Alciston

Worth seeing in and around Alciston

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Charleston Farmhouse

   Charleston, in East Sussex, is a property associated with the Bloomsbury group, that is open to the public. It was the country home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant and is an example of their decorative style within a domestic context, representing the fruition of more than sixty years of artistic creativity.

   2.2 km · historic house museum · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Mary and St Peter's Church, Wilmington

   St Mary and St Peter's Church is in the village of Wilmington, East Sussex, England. It is an active Anglican parish church on the deanery of Lewes and Seaford, the archdeaconry of Lewes and Hastings, and the diocese of Chichester.

   3.8 km · church in Wilmington, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St. Andrew, Alfriston

   St Andrew's Church is the parish church of Alfriston, East Sussex, England. This Grade I listed building was built in the 1370s and is also known as the 'Cathedral of the Downs'.

   2.9 km · church in Alfriston, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Firle Beacon

   Firle Beacon is a hill in the South Downs of southern England. It is 217 metres high and is a Marilyn.

   2.3 km · hill in East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Lullington Church

   Lullington Church, also known as the Church of the Good Shepherd, on the South Downs at Lullington in East Sussex is one of several churches claimed to be the smallest church in England although it is not the smallest. It was built from the remains of the chancel of an earlier church that was destroyed by fire, generally believed to have occurred at the time of Oliver Cromwell.

   3.2 km · church in Lullington, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Alfriston Clergy House

   Alfriston Clergy House in Alfriston, Polegate, East Sussex, England, was the first built property to be acquired by the National Trust. It was purchased in 1896 for £10.

   2.9 km · historic house in East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Drusillas Zoo Park

   Drusillas Zoo Park is a small 10 acres zoo near to Alfriston, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom. It attracts between 350,000 and 370,000 visitors per year and until December 2021, was home to the first Hello Kitty-themed attraction in Europe.

   1.8 km · zoo in East Sussex, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Wilmington Priory

   Wilmington Priory was a Benedictine priory in the civil parish of Long Man, East Sussex, England. The surviving building is now owned by the Landmark Trust and let as holiday accommodation.

   3.8 km · monastery in East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Alfriston Market Cross

   Alfriston Market Cross is the only remaining market cross in Sussex, other than the elaborate market cross in Chichester. It is formed of a stone base and shaft on a brick plinth; the cross itself is missing, but the shaft is topped with a ‘cornice-like’ stone.

   2.7 km · market cross in Alfriston, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Dean's Place Hotel

    Dean's Place in Alfriston, East Sussex is a building of historical significance and is a Grade II listed building. It was built in the 17th century or earlier and was the residence of several notable people over the next three hundred years.

    3 km · country house hotel in Alfriston, Wealden, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Alciston

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 42 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 83 km · London Stansted (STN), 117 km

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Berwick (Sussex) railway station, 2.1 km

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