Southern Sandstone, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Name: Southern Sandstone
Address: High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, United Kingdom

#30 among attractions in High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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Facts and practical information

Southern Sandstone is a local name for the Ardingly Sandstone of southeast England, a soft sandstone of Cretaceous age separating the Tunbridge Wells Sands from the overlying Grinstead Clay. The outcrops in the Weald of Kent are the rock climbing crags closest to London and are probably the most heavily climbed in the UK. ()

Coordinates: 51°0'0"N, 0°12'0"E

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High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty United Kingdom

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Day trips

Southern Sandstone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bowles, Crowborough Beacon Golf Club, The Crowborough Cross, Uckfield Baptist Church.

5.2 miN
Climbing, Game and entertainment center
Bowles
133 min walk • Nestled in the serene countryside of the United Kingdom, Bowles presents an exceptional climbing spot that caters to enthusiasts and professionals alike. This outdoor adventure hub is renowned for its high-quality sandstone cliffs, offering a variety of routes that...
4 miNW
51°2'53"N • 0°8'53"E
Crowborough Beacon Golf Club, Crowborough
103 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
4.5 miN
Church
The Crowborough Cross, Crowborough
115 min walk • Crowborough Community Church is an Evangelical church in the town of Crowborough in East Sussex, England.
4.6 miW
Church
Uckfield Baptist Church, Uckfield
118 min walk • Uckfield Baptist Church is a Baptist congregation based in the town of Uckfield in East Sussex, England.
1.9 miSE
Windmill
New Mill, Cross-in-Hand
50 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.
4.8 miSW
Park
Hempstead Meadow, Uckfield
124 min walk • Hempstead Meadow is a 1.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Uckfield in East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Uckfield Town Council. The site is mainly wet grassland with scattered trees and scrub. Flora include primroses, tussock sedge and various ferns. The meadow is used as a foraging area by bats.
3 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
Church of St Dunstan
77 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.
0.9 miW
Church
Five Ash Down Independent Chapel, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
22 min walk • Five Ash Down Independent Chapel is an independent Evangelical church in the Reformed tradition in the hamlet of Five Ash Down, East Sussex, England.
3 miN
Church
Rehoboth Chapel, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
77 min walk • The Rehoboth Chapel is a Strict Baptist place of worship in the village of Jarvis Brook in the English county of East Sussex. The red- and blue-brick building dates from 1876. Its Gospel Standard Strict Baptist congregation, founded in 1852, maintains links with the Forest Fold chapel on the other side of Crowborough.
5.2 miN
Climbing
Bowles Rocks
134 min walk • Bowles Rocks is a sandstone crag in the county of East Sussex, on the border with Kent, approximately 8 kilometres south of the town of Tunbridge Wells.
2.8 miNE
Windmill
Argos Hill Mill, Mayfield
73 min walk • Argos Hill Mill is a grade II* listed post mill at Argos Hill, Mayfield, East Sussex, England As of 2017 it is in the process of restoration by the Argos Hill Windmill Trust.

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How to get to Southern Sandstone by public transport?

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Train

Hadlow Down (12 min walk)