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Cissbury Ring butterfly walk

Circular walk·Cissbury Ring

3 miles (4.8 km)

About Cissbury Ring butterfly walk

The National Trust’s butterfly walk is a three-mile (4.8 km) circuit of Cissbury Ring. Start from Storrington Rise car park (BN14 0HT), about twenty minutes’ walk below the ring; the climb is uphill, with kissing gates and stiles.

Why it's on our list

  • 3 miles
  • Butterflies in summer

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Cissbury Ring butterfly walk before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Cissbury Ring butterfly walk are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Key sights

  1. Hove Lawns9.9 miCar or taxi 47 min
  2. Preston Park10 miCar or taxi 48 min
  3. Brighton i36010 miCar or taxi 50 min
  4. The North Laine11 miCar or taxi 52 min
  5. The Lanes11 miCar or taxi 52 min
  6. Brighton Dome11 miCar or taxi 52 min
  7. Royal Pavilion11 miCar or taxi 52 min
  8. Palace Pier11 miCar or taxi 53 min

Railway stations

  1. Hove station9.4 miCar or taxi 45 min
  2. Preston Park station10 miCar or taxi 48 min
  3. Brighton station11 miCar or taxi 51 min
  4. London Road (Brighton) station11 miCar or taxi 52 min

Location

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