Blackdown Mill, Heathfield
#1 among attractions in Heathfield
Facts and practical information
Blackdown Mill or Cherry Clack Mill is a grade II listed smock mill at Punnetts Town, East Sussex, England, which has been restored. ()
Heathfield United Kingdom
Blackdown Mill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Bateman's, Cuckoo Trail, New Mill, Weald.
- 3.2 miNEHistorical place, History museum, Museum
Bateman's, Burwash
82 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the East Sussex countryside, Bateman's is a charming 17th-century house that once served as the home of the famous writer Rudyard Kipling. Located in the quaint village of Burwash, the Jacobean building is constructed from the local sandstone...
- 5.6 miSWHiking, Hiking trail
Cuckoo Trail
144 min walk • The Cuckoo Trail is a 14-mile footpath and cycleway which runs from Hampden Park to Heathfield in East Sussex. It passes through the towns of Polegate and Hailsham, as well as the villages of Hellingly and Horam.
- 4.3 miWWindmill
New Mill, Cross-in-Hand
111 min walk • New Mill is a Grade II* listed post mill at Cross in Hand near Heathfield, East Sussex, England. It was the last windmill working commercially by wind in Sussex, ceasing work by wind in 1969 when a stock broke.
- 4.4 miNEForest
Weald, Burwash
112 min walk • The Weald is an area of South East England between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. It crosses the counties of Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Kent.
- 4.5 miNWChurch, Gothic architecture
Church of St Dunstan
116 min walk • St Dunstan's, Mayfield in Mayfield, East Sussex was founded in 960 CE by St Dunstan, who was then Archbishop of Canterbury. It is reported as being originally a log church which lasted until it was replaced by a stone structure in the 12th century by the Normans.
- 6.9 miSWMuseum, History museum, Art gallery
Farleys House
175 min walk • Farleys House near Chiddingly, East Sussex, has been converted into a museum and archive featuring the lives and work of its former residents, the photographer Lee Miller and the Surrealist artist Roland Penrose. It also houses a collection of contemporary art by their friends Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Max Ernst and Joan Miró.
- 5.4 miELake
Darwell Reservoir, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
138 min walk • Darwell Reservoir lies to the west of Mountfield, East Sussex, England. The reservoir provides water for Southern Water customers. The reservoir covers around 156 acres and is just over a mile long.
- 4.9 miNPark
Wadhurst Park, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
125 min walk • Wadhurst Park is a landed estate located in Wadhurst, East Sussex. It is owned by the Rausing family. The estate is 796 hectares and includes a deer park of 141 hectares.
- 5.5 miSChurch
Herstmonceux Free Church, Herstmonceux
141 min walk • Herstmonceux Free Church is a congregational chapel located in Herstmonceux, East Sussex. It was initially constructed at its site on Chapel Row in 1811.
- 4.2 miWPark
Selwyns Wood, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
107 min walk • Selwyns Wood is a 11-hectare nature reserve west of Heathfield in Sussex. It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust. This reserve has woodland with extensive sweet chestnut, a stream in a narrow valley and an area of heather.
- 3.8 miSW