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Firle Beacon
Firle, South East England
A high chalk ridge that looks out over the Weald, the Ouse valley and the sea.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
From the car park on the Downs a short walk gets you to the 217 metre top, which has a Bronze Age burial mound and a flat top. Views run from the Seven Sisters to Brighton and inland. It is exposed, so expect a breeze.
- Best time
- Sunset
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Free car park off the lane from Firle, then a gentle uphill track
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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