South Downs National Park - a Special Place

The South Downs became Britain's newest National Park on 31 March 2010.

If you would like to find out more about visiting, learning or caring for this special place - its beautiful landscape, diverse wildlife, fascinating cultural heritage and the people that live and work here - then please use the links below.

Visiting

There are visitor centres at Beachy Head near Eastbourne, the Queen Elizabeth Country Park in Hampshire and the Seven Sisters Country Park in East Sussex:

www.visitsouthdowns.com

www.sevensisters.org.uk

Caring

The following organsiations are already working hard to look after the South Downs:

www.southdownsonline.org/protecting

www.southdownssociety.org.uk

www.sussexwt.org.uk

Learning

Try the South Downs Join Committee's Learning Zone, especially designed for teachers and students:

www.southdownsonline.org/learning

Your Questions Answered

If you have a question about the South Downs National Park, or the Authority, then try the Your Questions Answered section or email the National Park Authority at: info@southdowns.gov.uk



Biking and access to the South Downs
Old Winchester Hill
Seven Sisters Country Park