Cuckoo Trail

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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. ()

Length: 14 miCoordinates: 50°53'36"N, 0°15'15"E

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Cuckoo Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pevensey Castle, Herstmonceux Castle, Michelham Priory, St Mary and St Peter's Church.

6.2 miSE
Romanesque architecture, Forts and castles
Pevensey Castle, Pevensey
158 min walk • Pevensey Castle is a historical fortress nestled in the quaint village of Pevensey, in the county of East Sussex, England. This ancient castle, with its impressive ruins, offers visitors a glimpse into England's turbulent past, stretching back to the Roman era.
4 miSE
600-acre parkland and Elizabethan gardens
Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham
103 min walk • Herstmonceux Castle is a brick-built castle, dating from the 15th century, near Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England. It is one of the oldest significant brick buildings still standing in England.
2.8 miSW
Museum, History museum, Reportedly haunted
Michelham Priory
71 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Sussex countryside, Michelham Priory is a historical gem that offers a journey through time for its visitors. This impressive site, which now operates as a museum, is an encapsulation of over 800 years of English history.
5.9 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Mary and St Peter's Church, Sussex Downs AONB
151 min walk • 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.
3.9 miE
Museum
Windmill Hill Mill, Hailsham
99 min walk • Windmill Hill Mill is a grade II* listed post mill at Herstmonceux, Sussex, England which has been restored and now operates as a working mill. The mill is open to the public on most Sundays from Easter until October.
5.8 miN
Windmill
New Mill, Cross-in-Hand
149 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.
6.2 miSE
Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture, Church
St Mary's Church, Pevensey
157 min walk • St Mary's Church, Westham, is an active Anglican parish church in High Street, Westham, East Sussex, England, standing to the west of Pevensey Castle.
5.5 miS
Museum
Polegate Windmill
139 min walk • Ovenden's Mill or Mockett's Mill is a grade II* listed tower mill at Polegate, East Sussex, England which has been restored and is open to the public.
5.8 miS
Church
Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Sussex Downs AONB
149 min walk • The Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Folkington, East Sussex is a parish church dating from the 13th century. Built of flint and rubble, it is a Grade I listed building and an active parish church.
4.7 miSW
Park
Arlington Reservoir
120 min walk • Arlington Reservoir is a 100.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Hailsham in East Sussex. It is also a Local Nature Reserve and it is owned and managed by South East Water.
6.2 miSE
Romanesque architecture, Forts and castles
Anderitum, Pevensey
158 min walk • Anderitum was a Saxon Shore fort in the Roman province of Britannia. The ruins adjoin the west end of the village of Pevensey in East Sussex, England. The fort was built in the 290s and was abandoned after it was sacked in 471.