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Catherington Down

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Catherington Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire, covering 0.13 km². The county has 105 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. The surrounding countryside is part of the South Downs National Park.

Rowlands Castle Station is about 5.5 km away to the south-east. West Harting Down and Portsdown are among the SSSIs within 8.5 km.

More places to visit near Catherington Down

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

South Downs

You’re inside itNational Park near Fittleworth

A chalk ridge rolling from Winchester to the sea cliffs at Beachy Head.

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 S · spans 14 counties

Photo of Butser Ancient Farm, a visitor attraction near Chalton in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Butser Ancient Farm

Attraction near Chalton

Reconstructed Iron Age roundhouses and a Roman villa.

3.6 km NE

Photo along the Sussex Border Path, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Emsworth to Rye, south east England.

Sussex Border Path

Long-distance path

Round inland Sussex on the old county boundary from Emsworth to Rye — nearly 150 miles of quiet country for the busy South East.

4.3 km E · spans 5 counties

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.

4.6 km N · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

Photo of East Meon, a village in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

East Meon

Village

Alfred's royal manor; Norman church and Court House.

7.8 km N · Hampshire