햄블던‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪11‬개의 천연기념물

This was on the last leg of the King Alfred’s Way for me and was one of the few descents in the whole trip i walked, dry conditions but on a loaded gravel - the descent was more treacherous than i was prepared to risk / but amazing views from the top and a fast through the fields ride from the bottom.

A lovely little hill that is on the South Downs Way. Beautiful views of the surrounding countryside can be had from here.

There are two hills with the name Beacon Hill on the South Downs Way. This one is 201m, trig pointed, and closer to Winchester. It has a cool old style beacon on the top.

South Downs National Park is England's newest national park, designated on March 31, 2010. The park covers an area of 1,627 square kilometers in the south of England and extends for 140 kilometers from Winchester in the west to Eastbourne in the east, through the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex. The national park includes the chalk hills of the South Downs (which on the Channel coast form the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head) and a significant part of a distinct physical-geographical region, the western Weald, with its heavily wooded sandstone and clay hills and valleys. The idea for a national park on the South Downs emerged as early as the 1920s, when there was growing concern about increasing threats to the beautiful landscape, especially the impact of uncontrolled speculative housing development on the eastern Sussex Downs. The national park has a rich industrial heritage and history, such as old iron mines, watermills, castles and country houses. The national park also has great biodiversity and is home to more than 3,000 species of plants and animals, including rare orchids, butterflies, birds and bats.

One of the beacons built to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in 2002. Great views over the valley below, and a leg testing climb to it.

Beacon Hill is a national nature reserve on a chalk spur that supports some rare plant life. This flora in turn provides a habitat to many species of butterfly. In fact, 25 species are known to breed on the site. The reserve affords stunning views over the Hampshire Basin and the South Downs.

Worth the slippery, chalky muddy ascent from Mile End lane - looking forward to repeating the route in summer with less mud!

Lovely new signs clearly marking the national park