in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Fairlight Glen

Cove near Hastings

Wooded coastal glen in Hastings Country Park, dropping past a small cascade to a hidden cove.

6.5 km SW