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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 Pevensey Bay StationPevensey Bay

31 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 Pevensey, a village in East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Pevensey

Village

Roman shore-fort walls enclose a Norman castle, a single street of old cottages running past the medieval Mint House.

0.5 km NW · East Sussex

Photo of Pevensey Castle, a ruined castle in East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Pevensey Castle

Castle near Pevensey

Norman castle within Roman fort walls.

0.7 km W

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.

3.2 km W

Photo of Herstmonceux Castle, a castle in East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Herstmonceux Castle

Castle near Herstmonceux

Rare moated red-brick Tudor castle.

5.8 km N

Photo of The Observatory Science Centre, a visitor attraction near Herstmonceux, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

The Observatory Science Centre

Attraction near Herstmonceux

Hands-on science exhibits set among the former Royal Greenwich Observatory's green telescope domes at Herstmonceux.

5.9 km N

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.

6.8 km W

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

6.8 km N

Photo of Windmill Hill Windmill, a windmill near Herstmonceux, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Windmill Hill Windmill

Windmill near Herstmonceux

Largest post mill in Sussex, lottery-restored above Herstmonceux with its roundhouse, sweeps and machinery rebuilt.

7.6 km N

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

7.7 km SW

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

9 km SW

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.

0.6 km NW · East Sussex

Photo of Pevensey Levels, a National Nature Reserve in East Sussex, south east England.

Pevensey Levels

National Nature Reserve near Pevensey

Grazing marsh behind Pevensey Castle, flat and wet but quietly important, and one of the last homes of a very rare spider

0.8 km NE

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.9 km SE · spans 24 counties

Photo of Shinewater Park, a country park near Pevensey, East Sussex, south east England.

Shinewater Park

Country park near Pevensey

A country park in East Sussex.

3.7 km SW

Herstmonceux Castle and Place

House & garden near Herstmonceux

600 acres of 20th-century gardens, including an Elizabethan Garden within 1570s castle walls.

6.3 km N

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.

6.6 km SW · East Sussex & Kent

Photo of Eastbourne, a swimming spot near East Dean, East Sussex, south east England.

Eastbourne

Designated bathing water near East Dean

A long shingle stretch below the seafront, good for a swim on a calm day

7.2 km SW

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.

8.1 km SW · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

Photo of The Eight Bells, a pub near Jevington in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

The Eight Bells

Pub near Jevington

Village pub in Jevington popular with Downs walkers, named Best Sussex Pub in 2024 and known for cream teas.

9.3 km W

Everything else within 10 km (12) — 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.