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The 20 best natural landmarks in South East England

Our curated top 20 natural landmarks in South East England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 701 natural landmarks see the full natural landmarks index for South East England.

  1. 1

    The White Cliffs of Dover

    Kent

    The White Cliffs of Dover, natural landmarks in Kent

    Chalk cliffs facing the narrowest part of the English Channel.

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  2. 2

    The Ridgeway

    Oxfordshire

    Bow Road meets the B4508 - geograph.org.uk - 1724242

    Britain's oldest road — 5,000-year-old prehistoric track from Avebury to the Chilterns.

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    Beachy Head

    East Sussex

    Beachy Head and Lighthouse - 1987 - geograph.org.uk - 2305705

    Britain's highest sea cliff (162 m) on the Sussex coast.

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  4. 4

    Seven Sisters Cliffs

    East Sussex

    Seven Sisters Cliffs, natural landmarks in East Sussex

    Seven chalk sea cliffs in the South Downs National Park.

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  5. 5

    The Needles

    Needles Lighthouse from above - geograph.org.uk - 5745699

    Three chalk stacks at the western tip of the Isle of Wight.

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    Blue Pool

    Blue Pool, natural landmarks in South East England

    Blue Pool — lake in Dorset, England, UK.

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    Walbury Hill

    Walbury Hill, natural landmarks in South East England

    Walbury Hill — hill in, and highest point of, the English county of Berkshire.

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    Spitfire

    Kent

    Spitfire, natural landmarks in Kent

    Spitfire — Public artwork (sculpture).

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    Long Knoll

    Long Knoll, natural landmarks in South East England

    Long Knoll — mountain in United Kingdom.

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  10. 10

    Balch Cave

    Balch Cave, mountains & hills in South East England

    Balch Cave — Cave in Somerset, England.

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    Severn bore

    Gloucestershire

    Minsterworth Church. St. Peter. - geograph.org.uk - 108312

    The Severn bore is a tidal bore seen on the tidal reaches of the River Severn in south western England. It is formed when the rising tide moves into the funnel-shaped Bristol Channel and Severn Estuar

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    Bewl Water

    East Sussex

    Bewl Water, reservoirs & lochs in East Sussex

    Bewl Water — reservoir in the United Kingdom.

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    Fonthill Lake

    Fonthill Lake, natural landmarks in South East England

    Fonthill Lake — lake in Wiltshire, England, UK.

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    W/L Cave

    W/L Cave, mountains & hills in South East England

    W/L Cave — cave in Somerset, England.

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    Mother Ludlam's Cave

    Surrey

    Mother Ludlam's Cave, mountains & hills in Surrey

    Mother Ludlam's Cave — cave in Farnham, Surrey, UK.

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    Orchardleigh Lake

    Orchardleigh Lake, natural landmarks in South East England

    Orchardleigh Lake — lake in the United Kingdom.

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    Shearwater

    Shearwater, natural landmarks in South East England

    Shearwater — lake in the United Kingdom.

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    Radipole Lake

    Radipole Lake, natural landmarks in South East England

    Radipole Lake — lake in Dorset, England, UK.

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    Tilly Whim Caves

    Tilly Whim Caves, mountains & hills in South East England

    Tilly Whim Caves — caves in Dorset, England.

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    Devil's Chimney (Gloucestershire)

    Gloucestershire

    The Devil's Chimney - geograph.org.uk - 1990426

    The Devil's Chimney is a rock formation on Leckhampton Hill, south of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. It is a largely man-made pillar outcrop, formed when an incline to a quarry was cut behind i

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