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Photo of Battle Abbey, a ruined abbey in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Battle Abbey© Colin Smith / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Battle StationBattle

Battle Station sits inside the High Weald National Landscape. 44 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Battle Abbey, a ruined abbey in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Iconic

Battle Abbey

Abbey near Battle

Ruined abbey on the 1066 battlefield.

0.6 km W

Photo of Battle, a village in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Battle

Village

Town built around the abbey marking the 1066 battlefield, its High Street running from the great gatehouse to the almonry garden.

0.9 km NW · East Sussex

Photo of Fuller's Pyramid, a folly near Burwash in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Fuller's Pyramid

Folly near Burwash

Fuller's pyramid mausoleum stands in St Thomas a Becket churchyard at Brightling, a landmark among his scattered follies.

8.9 km NW

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

9.2 km SE

Photo of The Sugar Loaf, a folly near Rushlake Green in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

The Sugar Loaf

Folly near Rushlake Green

A cone-shaped folly Mad Jack Fuller reputedly built overnight to win a wager about seeing Dallington church spire.

9.4 km NW

Photo of Kent & East Sussex Railway, a visitor attraction near Bodiam in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Kent & East Sussex Railway

Attraction near Bodiam

Heritage steam line running from Bodiam, near the castle, up the Rother valley toward Tenterden.

9.7 km N

Photo of The Tower & Observatory (Fuller), a folly near Burwash in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

The Tower & Observatory (Fuller)

Folly near Burwash

Fuller's domed observatory near Brightling, once fitted with a camera obscura, now a private house seen from the lane.

9.8 km NW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the 1066 Country Walk, a 31-mile long-distance path running from Pevensey to Rye, south east England.

1066 Country Walk

Long-distance path

Pevensey to Rye by way of Battle — the Norman Conquest's landing country, with carved oak sculptures marking the route.

0.2 km NW · East Sussex

Photo of Lake Meadow, Battle, a nature reserve in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Lake Meadow, Battle

Nature reserve near Battle

A National Trust place in East Sussex.

0.3 km NW

Photo of the site of the Battle of Hastings, fought in 1066 in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Battle of Hastings

Battlefield near Battle

Everyone knows the date, fewer know the fighting happened here, not in Hastings itself

0.7 km W

Photo of Telham Fields, Crowhurst, a country estate near Battle in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Telham Fields, Crowhurst

Country estate near Battle

A National Trust place in East Sussex.

1.9 km SE

Sedlescombe

Village

Village strung along a long sloping green in the Brede valley, with an old well and pump house at its foot.

3.6 km NE · East Sussex

Photo of Carr Taylor Vineyard, a vineyard near Westfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Carr Taylor Vineyard

Vineyard near Westfield

Long-established sparkling-wine producer with a free self-guided vineyard trail and a tasting shop.

4.7 km E

Photo of Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard, a vineyard in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard

Vineyard near Sedlescombe

England's oldest organic and biodynamic vineyard, with a cellar door and a woodland nature trail among the vines.

5.2 km NE

Photo of The White Hart (Netherfield), a pub in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

The White Hart (Netherfield)

Pub near Netherfield

Farmer-owned inn and farm-to-table restaurant at Netherfield, near Battle.

5.6 km NW

Photo of Alexandra Park, Hastings, a Grade II* registered house & garden in East Sussex, south east England.

Alexandra Park, Hastings

House & garden near Hastings

Hastings' big Victorian park, laid out in a valley with a lake and mature trees, a short walk from the station

7.2 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (28) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.