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Photo of Bowles Rocks, a rock formation near Rotherfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Bowles Rocks© N Chadwick / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Eridge StationEridge Green

Eridge Station sits inside the High Weald National Landscape. 45 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Bowles Rocks, a rock formation near Rotherfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Bowles Rocks

Rock formation near Rotherfield

South-facing sandstone crag beside the Bowles Outdoor Centre, popular with climbers.

1.5 km S

Photo of Harrison's Rocks, a rock formation near Groombridge in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Harrison's Rocks

Rock formation near Groombridge

Largest Southern Sandstone outcrop, with hundreds of climbing routes through birch woodland managed by the BMC.

1.5 km NW

Photo of Forest Way Country Park, a country park near Hartfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Forest Way Country Park

Country park near Hartfield

An old railway line between East Grinstead and Groombridge turned into a flat, easy-going walking and cycling trail through the Weald

3.1 km NW

Photo of Ashdown Forest, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Forest Row in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Ashdown Forest

SSSI near Forest Row

Heathland ridges, the real Winnie-the-Pooh country.

4.3 km SW

Photo of Poohsticks Bridge, a landmark near Hartfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Poohsticks Bridge

Landmark near Hartfield

The wooden bridge where A. A. Milne set Poohsticks, reached by a short walk from Chuck Hatch.

7.2 km W

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

Mayfield

Village

High Weald village with a broad old high street of tile-hung houses and the legend of St Dunstan tweaking the devil's nose.

8.8 km SE · East Sussex

Photo of Penshurst, a village in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Penshurst

Village

Wealden village at the gates of Penshurst Place, its churchyard reached through the arch of a Tudor house.

9.2 km N · Kent

Photo of The Kentish Hare, a gastropub near Bidborough (near Tunbridge Wells) in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.Highlight

The Kentish Hare

Gastropub near Bidborough (near Tunbridge Wells)

Village dining pub run by the Tanner brothers just outside Tunbridge Wells.

9.3 km N

Photo of Old Lodge, a nature reserve near Hartfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Old Lodge

Nature reserve near Hartfield

Heathland reserve of gorse, birch and Scots pine, good for redstart and crossbill on the Ashdown fringe.

9.5 km SW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the High Weald Landscape Trail, a 90-mile long-distance path running from Horsham to Rye, south east England.

High Weald Landscape Trail

Long-distance path

Horsham to Rye through the High Weald's ridge villages and hammer ponds — iron country, worked for two thousand years.

1.1 km NW · West Sussex, Kent & East Sussex

Photo along the Sussex Border Path, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Emsworth to Rye, south east England.

Sussex Border Path

Long-distance path

Round inland Sussex on the old county boundary from Emsworth to Rye — nearly 150 miles of quiet country for the busy South East.

1.1 km W · spans 5 counties

Photo of Eridge Rocks, a rock formation near Groombridge in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Eridge Rocks

Rock formation near Groombridge

Sandstone boulders up to ten metres high in ferny woodland; a free Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve.

1.6 km NE

Groombridge

Village

Wealden village beside the Kent border, its old triangular green and the moated gardens of Groombridge Place just across the county line.

3 km NW · East Sussex

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.

4.1 km NW · East Sussex & Kent

Photo of Nap Wood, a nature reserve near Rotherfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Nap Wood

Nature reserve near Rotherfield

A National Trust place in East Sussex.

4.6 km E

Photo of The Dorset Arms, a pub near Withyham in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

The Dorset Arms

Pub near Withyham

Dining pub with rooms near Withyham, on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest.

4.8 km W

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

Rotherfield

Village

Hilltop High Weald village, its Grade I church of St Denys keeping a medieval wall painting and Burne-Jones glass.

4.9 km S · East Sussex

Withyham

Village

Estate village on a wooded ridge, its hilltop church holding the Sackville chapel and monuments to the earls of Dorset.

4.9 km W · East Sussex

Everything else within 10 km (27) — 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.