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

South DownsPhoto Andras Stefuca / Pexels

Places to explore near Hassocks StationHassocks

40 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 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 S

Photo of Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, a visitor attraction in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft

Attraction near Ditchling

Village museum tracing Eric Gill and the Guild of craftsmen, housed in a former school by the pond.

2.1 km E

Photo of Jack and Jill Windmills, a windmill near Clayton in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Jack and Jill Windmills

Windmill near Clayton

A pair of restored windmills on the Downs above Clayton; Jill, a white post mill, still grinds flour on open days.

2.2 km S

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

Ditchling

Village

Arts-and-crafts village of Tudor houses under Ditchling Beacon, once home to Eric Gill and the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic.

2.2 km E · East Sussex

Photo of Ditchling Common, a country park in East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Ditchling Common

Country park near Ditchling

A scrap of Wealden common that never got enclosed or built on, now a country park of heath, grass and ponds

3.8 km NE

Photo of Devil's Dyke and Saddlescombe, a country estate near Poynings in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Devil's Dyke and Saddlescombe

Country estate near Poynings

Dramatic dry valley on the Downs escarpment.

5.9 km SW

Photo of One Garden Brighton, a garden near Stanmer Park in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

One Garden Brighton

Garden near Stanmer Park

A restored walled garden in Stanmer Park, run as a horticultural training ground with ornamental borders, glasshouses and a kitchen plot. Free entry.

6.8 km SE

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

7.3 km SW · spans 14 counties

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

High Weald

National Landscape near Mayfield

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

7.6 km N

Photo of West Blatchington Windmill, a windmill near Hove, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

West Blatchington Windmill

Windmill near Hove

An unusual hexagonal smock mill rising from tiered barns in Hove, painted by Constable in the 1820s. Run as a small museum, open on selected Sundays.

9.1 km S

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Photo of St John the Baptist, Clayton, a church in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

St John the Baptist, Clayton

Church near Clayton

Sweeping twelfth-century Lewes Group wall paintings, including a Last Judgement, spread across the nave above the chancel arch.

1.7 km S

Photo of Wolstonbury Hill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Poynings in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Wolstonbury Hill

SSSI near Poynings

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex.

1.9 km SW

Court Garden Vineyard

Vineyard near Ditchling

Family vineyard and winery below the South Downs at Ditchling, with tours, tastings and a terrace.

2.2 km NE

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.

2.3 km S · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

Photo of Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Fulking, West Sussex, south east England.

Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill

SSSI near Fulking

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex.

3.6 km SW

Photo: Ditchling Beacon, a 248m hill in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

Ditchling Beacon

Marilyn · County top near Ditchling

The highest point in East Sussex, a beacon hill on the South Downs Way with the county's best excuse for a big view

3.7 km SE

Albourne Estate

Vineyard near Albourne

A thirty-acre vineyard estate near Albourne offering guided tours and tastings by arrangement.

4.1 km W

Photo of Rushfields Farm Shop, a farm & farm shop near Poynings in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Rushfields Farm Shop

Farm & farm shop near Poynings

A farm shop, plant centre and cafe at the foot of the Downs near Poynings, stocking local produce.

4.7 km SW

Photo of The Ginger Fox, a pub near Albourne in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

The Ginger Fox

Pub near Albourne

Thatched Downs-view gastropub, Ridgeview wines.

5 km W

Everything else within 10 km (21) — 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.