Rottingdean

A seaside village east of Brighton, with a flint-walled green, a black windmill and a walk beneath the cliffs.

From King's Cross St Pancras: 1 h 46 min by train · 2 h 34 min by car

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Time there: 2–3.5 h to see all 3 places

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Must-see places

St Margaret's Church

Church · A flint village church whose windows were designed by Edward Burne-Jones, who is buried in its churchyard.

Rottingdean Windmill

Landmark · A black wooden windmill on the hill above the village, a landmark seen from the cliffs and the sea.

Undercliff Walk between Rottingdean and Brighton Marina (December 2021) (Eastward View) (2)

King Charles III England Coast Path and Undercliff Walk, Rottingdean, Anglie 01

Rottingdean Beach and Undercliff Walk

Beach · A pebble beach below the chalk cliffs, with a sea-wall promenade running west towards Brighton Marina.

Quick facts

St Margaret's Church on the green holds stained glass designed by Edward Burne-Jones and made by Morris and Co, including an east window of the three archangels.

A black wooden windmill from 1802 stands on Beacon Hill above the village, a Grade II listed landmark that can be seen for miles.

A sea-wall promenade, the Undercliff Walk, runs about two miles along the foot of the chalk cliffs from the village to Brighton Marina.

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