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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 Haywards Heath StationHaywards Heath

42 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 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

1.2 km NW

Photo of Lindfield, a village in West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Lindfield

Village

A long village street of timber-framed houses climbs from a pond to the church, often called the finest in Sussex.

1.8 km NE · West Sussex

Photo of Borde Hill, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Cuckfield in the High Weald, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Borde Hill

House & garden near Cuckfield

Thirteen garden rooms filled with plant-hunters' finds around an Elizabethan mansion.

2.4 km NW

Photo of Ouse Valley Viaduct, a landmark near Balcombe in the High Weald, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Ouse Valley Viaduct

Landmark near Balcombe

Elegant 37-arch railway viaduct of 1841 striding across the Ouse valley near Balcombe, celebrated for the tunnel effect through its piers.

3.3 km N

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

4.9 km S

Photo of Chailey Heritage Windmill, a windmill near North Chailey, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Chailey Heritage Windmill

Windmill near North Chailey

White smock mill on Chailey Common, restored as a landmark and holding a small rural-life collection on summer days.

6.5 km SE

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.

6.6 km S

Photo of Wakehurst Place, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Ardingly in the High Weald, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Wakehurst Place

House & garden near Ardingly

Kew's country garden and Millennium Seed Bank.

6.6 km N

Photo of Bluebell Railway, a visitor attraction near Fletching, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Bluebell Railway

Attraction near Fletching

Standard-gauge steam railway from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead, with a large collection of preserved locomotives.

7.4 km E

Photo of Nymans, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Slaugham in the High Weald, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Nymans

House & garden near Slaugham

Romantic garden around a picturesque ruined house.

8 km NW

Photo of Sheffield Park, a Grade I registered house & garden near Fletching in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Sheffield Park

House & garden near Fletching

Capability Brown lakes ablaze in autumn.

8.6 km E

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.

9.3 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.

9.4 km S · East Sussex

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.

9.5 km NE

Photo of Gravetye Manor, a restaurant near West Hoathly in the High Weald, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Gravetye Manor

Restaurant · With rooms near West Hoathly

An Elizabethan manor hotel with famous gardens deep in the Sussex Weald.

9.9 km N

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.

1.9 km N · West Sussex, Kent & East Sussex

Photo of Cuckfield, a village in West Sussex, south east England.

Cuckfield

Village

A hilltop Wealden town with an old high street of independent shops and coaching inns, bypassed by the railway and left quiet.

2.5 km W · West Sussex

Chailey Common

SSSI near Fletching

A pocket of the same lowland heath as Ashdown Forest, small enough to walk in an afternoon

5.4 km SE

Bluebell Vineyard Estates

Vineyard near Furner's Green

Award-winning Sussex sparkling-wine estate on the edge of Ashdown Forest, with guided tours and tastings.

7.3 km E

Bolney Wine Estate

Vineyard near Bolney

One of Sussex's older vineyards, planted 1972, with a cafe, wine trail and tastings near Bolney.

7.5 km W

Photo of The High Beeches, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Balcombe in the High Weald, West Sussex, south east England.

The High Beeches

House & garden near Balcombe

A Wealden woodland and water garden holding the National Collection of stewartia.

8.1 km NW

Court Garden Vineyard

Vineyard near Ditchling

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

8.1 km S

Photo of Slaugham, a village in the High Weald, West Sussex, south east England.

Slaugham

Village

Tiny High Weald village with a church, manor ruins and a pond.

8.1 km NW · West Sussex

West Hoathly

Village

A hilltop Wealden village with long views south, a timber-framed Priest House museum and the sandstone rocks at Philpots nearby.

9 km NE · West Sussex

Everything else within 10 km (18) — 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.