Balsdean

Worth seeing in and around Balsdean

9 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
   Ovingdean Rectory

   Ovingdean Rectory is a clergy house at Ovingdean, East Sussex, England. The building was built from 1804 to 1807, replacing an earlier rectory described as "a mean, thatched parsonage-house" in a letter to Sir William Burrell There are mathematical tiles on the southern and western exterior.

   2.2 km · clergy house in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Castle Hill, Brighton

   Castle Hill is a 114.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the eastern outskirts of Brighton in East Sussex. It is a Special Area of Conservation and Nature Conservation Review site.

   2.9 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest near Brighton, East Sussex · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Saltdean Lido

   Saltdean Lido at Saltdean Park Road, Saltdean, in the city of Brighton and Hove, in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England, is an Art Deco lido designed by architect R.W.H. Jones. Originally listed at Grade II by English Heritage for its architectural and historical importance, its status was upgraded further to "Grade II*" on 18 March 2011.

   2.1 km · historic site in Brighton and Hove, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Margaret's Church

   St Margaret's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Rottingdean, in the city of Brighton and Hove, England. It is the parish church of Rottingdean, which became part of the former Borough of Brighton in 1928.

   1.7 km · Anglican church in Rottingdean, in the English city of Brighton and Hove · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hillside

   Hillside is an 18th-century Grade II* listed building in Rottingdean, in the city of Brighton and Hove. The house contains a gazebo listed for its special architectural or historic interest, and also contains a Grade II listed barn.

   1.7 km · house in Rottingdean, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Beacon Hill

   Beacon Hill is an 18.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Rottingdean, on the eastern outskirts of Brighton in East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove Council.

   1.9 km · park in East Sussex, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Ovingdean Grange

   Ovingdean Grange is a Grade II listed manor house situated on the south coast of England in the village of Ovingdean, east of Brighton. One of the oldest and most historical residences in Brighton, it gave its name to the novel Ovingdean Grange by the popular 19th-century writer William Harrison Ainsworth.

   2.2 km · country house in Ovingdean, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Wulfran's Church, Ovingdean

   St Wulfran's Church, dedicated to the 7th-century French archbishop Wulfram of Sens, is an Anglican church in Ovingdean, a rural village now within the English city of Brighton and Hove. Parts of the structure date from the early 12th century, and the church is listed at Grade I, a designation used for buildings "of outstanding architectural or historic interest".

   2.3 km · Grade I listed church in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   East Brighton Park

   East Brighton Park is located on the eastern edge of the city of Brighton and Hove, England. Bounded by Wilson Avenue and East Brighton golf course, the park extends into Sheepcote Valley and covers around 60 acres.

   3.9 km · park in Brighton, UK · Wikipedia

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