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The Hoo

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The Hoo is a designed landscape in East Sussex, entered on the register of historic parks and gardens at Grade II*. Grade II* marks a particularly important designed landscape. It is one of 20 registered parks and gardens the Albion Guide maps in the county. The nearest railway station is Hampden Park (Sussex), 1.9 km to the east.

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More places to visit near The Hoo

Photo of the South Downs, a National Park in south east England.Iconic

South Downs

National Park near Fittleworth

A chalk ridge rolling from Winchester to the sea cliffs at Beachy Head.

0.4 km NW

Photo of Stone Cross Windmill, a windmill in East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Stone Cross Windmill

Windmill near Stone Cross

Brick tower mill restored to working order, grinding flour again on open days near the Pevensey Levels.

3.6 km NE

Photo of the Sussex Heritage Coast, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Sussex Heritage Coast

Heritage Coast near East Dean

Chalk cliffs and dry valleys sheared off by the sea, linked by the switchback path between Seven Sisters and Beachy Head

4.3 km S

Photo of Long Man of Wilmington, a hill figure in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Long Man of Wilmington

Hill figure near Wilmington

A 70-metre outline figure holding a staff in each hand, cut into Windover Hill; one of only two human chalk figures in Britain.

4.7 km W

Photo of Wilmington, a village in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Wilmington

Village

Downland village at the foot of the Long Man hill figure, with a ruined Benedictine priory and an ancient churchyard yew.

4.8 km NW · East Sussex

Photo of Seaford to Beachy Head, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near East Dean in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Seaford to Beachy Head

SSSI near East Dean

Beachy Head's chalk face, the highest in Britain, with a lighthouse at its foot and downland walking either side

4.9 km S