Travel and tourism services in Poynings CP, Hurstpierpoint and Downs Ward

Touristic Attraction

• Castle on the Hill
  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.
• Devil's Dyke
• Remains of Bicycle Railway
  A curious attraction that allowed visitors a safe ride on the newly-invented bicylce as it went round on a fixed track.
• Remains of Cableway - public access
  Britains first cable car took visitors across the valley on two cagework cars, each sitting 4 passengers. It took two minutes to get from one side to the other. All you can see today are the remains of the concrete foundations
• Remains of Cableway
  Britains first cable car took visitors across the valley on two cagework cars, each sitting 4 passengers. It took two minutes to get from one side to the other. All you can see today are the remains of the concrete foundations
• Remains of Funicular Railway
  This masterpiece of Victorian engineering took visitors to the village of Poynings. You can still see the remains of the station.
• The Bomb House
  Former WW1 bomb detonator testing facility
• Victorian Playground
  Devil's Dyke Road
  In1895, H J Hubbard bought Devil"s Dyke and turned it into a Victorian Funfair and amusement park.