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GLYNDE PLACE

34 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

50.86740, 0.07017

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About GLYNDE PLACE

Glynde Place is an Elizabethan Manor House at Glynde in East Sussex, England. Situated in the South Downs National Park, it is the family home of the Viscounts Hampden, whose forebears built the house in 1569. It is a Grade I listed building.

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English country houseGrade I listed building

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: GLYNDE PLACE; Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Emperor Dragonfly, Limnephilus lunatus · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Alexanders, Traveller's-joy +250 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Alfriston Clergy House Countryside Walk, AlfristonWalking route10.4 km

Walk in the footsteps of the artists & writers of the Bloomsbury Group as you follow this circular to the 600yrs old Alfriston Clergy House (in the South Downs National Park). Take in downland views on route. Moderate terrain with 1 steep climb.

Named routeLength 10.4 kmDuration 02:00-03:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
South Downs Way - Lewes (ESCC Cycle Route 201)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cooksbridge - Lewes Riverside (ESCC Cycle Route 307)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Glynde Place [9]

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Glynde Place [9]

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Firle ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green WallHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park4.4 km→🌱Southover Grange GardensUrban park4.4 km→✦Lewes CastleHistoric site4.4 km→✦FIRLE PLACEHistoric site2.6 km→