Gill's Lap (The Enchanted Place)

Hilltop pine clump and Milne's 'Enchanted Place', with wide views across the Ashdown Forest heath.

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Gill's Lap (The Enchanted Place) is a viewpoint in East Sussex. It sits within the High Weald National Landscape. Crowborough Station is 6.9 km away to the east. Nearby notable spots include Poohsticks Bridge, Airman's Grave and Harrison's Rocks.

More places to visit near Gill's Lap (The Enchanted Place)

Wooded ridges, sunken lanes and deep stream valleys across the old iron country of the south-east

The wooden bridge where A. A. Milne set Poohsticks, reached by a short walk from Chuck Hatch.

2 km N

Heathland reserve of gorse, birch and Scots pine, good for redstart and crossbill on the Ashdown fringe.

2.2 km SW

Britain's only working open-trestle post mill, restored on the edge of Ashdown Forest and still turning on open days.

3.4 km SW

Largest Southern Sandstone outcrop, with hundreds of climbing routes through birch woodland managed by the BMC.

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South-facing sandstone crag beside the Bowles Outdoor Centre, popular with climbers.

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