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Cattle grazing on the open downland of the South Downs Way

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The South Downs: Our Favourites

Devil’s Dyke, Ditchling Beacon, the South Downs Way, Chanctonbury Ring and the vineyards of the Downs.

The back story

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    The South Downs: the back story

    The South Downs·In depth

    Chalk hills on the city’s doorstep: Devil’s Dyke, Ditchling Beacon, Chanctonbury Ring and the South Downs Way, and the villages beneath them.

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What to see

  1. English sparkling wine

    Ridgeview Wine Estate

    Ditchling Common·Vineyard

    An English sparkling wine estate near Ditchling.

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  2. English sparkling wine

    Rathfinny Wine Estate

    Alfriston·Vineyard

    A Sussex sparkling wine estate on the Downs near Alfriston.

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  3. Closed for 2026

    Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft

    Ditchling·Museum

    The village museum of art and craft below Ditchling Beacon, temporarily closed for the rest of 2026.

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