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Lewes Castle

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

Getting here

50.87344, 0.00821

Best for

6 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies65%

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 90 (proposed)

Hiking

Free65%

Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

67

6 named nearby · 61 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

35

35 named nearby

Named route
🚵

Mountain biking

1

1 named nearby

Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3

3 public paths

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

South Downs Way · Walking160 km
South Downs Way · Mountain bike0
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204) · Cycling0
Sussex Ouse Valley Way · Walking67 km
N/A · Cycling
N/A · Cycling
Commercial Passage · public footpath
Pipe Passage · public footpath
Pipe Passage · public footpath

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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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

Facilities

Café

Cafe Vegu · 116m

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Parking

The Maltings Car Park · Paid · 61m

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Playground

140m away

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Toilets

199m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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