Devil's Dyke, Sussex Downs AONB

Name: Devil's Dyke
Address: Sussex Downs AONB, United Kingdom

#54 among attractions in Sussex Downs AONB

Valley, Nature, Natural attraction

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Devil's Dyke is a 100m deep V-shaped dry valley on the South Downs in Sussex in southern England, 5 miles north-west of Brighton. It is managed by the National Trust, and is also part of the Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill Site of Special Scientific Interest. Devil's Dyke was a major local tourist attraction in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is now a popular viewpoint and site for walking, model aircraft flying and hang gliding. The South Downs Way passes the site. ()

Coordinates: 50°53'6"N, 0°12'18"W

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Nearby attractions include: Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium, All Saints Church, Benfield Hill, Chattri.

3.2 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Dog track
Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium, Brighton
82 min walk • Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium is a premier sporting venue located in the vibrant seaside city of Brighton, United Kingdom. This stadium, dedicated to the thrilling world of greyhound racing, offers an electrifying atmosphere for enthusiasts and casual visitors...
2.7 miSE
Church
All Saints Church, Brighton
69 min walk • All Saints Church stands as a testament to Victorian Gothic architecture in the bustling seaside city of Brighton, United Kingdom. Known for its distinctive, soaring spire and intricate stonework, All Saints was consecrated in 1868 and has since been a beacon of the...
2 miS
Park
Benfield Hill, Shoreham-by-Sea
51 min walk • Benfield Hill is an 11.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Hove in East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove City Council. This area of grassland and scrub is on south and east facing slopes. There are many glow-worms.
2.5 miE
Memorial
Chattri, Brighton
65 min walk • The Chattri is a war memorial in the English city of Brighton and Hove. It is sited 500 feet above the city on the South Downs above the suburb of Patcham, and is accessible only by bridleway.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Wolstonbury Hill, Sussex Downs AONB
55 min walk • Wolstonbury Hill is a 58.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of in West Sussex. It is owned by the National Trust and part of it is a Scheduled Monument.
2 miNE
Church
Church of the Transfiguration, Sussex Downs AONB
51 min walk • The Church of the Transfiguration is the Church of England parish church of the village of Pyecombe, in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England.
2.7 miS
Church
St Peter's Church, Brighton
70 min walk • St Peter's Church is an Anglican church in the West Blatchington area of Hove, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Although it has 11th- and 12th-century origins, the church was rebuilt from a ruined state in the late 19th century and extended substantially in the 1960s, and little trace remains of the ancient building.
1.6 miW
Forts and castles
Edburton Castle Ring, Upper Beeding
41 min walk • Edburton Castle Ring is an archaeological site in West Sussex, England, on the peak of Edburton Hill on the South Downs, near the villages of Edburton and Fulking. It is a Scheduled Monument.
2.4 miS
History museum, Tower
Foredown Tower, Brighton
63 min walk • Foredown Tower is a former water tower in Portslade, in the city of Brighton and Hove, England, that now contains one of only two operational camera obscuras in southeast England.
2.6 miS
Nightlife
Hangleton Manor, Shoreham-by-Sea
66 min walk • Hangleton Manor Inn, the adjoining Old Manor House and associated buildings form a bar and restaurant complex in Hangleton, an ancient village which is part of the English city of Brighton and Hove.
2.3 miS
Church
St Helen's, Brighton
60 min walk • St Helen's Church, an Anglican church in the Hangleton area of Hove, is the oldest surviving building in the English city of Brighton and Hove.