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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 Preston Park StationBrighton

52 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 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.

1.2 km SW · spans 14 counties

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.

1.7 km E

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.

2.1 km W

Photo of Royal Pavilion, a Grade II registered house & garden near Brighton, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Royal Pavilion

House & garden near Brighton

George IV’s Indian-style seaside palace.

2.9 km SE

Photo of Whitehawk Hill & Camp, a nature reserve near Brighton, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Whitehawk Hill & Camp

Nature reserve near Brighton

Chalk grassland local nature reserve on Brighton's eastern edge, home to a rare Neolithic causewayed camp and wide views over the city.

3.7 km SE

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.

4.3 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.

5.7 km NW

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.

6.6 km N

Photo of Beacon Mill, Rottingdean, a windmill in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Beacon Mill, Rottingdean

Windmill near Rottingdean

A black-tarred smock mill on the cliff-top down above Rottingdean, long the village emblem.

7.9 km SE

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.

8.8 km N · East Sussex

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.

8.9 km N

Photo of Saltdean Lido, a lido near Rottingdean, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Saltdean Lido

Lido near Rottingdean

A Grade II* Art Deco lido of 1938 shaped like an ocean liner, saved by a community campaign and reopened in 2017.

9.4 km SE

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Photo of Hollingbury Hillfort, a hillfort near Brighton in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

Hollingbury Hillfort

Hillfort near Brighton

Hillfort, the possible remains of a Romano-Celtic temple and a group of three bowl barrows at Hollingbury

2.5 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.

2.6 km S · spans 24 counties

Photo of Brighton beach, a swimming spot in East Sussex, south east England.

Brighton beach

Designated bathing water near Brighton

The beach that helped invent the seaside holiday, and still a proper swim today

2.9 km S

Sea Lanes Brighton

Lido near Brighton

A heated 50 m outdoor pool on Brighton beach, opened in 2023 as a training ground for swimmers heading into the sea.

3.9 km SE

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.

5.2 km N · 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.

5.2 km NW

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.

6 km N

Photo of Castle Hill National Nature Reserve, a National Nature Reserve near Rottingdean, East Sussex, south east England.

Castle Hill National Nature Reserve

National Nature Reserve near Rottingdean

Forty-seven hectares of unimproved chalk grassland on the Downs between Lewes and Brighton, thick with wildflowers in summer

6.3 km E

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

7 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (31) — 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.