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✦ Historic site
Itford Hill style settlement and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field at New Barn Down, 850m north west of Myrtle Grove Farm
20 ha
Getting here
50.87117, -0.46033
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
12
5 named nearby · 7 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
4
4 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
9
9 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Monarch's Way · Walking990 km
South Downs Way · Walking160 km
South Downs Way · Mountain bike0
West Sussex Literary Trail · Walking0
Michelgrove Lane · bridleway
Michelgrove Lane · bridleway
Michelgrove Lane · bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Muntham Court Romano-British siteHistoric site2.6 km→✦Pair of platform barrows on the western side of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst HillHistoric site3.7 km→✦Burpham CampHistoric site4.5 km→✦Burpham campHistoric site4.5 km→🌱The GallopsUrban park4.8 km→🌱Honeysuckle Lane Open SpaceUrban park4.1 km→