Forts · South East England
the old lookout
the old lookout is a fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Winchelsea · 4.8 km
About
the old lookout is a fortified site in East Sussex, South-East England. The site is within the High Weald National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Hastings and Rye parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Winchelsea, about 4.8 km away. Postcode area TN35.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
- Ramsar wetland: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
The Old Lookout is a fort located in Pett, East Sussex, South-East England. It is part of the Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach and Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and lies within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
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- Coordinates
- 50.8918, 0.6880
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Rother
- Parish
- Pett
- Postcode
- TN35 4EN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Nearest railway station
- Winchelsea — 4.8 km
Sources
- osm: w1102574793 (ODbL)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is the old lookout?
- the old lookout is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN35 4EN), in the parish of Pett.
- Is the old lookout a protected site?
- Yes — the old lookout is part of the Hastings Cliffs to Pett Beach SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to the old lookout?
- The nearest railway station is Winchelsea, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN35 4EN.