Ditchling Beacon
Standing 1.1 km west of Plumpton, Ditchling Beacon is a fort. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Nearby, Royal Pavilion (9.1 km) heads a list of 73 within 15 km.
Fort near Plumpton
Just outside Plumpton
Ditchling Beacon is 1.1 km west of Plumpton. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Plumpton has 19 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Plumpton
Aim for May to September, when Plumpton reaches 17–22°C.
Ditchling Beacon
Hillfort in East Sussex, England, UK.
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- 1.1 km west of Plumpton
Ditchling Beacon at a glance
Find Ditchling Beacon in orange; each number is a place listed below.
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Staying near Ditchling Beacon
Of the 6, Brighton and Hove is the largest, at 277,096 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Plumpton
Ditchling
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint
Brighton and Hove
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Ditchling Beacon is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | 1.1 km east of it | 354 | 5 |
| Ditchling | 1.4 km north of it | 1,123 | 5 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 2.4 km northwest of it | 14,216 | 5 |
| Brighton and Hove | 3.4 km south of it | 277,096 | 54 |
| Plumpton Green | 3.6 km northeast of it | 1,060 | 3 |
| Burgess Hill | 3.9 km north of it | 33,352 | 5 |
Close to Ditchling Beacon
73 more lie within 15 km, 2 historic houses, 2 museums and a theme park among them.
Historic houseRoyal Pavilion9.1 km away2
Theme parkBrighton Pier9.6 km away3
MuseumBrighton Museum & Art Gallery9 km away · 200K visitors a year4
CastleLewes Castle - Barbican gate8.7 km away5
PierWest Pier9.5 km away6
Historic house · National TrustMonk's House11 km away7
AttractionBrighton i3609.4 km away8
MuseumBrighton Toy and Model Museum8.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Ditchling Beacon
Where is Ditchling Beacon?
Ditchling Beacon is 1.1 km west of Plumpton, East Sussex.
What is Ditchling Beacon?
Hillfort in East Sussex, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Ditchling Beacon?
May to September are the warmest months in Plumpton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Ditchling Beacon a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Ditchling Beacon?
Within 15 km: Royal Pavilion (9.1 km), Brighton Pier (9.6 km), Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (9 km) and Lewes Castle - Barbican gate (8.7 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 (9)
- Ditchling Beacon: Dave Spicer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton Pier: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewes Castle - Barbican gate: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Pier: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monk's House: Oliver Mallinson Lewis from Oxford, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton i360: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum: Eric Baird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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