Balmer Down

Balmer Down is a locality in St Ann Without, Lewes, England. Balmer Down is situated nearby to the locality Cuckoo Bottom, as well as near Plumpton Plain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include AmEx Stadium and Ashcombe Bottom.

AmEx Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Dominic Alves, CC BY 2.0.

Falmer Stadium, currently known as the American Express Stadium for sponsorship reasons and more commonly referred to as the Amex, is a football stadium in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. AmEx Stadium is situated 1½ miles southwest of Balmer Down.

Ashcombe Bottom

Deciduous forest

Ashcombe Bottom is a 66 hectares woodland valley owned by the National Trust that runs south from Blackcap, East Sussex, England. The area is nested in the South Downs and can only be reached by walking or cycling from Lewes, Falmer, Ditchling Beacon or up the Clayton to Offham escarpment from Plumpton.

Falmer railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Falmer railway station is in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, south-east England, 3 miles 39 chains from Brighton railway station on the East Coastway line. Falmer railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Balmer Down.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston near Lewes and Stanmer.

Kingston near Lewes

Village

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Kingston near Lewes is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is located two miles south of Lewes and is nestled in the South Downs. Kingston near Lewes is situated 2 miles southeast of Balmer Down.

Stanmer

Village

Photo: Brian Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stanmer is a village on the northern edge of the city of Brighton and Hove, in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England. It was formerly a civil parish until 1952 when it was split between Brighton and Falmer. Stanmer is situated 2 miles west of Balmer Down.