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Photo of the coast at Birling Gap and Seven Sisters, East Sussex, south east England.

Birling Gap and Seven SistersPhoto Geoff Oliver / Unsplash

Places to explore near Berwick (Sussex) StationBerwick

70 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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.

1.5 km SW

Photo of Drusillas Park, a visitor attraction near Alfriston in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Drusillas Park

Attraction near Alfriston

Small countryside zoo near Alfriston with a narrow-gauge train, a long-running family day out.

1.8 km S

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.

2.9 km SE · East Sussex

Photo of Charleston Farmhouse, a garden near Firle in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Charleston Farmhouse

Garden near Firle

The Bloomsbury Group's Sussex home below Firle Beacon, its rooms and walled garden painted by Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant.

3.6 km W

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

Alfriston

Village

Cuckmere-valley village with a green called the Tye, medieval timbered inns and a thatched Clergy House below the bare South Downs.

3.6 km S · East Sussex

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.

3.7 km SE

Photo of Alfriston Clergy House, a house & garden in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Alfriston Clergy House

House & garden near Alfriston

A medieval hall house in Alfriston that was the very first building the National Trust ever bought

3.9 km S

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

5.2 km S

Photo of Firle (West Firle), a village in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Firle (West Firle)

Village

Gage estate village under Firle Beacon, with a John Piper window in the church and Bloomsbury painters in the churchyard

5.7 km W · East Sussex

Photo of Litlington White Horse, a hill figure near Westdean in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Litlington White Horse

Hill figure near Westdean

A prancing white horse cut in a single night in 1924, on Hindover Hill above the Cuckmere valley.

6.1 km S

Photo of Seven Sisters Country Park, a country park near Westdean in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Seven Sisters Country Park

Country park near Westdean

Where the Cuckmere winds down to a shingle beach, with the Seven Sisters cliffs rising beyond

6.9 km S

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

7.3 km S

Photo of Tide Mills, a landmark near Westdean in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Tide Mills

Landmark near Westdean

Ruins of a Georgian tide-mill village beside the shingle, reached along the coast path east of Newhaven.

9.3 km SW

Photo of the coast at Birling Gap and Seven Sisters, East Sussex, south east England.Iconic

Birling Gap and Seven Sisters

Coastline near East Dean

The white chalk waves of the Seven Sisters, falling to the Channel.

9.6 km S

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.

9.6 km E

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Photo along the Vanguard Way, a 66-mile long-distance path running from East Croydon to Newhaven, England.

Vanguard Way

Long-distance path

From East Croydon station to the sea at Newhaven, named for the rambling club founded in a crowded train's guard's van in 1965.

0 km NE · spans 4 counties

Photo along the Wealdway, an 82-mile long-distance path running from Gravesend to Eastbourne, south east England.

Wealdway

Long-distance path

Estuary to sea across Kent and Sussex — Gravesend to Eastbourne over the North Downs, the deep Weald and a Beachy Head finish.

1.1 km E · East Sussex & Kent

Photo of Alciston Church, a church in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

Alciston Church

Church near Alciston

Small downland church beside the county's largest medieval tithe barn, some 170 feet long, on a working farm.

2.4 km SW

Photo of Bates Green Garden, a garden near Arlington, East Sussex, south east England.

Bates Green Garden

Garden near Arlington

Ornamental garden, wildflower meadow and ancient bluebell wood share one farm near the Cuckmere valley.

2.8 km E

Photo along the South Downs Way, a 100-mile National Trail running from Winchester to Eastbourne, south east England.

South Downs Way

National Trail

A hundred miles of chalk ridge from Winchester to the sea at Eastbourne, walkable in a week.

3.3 km S · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

Photo: Bo Peep, a viewpoint near Alfriston in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

Bo Peep

Viewpoint near Alfriston

Scarp-top South Downs Way viewpoint above Alciston, looking out towards the Seaford coast.

3.6 km SW

Photo of The Star Inn, a pub near Alfriston in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

The Star Inn

Pub near Alfriston

Medieval timbered coaching inn on Alfriston High Street, long a stop on the old pilgrims' route.

3.7 km S

Photo of St Andrew's, a church near Alfriston in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

St Andrew's

Church near Alfriston

Cruciform flint church of the 1360s on a raised green mound beside the Cuckmere, nicknamed the Cathedral of the Downs.

3.8 km S

Photo: Wilmington Hill, a 215m hill in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

Wilmington Hill

Marilyn near Wilmington

The down that rises behind the Long Man of Wilmington, a brief climb with views that stretch out over the Weald

4 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (46) — 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.