Photo of Alfriston, a village in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

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Alfriston

Local highlight

Timber-framed Downland village by the Cuckmere.

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Alfriston sits in the Cuckmere valley below the bare Downs, with a market cross, a green called the Tye and a couple of medieval timbered inns. The thatched Clergy House here was the first building the National Trust ever bought, back in 1896. It’s a popular start point for South Downs walks. Berwick station is about 3.5km to the north.

More places to visit near Alfriston

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

South Downs

You’re inside itNational Park near Fittleworth

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

Photo of Alfriston Clergy House, a house & garden in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

Alfriston Clergy House

House & garden near Alfriston

A medieval hall house in Alfriston that was the very first building the National Trust ever bought

0.3 km S

Photo of Seaford to Beachy Head, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near East Dean in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

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

1.7 km S

Photo of Drusillas Park, a visitor attraction near Alfriston in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

Drusillas Park

Attraction near Alfriston

Small countryside zoo near Alfriston with a narrow-gauge train, a long-running family day out.

1.8 km N

Photo of Long Man of Wilmington, a hill figure in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

Long Man of Wilmington

Hill figure near Wilmington

A 70-metre outline figure holding a staff in each hand, cut into Windover Hill; one of only two human chalk figures in Britain.

2.3 km E

Photo of Litlington White Horse, a hill figure near Westdean in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.

Litlington White Horse

Hill figure near Westdean

A prancing white horse cut in a single night in 1924, on Hindover Hill above the Cuckmere valley.

2.5 km SW