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The Best Countryside in the South of England
Our pick of the best countryside in the South of England (Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight), every address checked.
South Downs National Park
Hampshire and Sussex
Some 600 square miles of rolling chalk hills, ancient woodland, river valleys and white cliffs. Read our full guide.
See details →The South Downs Way
Winchester to Eastbourne
A 100-mile National Trail along the chalk ridge, for walkers, cyclists and riders.
See details →Seven Sisters and Birling Gap
Near Eastbourne, East Sussex
The great white chalk cliffs of the Sussex Heritage Coast, with Beachy Head close by.
See details →Devil's Dyke
Near Brighton, West Sussex
A dramatic dry chalk valley with one of the finest panoramas on the Downs.
See details →Kingley Vale
Near Chichester, West Sussex
An ancient yew forest, one of the most atmospheric woods in the National Park.
See details →New Forest National Park
Hampshire
Heath and woodland shaped by some 5,000 ponies turned out by around 700 commoners; enjoy them, but never feed or touch them.
See details →The North Downs Way
Farnham, Surrey to Dover, Kent
A 153-mile National Trail, opened in 1978, crossing the Surrey Hills and Kent Downs by way of Canterbury to the White Cliffs.
See details →Box Hill
Surrey Hills, Surrey (National Trust, western part)
The famous North Downs summit in the Surrey Hills, named after the old box woods on its chalk slopes; some 850,000 people visit each year.
See details →High Weald National Landscape
Surrey, Sussex and Kent
Some 1,450 square kilometres of small farms and woods, historic parks, sunken lanes and ridge-top villages.
See details →Isle of Wight National Landscape
Isle of Wight
Half the island is a designated National Landscape, an easy escape to the country.
See details →
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