Alfriston

Worth seeing in and around Alfriston

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
   Long Man of Wilmington

   The Long Man of Wilmington or Wilmington Giant is a hill figure on the steep slopes of Windover Hill near Wilmington, East Sussex, England. It is 6 miles northwest of Eastbourne and 1⁄3 mile south of Wilmington.

   2.3 km · hill figure on Windover Hill near Wilmington, Sussex, England, UK · 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.

   2.7 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'.

   300 m · church in Alfriston, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   300 m · historic house 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.

   900 m · church in Lullington, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Milton Gate Marsh

   Milton Gate Marsh is a 17.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Eastbourne in East Sussex. This site consists of two areas of alluvial wetland in the valleys of the River Cuckmere and one of its tributaries.

   3.1 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Wilmington Downs

   Wilmington Downs is a 209.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Eastbourne in East Sussex. The site includes a Scheduled Monument, the Long Man of Wilmington, a turf cut figure which may be of prehistoric origin.

   2.7 km · Biological site in East Sussex, UK · 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.

   2.7 km · monastery in East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   300 m · country house hotel in Alfriston, Wealden, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Litlington White Horse

    The Litlington White Horse is a chalk hill figure depicting a prancing horse, located on the Eastern slope of Hindover Hill in the South Downs of East Sussex, England. Situated near the villages of Litlington and Alfriston, it overlooks the River Cuckmere and is one of only two surviving hill figures in the county, alongside the Long Man of Wilmington.

    2.4 km · hill figure in Seaford, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Alfriston

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 45 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 85 km · London Stansted (STN), 120 km

Stations

Berwick (Sussex) railway station, 3.6 km

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  80 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · £10–13
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