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✦ Historic site
Pair of platform barrows on the western side of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
0 ha
Getting here
50.90199, -0.48066
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free72%Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington
Mountain biking
Varies72%Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
5
5 named nearby
Named route
🚴
Cycling
2
2 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
5
5 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
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
Facilities
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Parking
Kithurst Hill Car Park · Free · 37m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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