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Amenities in this area include: open countryside, woodland and farmland.
The most accessible entrance has a steep ramp/slope and a gate.
This entrance is on the right of the approach road.
There is not a member of staff available for help and assistance.
The following are also available: a large map in the car park and an information board in the car park.

At this location the following are free to access for all visitors: access to Devil's Dyke.
At this location the following areas are free to access for National Trust members but payable for everyone else: parking.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders but chargeable for all other visitors.

There is a bus stop within approximately 150m of the site.
The nearest train station is Aldrington.
Aldrington Station is approximately 4.5 miles away.
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This site has a car park.
The vehicle route from the main road to the car park includes: potholes.
This is an open air car park with a tarmac surface.
Parking is free for National Trust members and Blue Badge holders, but charges apply for all other visitors.
There are clearly presented payment signs.
Maps and information boards are available.
There is 1 Blue Badge parking bay.
The dimensions of the designated Blue Badge parking bay(s) surveyed are 260cm x 440cm.
There is no hatched zone.
The nearest Blue Badge bay is 12m from the access point on the opposite side of the car park.
Obstacles from the car park include: loose chippings, level changes with no dropped kerbs, a road crossing and a lack of pedestrian walkways to cross the car park.
There are not parent and child parking bays available.
There is not a designated drop-off point.

Access into the area is via steep ramps/slopes.
The slope is under 75cm wide.
The access points to the area are located on the approach road to the right of the pub (gate with a width of 124cm and a steep slope leading down into the dyke), behind the Devil's Dyke pub leading down to the dyke (steep slope and a stile), and a further access point through the woodland at Devil's Copse to the left of the pub.
There is a gate at the surveyed access point which opens away from you (push).
The gate is not self-closing.
The width of the gap is 124cm.
The following outdoor facilities are available: a playground with play equipment, woodland, farmland and open countryside.
The outdoor spaces include the following surfaces: grass, compact earth and loose stones.
Footpaths are available in some of the outdoor spaces.
The majority of the paths are not wide enough for wheelchair users.
There is no step-free level access around the area.
There are slight ramps/slopes without handrails and steep ramps/slopes without handrails in the main areas.
The slight and steep slopes are on the pathways throughout the area.
There are not any bench seats situated along the paths for people to rest.
The paths have easy open gates, kissing gates and stiles which may create obstacles for some users.

Playground View
- There are no firm and even routes over 150cm wide round the play equipment.
- The play equipment is in easy reach for seated and standing users, and users of different heights.
- The following play experiences are available: rocking, climbing and balancing.