Wych Cross, Ashdown Forest

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Wych Cross is a location in Ashdown Forest, in the Wealden district of East Sussex. It lies on the sandstone forest ridge of the High Weald on the principal road from London to the east Sussex county town of Lewes at an elevated crossroads where it meets a road running east to west along the High Weald forest ridge. Wych Cross is situated about 36 miles south of London, roughly midway between London and the English Channel. ()

Coordinates: 51°4'12"N, 0°1'33"E

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Colemans Hatch RoadAshdown Forest United Kingdom

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+44 1342 822705

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Wych Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stone Farm Rocks, Standen, East Grinstead Museum, St Margaret's Church.

3 miNW
Climbing
Stone Farm Rocks
77 min walk • Nestled in the verdant countryside of the United Kingdom, Stone Farm Rocks presents a haven for climbing enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. This renowned climbing spot, characterized by its sandstone outcrops, offers a unique and challenging experience for climbers...
2.9 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Standen, East Grinstead
75 min walk • Standen is an Arts and Crafts house located to the south of East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. The house and its surrounding gardens belong to the National Trust and are open to the public. It is a Grade I listed building.
4 miN
Museum
East Grinstead Museum, East Grinstead
103 min walk • East Grinstead Museum is located at Cantelupe Road in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. It was established in 1995 in a purpose-built museum constructed with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and local donations.
3.6 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly
91 min walk • St Margaret's Church is an Anglican church in the village of West Hoathly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. By the late 11th century, a simple single-room stone building existed on the high, open ridge upon which the village developed.
3.3 miE
Bridge
Poohsticks, Ashdown Forest
84 min walk • Poohsticks is a game first mentioned in The House at Pooh Corner, a Winnie-the-Pooh book by A. A. Milne. It is a simple game which may be played on any bridge over running water; each player drops a stick on the upstream side of a bridge and the one whose stick first appears on the downstream side is the winner.
5 miS
Park
Sheffield Park Garden
127 min walk • Sheffield Park Garden is an informal landscape garden five miles east of Haywards Heath, in East Sussex, England. It was originally laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown, and further developed as a woodland garden in the early 20th century by its then owner, Arthur Gilstrap Soames. It is now owned by the National Trust.
4 miNW
Church
West Street Baptist Church, East Grinstead
103 min walk • West Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in East Grinstead, a town in the district of Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.
3.6 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture
The Priest House, West Hoathly
92 min walk • The Priest House is a Grade II* listed fifteenth century timber framed hall house in the centre of West Hoathly, in West Sussex, England. It is close to The Cat Inn and St Margaret's Church. It is now a museum, open to the public six days a week from March to October.
4.1 miSW
Museum
Bluebell Railway
104 min walk • The Bluebell Railway is an 11 mi heritage line almost entirely in West Sussex in England, except for Sheffield Park which is in East Sussex. It is managed by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. It uses steam trains which operate between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead, with intermediate stations at Horsted Keynes and Kingscote.
4 miN
Historical place
Sackville College, East Grinstead
102 min walk • Sackville College is a Jacobean almshouse in town of East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1609 with money left by Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset. Throughout its history it has provided sheltered accommodation for the elderly.
2.6 miSE
Windmill
Nutley Windmill, Ashdown Forest
68 min walk • Nutley Windmill is a grade II* listed open trestle post mill at Nutley, East Sussex, England which has been restored to working order.