Town or village· Postcode BN6
Ditchling
East Sussex, South East · population 2,264 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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About
Ditchling
Ditchling is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is contained within the boundaries of the South Downs National Park; the order confirming the establishment of the park was signed in Ditchling. There are two public houses, The Bull and The White Horse; two cafes, The Nutmeg Tree and The Green Welly; a post office, florist, delicatessen and other shops. Ditchling has community groups and societies, including the Ditchling Film Society and the Ditchling Singers.
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CouncilEaling Council to consider consultation on merging Viking and Downe Manor schools
A council report recommends consulting on the future of two local primary schools after a decade-long drop in pupil numbers, with a preferred plan to merge Viking into Downe Manor from 2027.
Downe3 hours ago
CouncilCity of London Police Authority Board chair calls for outcome-focused reform
At the Authority Board’s annual dinner, chair Tijs Broeke urged that police reform be judged on results, not structure, and stressed the force’s national economic importance.
London3 hours ago
CouncilCity of London Police Authority Chair urges outcome-focused reform
At the annual Police Authority Board dinner, chair Tijs Broeke called for reforms centred on results, warned against merging the force and highlighted its economic importance to the UK.
London3 hours ago
CouncilHavering council delays launch of weekly food-waste collection to spring 2027
A shortage of specialist vehicles means Havering’s new weekly food-waste service will not begin until spring 2027, later than the original target, and the council is urging the Government for additional funding.
Romford4 hours ago
Havering Council unveils ‘Havering Plan 2040’ with super-suburb vision
The borough’s leader presented a long-term strategy on 16 September, outlining ambitions to make Havering the best place in London to live, work and invest, and setting out new programmes on housing, jobs, green space and safety.
Havering5 hours ago
CouncilHarrow’s Heroes awards honour volunteers at Headstone Manor
Council officials recognised more than twenty individuals and groups for their dedication to the borough, with performances and a posthumous Lifetime Achievement award adding to the celebration.
Harrow5 hours ago
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What's on in and around Ditchling
Sea Life Brighton - Standard Admission
Today, 10:00SEA LIFE Brighton, Brighton
Spinnaker + The Fifty One + Luvd
Today, 20:00The Prince Albert, Brighton
Katherine Jenkins - 25 Year Anniversary Tour
Tomorrow, 19:00Brighton Dome, Brighton
Ruel
Tomorrow, 19:00Chalk, Brighton, Brighton
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Tomorrow, 19:30Brighton Concorde 2, Brighton
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Wed 7 Oct, 19:00Chalk, Brighton, Brighton
Days out around Ditchling
View allClayton Holt
Lower Standean · 1.2 miles
The landscape is undulating; many of the mounds are not natural but tumuli or ancient burial mounds. Before the windmills is Clayton Holt, an ancient woodland estimated to be 10,000 years old. Most trees are ash & beech & some are a few hundred years old.
Jill Windmill
Clayton · 1.9 miles
Occasionally open to the public in the summer
The Tyre Park
Burgess Hill · 3.1 miles
Tyre Park with a bark chip floor
Cobbs Mill
Sayers Common · 3.7 miles
Auditory Delight from the Mill Race (Running Water)
well house with donkey wheel
Poynings · 3.7 miles
The farm has over 1,000 years of stories to tell & was once home to the Knights Templar. The Donkey Wheel is a wooden well-house containing a large, broad wheel which was turned by a donkey or pony, raising drinking water from 150ft below for centuries.
Castle on the Hill
Poynings · 4.3 miles
Iron Age settlers farmed the Devil's Dyke over 2,000 years ago. The remains of their hill fort can be seen as you walk around the hill.
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Businesses & shops in Ditchling
The Nutmeg Tree
4-8 West Street, Hassocks
The Green Welly
1 High Street, Hassocks
Poison Ivy
3 High Street, Hassocks
The White Horse
16 West Street, Hassocks
Marchants
5 High Street, Hassocks
Ditchling Pharmacy
2 South Street, Hassocks
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