Blackdown, Sussex Downs AONB

Name: Blackdown
Address: Sussex Downs AONB, United Kingdom

#28 among attractions in Sussex Downs AONB

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill, Park

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Blackdown, or Black Down, summit elevation 279.7 metres AMSL, is the highest point in both the historic county of Sussex and the South Downs National Park. It is also one of the highest points in the south east of England, exceeded by Walbury Hill and Leith Hill. Blackdown is protected as part of the South Downs National Park. ()

Elevation: 918 ftProminence: 627 ftCoordinates: 51°3'30"N, 0°41'23"W

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Nearby attractions include: Petworth House, Hollycombe Steam Collection, Ramster, Haslemere Educational Museum.

5.9 miSE
Historical place, Art gallery, History museum
Petworth House, Petworth
152 min walk • Nestled in the charming market town of Petworth in West Sussex, Petworth House emerges as a grandiose testament to England's artistic and architectural heritage. This stately 17th-century mansion, set within a sprawling 700-acre deer park, is a treasure trove of art...
4 miW
Museum, Theme park
Hollycombe Steam Collection, Sussex Downs AONB
103 min walk • The Hollycombe Steam Collection is a collection of steam-powered vehicles, amusement rides, and attractions based near Liphook in Hampshire, Southeast England.
3 miNE
Botanical garden
Ramster, Chiddingfold
76 min walk • Ramster Garden is an open garden, near Chiddingfold, Surrey, covering over 20 acres. First landscaped and laid out in the 1890s by Gauntlett Nurseries and Sir Harry Waechter. In 1922, Sir Henry and Lady Norman purchased Ramster, and was cared for by their granddaughter Miranda Gunn, and her husband.
2.3 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Haslemere Educational Museum, Beacon Hill
59 min walk • Haslemere Educational Museum was founded in 1888 by the eminent surgeon Sir Jonathan Hutchinson to display his growing collection of natural history specimens.
3.2 miE
Lake
Shillinglee Lake, South Downs National Park
82 min walk • Shillinglee Lake is a 17-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Plaistow in West Sussex. The lake has been designated an SSSI because it has four nationally uncommon plants.
4.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Gibbet Hill, Beacon Hill
105 min walk • Gibbet Hill, at Hindhead, Surrey, is the apex of the scarp surrounding the Devil's Punch Bowl, not far from the A3 London to Portsmouth road in England.
2.5 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Serpent Trail, Beacon Hill
64 min walk • The Serpent Trail is a 64-mile long distance footpath. It runs from Haslemere to Petersfield, which are 11 miles apart in a straight line, by a route which is designed to join up the many heathland areas on greensand in the western Weald.
5.5 miNW
51°7'22"N • 0°45'46"W
Hindhead Golf Club, Hindhead
140 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.5 miW
Park
Lynchmere Commons, Liphook
91 min walk • Lynchmere Commons is a 122-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Lynchmere in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by the Lynchmere Society. This heathland site is composed of Stanley, Lynchmere and Marley Commons. They have diverse insect species and unusual plants such as bilberries.
2.2 miSW
Park
Cooksbridge Meadow, Fernhurst
57 min walk • Cooksbridge Meadow is a 9-hectare nature reserve south of Fernhurst in Sussex. It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust. Most of this site is grassland but there is also a narrow strip of woodland and a stream. The meadows are grazed by sheep in order to keep the grass down and ensure a good display of flowers in the spring.
1.7 miN
Hill
Haste Hill, Beacon Hill
45 min walk • Haste Hill is a hill near Haslemere, Surrey in England which was probably the original settlement of the town of Haslemere. It was used as the site of a semaphore station in the nineteenth century.

Blackdown, Sussex Downs AONB

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Blackdown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)