Tide Mills
Ruins · The ruins of an abandoned seaside mill village on the shingle between Seaford and Newhaven.
Seaford
A sweeping Sussex shoreline where dramatic chalk cliffs meet wild shingle beaches and open skies.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 1 h 52 min by train · 2 h 40 min by car
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Time there: 3.5–6 h to see all 4 places
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Must-see places
Seaford Head Nature Reserve
Nature · A chalk headland with clifftop paths and grassland, and one of the best views of the Seven Sisters.
Martello Tower and Seaford Museum
Landmark · The most westerly of the south coast's Martello towers, now a small local history museum.
Seaford Beach
Beach · Two miles of shingle beach along the town front, with a row of colourful beach huts.
Quick facts
Seaford Head is a nature reserve of chalk cliffs and grassland, with clifftop walks that look across to the Seven Sisters and Cuckmere Haven.
A long shingle beach curves around Seaford Bay, with beach huts along the front and a Martello tower at its eastern end.
The clifftop walk to Eastbourne over the Seven Sisters starts here and runs about 21 km (13 miles) point to point.
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