Mount Caburn viewpoint
A chalk hill with an Iron Age hillfort on its summit and a nature reserve around it, a mile east of Lewes.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 5 min by train · 2 h 31 min by car
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Time there: 1.5–2.5 h
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Quick facts
An Iron Age hillfort dating from around 400 BC encloses the summit.
The hill is a National Nature Reserve of orchid-rich chalk grassland, with the largest British population of burnt-tip orchid.
Adonis blue and chalkhill butterflies live on the reserve.
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