Ditchling Beacon
Ditchling Beacon is a Marilyn, 248m high, in the South Downs National Park, and also counts as a HuMP. The Marilyns are hills anywhere in Britain and Ireland with at least 150 metres of prominence, whatever their height.
Hassocks is the nearest station, 2.3 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Hassocks it's about 1.5 hours to the summit, 1 in 19 on average. Plumpton is next, 2.8 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot), and 21 stations are within 10 miles in all. The South Downs Way National Trail passes 0.0 mi away.
Ditchling Beacon is the highest point in East Sussex, England, with an elevation of 248 m (814 ft). It is south of Ditchling and to the north-east of Brighton. It is a large chalk hill with a particularly steep northern face, covered with open grassland and sheep-grazing areas. It is the third-highest point on the South Downs, behind Butser Hill and Crown Tegleaze.
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Stations within 10 miles of Ditchling Beacon, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Hassocks2.3 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Plumpton2.8 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Falmer2.9 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours1 in 21 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Burgess Hill3.7 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot) · 2 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
- Moulsecoomb3.8 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours1 in 19 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Cooksbridge4.3 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
- Wivelsfield4.4 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours to the summit
- Preston Park4.4 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours to the summit
- London Road (Brighton)4.7 mi (about 6 to 7 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours1 in 25 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Brighton5.2 mi (about 7 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3 hours to the summit
- Hove5.4 mi (about 7 to 8 mi on foot) · 3 hours to the summit
- Aldrington5.6 mi (about 7.5 to 8 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 25 on average to the summit
- Lewes5.6 mi (about 7.5 to 8 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours1 in 22 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Portslade6.3 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
- Fishersgate6.8 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
- Haywards Heath7.2 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours to the summit
- Southwick7.4 mi (about 9.5 to 10.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 25 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Southease - Piddinghoe Road7.4 mi (about 9.5 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 hours to the summitSilver walking rating
- Southease7.8 mi (about 10 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summitSilver walking rating
- Glynde8.3 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 23 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex)8.6 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 25 on average to the summitBronze walking rating