The Top 15 Natural Monuments around Lewes
Lewes’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 15
beautiful natural monuments around Lewes. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around Lewes. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: October 2, 2025
From the summit of Ditchling Beacon, you're afforded a wonderful panoramic view. Standing at 814 feet (248 m) above sea level, it is the highest point along the Sussex Downs. …
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Standing at 712 feet (217 m) tall, Firle Beacon affords extensive views over the South Downs. There are many ancient burial sites on and around the summit, many of which …
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Blackcap is a National Trust owned area of countryside on the peak of the South Downs, just south east of the village of Plumpton in East Sussex, England. It is …
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The Sussex Border Path is a long-distance footpath that is nearly 150 miles (241 km) long and goes around the county boundary of Sussex. It is a relatively new trail …
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The Coastguard Cottages on the cliff have been built in the 1920's, shortly after the National Coastguard Service was founded. They were put here because Cuckmere Haven was an important …
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Lewes Brooks is a Site Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), encompassing 330 hectares of the River Ouse floodplain south of Lewes. Here, flood plains and water-filled ditches are home to rare …
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Black Cap is a prominent hill located in the South Downs National Park in East Sussex. The hill stands at 206 m high and provides some glorious panoramic views across the surrounding countryside and coastline.
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The Litlington White Horse is a beautiful chalk hill figure cut into the hillside at Hindover Hill (known locally as High-and-Over). It looks down over the River Cuckmere to the …
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The Cliff Top Walk in Newhaven offers stunning panoramic views of the coastline with dramatic cliffs and the sparkling sea below. It's a peaceful and scenic route perfect to enjoy fresh sea air and natural beauty.
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Looking towards the slopes of the Downs escarpment on this section of your ride, you’ll see a wooded V on the hillside. Over 3,000 trees were planted here in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee.
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