Birling Gap
Birling Gap is a village in East Dean and Friston, Wealden District, England. Birling Gap is situated nearby to the village East Dean, as well as near Friston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seven Sisters and Belle Tout Lighthouse.
Seven Sisters
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Seven Sisters are a series of chalk sea cliffs on the English Channel coast, and are a stretch of the sea-eroded section of the South Downs range of hills, in the county of East Sussex, in south-east England.
Belle Tout Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: ParrotWatcher, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Belle Tout Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse and British landmark located at Beachy Head, East Sussex, close to the town of Eastbourne. It has been called "Britain's most famous inhabited lighthouse" because of its striking location and use in film and television.
Beachy Head
Cliff
Photo: Ian Stannard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beachy Head is a chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. Beachy Head is located within the administrative area of Eastbourne Borough Council which owns the land, forming part of the Eastbourne Downland Estate. Beachy Head is situated 2 miles east of Birling Gap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friston and Westdean.
Westdean
Village
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westdean is a village, which is situated 3 miles northwest of Birling Gap.
Eastbourne
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eastbourne is a popular and traditional sea-side resort town in East Sussex, on England's South East coast. It has one of the highest recorded days of sunshine per year in Britain and its climate is notable for its relatively high sunshine levels, with the town claiming to be the "Sunniest Place in the UK".
Birling Gap
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: East Dean and Friston, Wealden District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.74329° or 50° 44′ 36″ northLongitude
0.20287° or 0° 12′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9F22P6V3+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 708474178OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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