Bede's Zoo
Bede's Zoo stands in Upper Dicker. Our list has 3 more places within 5 km. Nearby, Pevensey Castle (10 km) leads the list.
Zoo in Upper Dicker
Inside Upper Dicker
Bede's Zoo is inside Upper Dicker’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Upper Dicker).
Bede's Zoo
In Upper Dicker, inside the town’s built-up area.
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- in Upper Dicker
The area around Bede's Zoo
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Bede's Zoo is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Upper Dicker’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
The biggest base of the 7 is Hailsham (22,560 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Upper Dicker
Lower Dicker
Hailsham
Golden Cross
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Bede's Zoo is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Dicker | It’s in town | 599 | 5 |
| Lower Dicker | 1.5 km northeast of it | 453 | 5 |
| Hailsham | 1.7 km east of it | 22,560 | 6 |
| Golden Cross | 2.7 km northwest of it | 612 | 5 |
| Hellingly | 3.5 km northeast of it | 2,616 | 5 |
| Ripe | 3.9 km west of it | 228 | 8 |
| Polegate | 4.8 km southeast of it | 10,067 | 14 |
Around Bede's Zoo
4 historic houses, 3 castles and a museum are among the 47 within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritagePevensey Castle10 km away2
CastleHerstmonceux Castle9.3 km away3
Historic houseMichelham Priory600 m away4
MuseumCharleston House6.9 km away5
CastleLewes Castle - Barbican gate14 km away6
Historic house · National TrustMonk's House14 km away7
Historic house · National TrustAlfriston Clergy House7.4 km away8
Historic houseGlyndebourne10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Bede's Zoo: the answers
Where is Bede's Zoo?
Bede's Zoo is in Upper Dicker, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Bede's Zoo?
Zoo.
When is the best time to visit Bede's Zoo?
June to September are the warmest months in Upper Dicker, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Bede's Zoo?
Within 15 km: Pevensey Castle (10 km), Herstmonceux Castle (9.3 km), Michelham Priory (600 m) and Charleston House (6.9 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Pevensey Castle: Piotr Zarobkiewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herstmonceux Castle: The original uploader was Welshie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelham Priory: Michael Haslam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charleston House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewes Castle - Barbican gate: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monk's House: Oliver Mallinson Lewis from Oxford, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfriston Clergy House: The Voice of Hassocks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glyndebourne: Wolfiewolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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