Devils Dyke is owned by the National Trust and comprises 200 acres of Downland scarp, deeply incised by a dry valley. It also has an element of scrub and a lower woodland fringe, a major car park and an hotel inside an Iron Age Hill Fort.

Devils Dyke is at the heart of a larger National Trust Estate of 667 hectares (1648 acres) which has been acquired on an ad hoc basis between 1936 and the current time. It extends along the ridge of the South Downs for 7 kilometres.

The Devils Dyke Car Park is one of the most popular and accessible viewpoints in the South Downs.

From Hangleton in Hove (Hangleton Way) you can cycle, walk or ride horses over the A27 and along the former Dyke Railway which used to go all the way to Devils Dyke. Follow the road or verge to the Dyke itself. There is a car park opposite the Downsman Public House at Hangleton. Bus 77 goes to Devil's Dyke from near by Brighton, click here to order a free timetable or visit VIC's Green Travel Section for more information on visiting the Dyke without a car.

A summer bus service has been running for the last few years from Brighton.

Leaflet available for walks around Devils Dyke contained in a general pack.

Contact - Glynn Jones, National Trust, The Coach House, Slindon Estate Yard, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0RP
Tel. 01243 814554;
National Trust web site: www.nationaltrust.org.uk