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Photo of Battle Abbey, a ruined abbey in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Battle Abbey© Colin Smith / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near West St Leonards StationWest St Leonards

28 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

3.3 km NW

Photo of Hastings Country Park, a country park in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Hastings Country Park

Country park near Hastings

Sandstone cliffs and gorse heath split by steep little glens, on the wild edge of Hastings

3.8 km E

Photo of Fairlight Glen, a cove near Hastings in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Fairlight Glen

Cove near Hastings

Wooded coastal glen in Hastings Country Park, dropping past a small cascade to a hidden cove.

7.6 km E

Photo of Battle Abbey, a ruined abbey in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Iconic

Battle Abbey

Abbey near Battle

Ruined abbey on the 1066 battlefield.

7.8 km NW

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

Battle

Village

Town built around the abbey marking the 1066 battlefield, its High Street running from the great gatehouse to the almonry garden.

8.1 km NW · East Sussex

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

0.3 km S · spans 24 counties

Photo of St Leonards, a swimming spot near Hastings, East Sussex, south east England.

St Leonards

Designated bathing water near Hastings

A coastal swimming spot with excellent water quality.

0.9 km SE

Photo of Alexandra Park, Hastings, a Grade II* registered house & garden in East Sussex, south east England.

Alexandra Park, Hastings

House & garden near Hastings

Hastings' big Victorian park, laid out in a valley with a lake and mature trees, a short walk from the station

2.5 km NE

Photo of Pelham Beach, a swimming spot near Hastings, East Sussex, south east England.

Pelham Beach

Designated bathing water near Hastings

Hastings' town beach under the castle crag, shingle giving way to sand as the tide drops

3.2 km E

Photo along the Saxon Shore Way, a 160-mile long-distance path running from Gravesend to Hastings, south east England.

Saxon Shore Way

Long-distance path

Around Kent's Roman-era coastline from Gravesend to Hastings — a shore the sea has since abandoned for miles at a stretch.

3.7 km E · Kent & East Sussex

Photo of Telham Fields, Crowhurst, a country estate near Battle in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Telham Fields, Crowhurst

Country estate near Battle

A National Trust place in East Sussex.

5.5 km NW

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.

6.6 km N · East Sussex

Photo of Carr Taylor Vineyard, a vineyard near Westfield in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Carr Taylor Vineyard

Vineyard near Westfield

Long-established sparkling-wine producer with a free self-guided vineyard trail and a tasting shop.

6.8 km N

Photo of the site of the Battle of Hastings, fought in 1066 in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.

Battle of Hastings

Battlefield near Battle

Everyone knows the date, fewer know the fighting happened here, not in Hastings itself

7.6 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (14) — 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.