A secluded downland village in a valley between Brighton and Rottingdean, with a Norman church and a tranquil, rural character. BN2.
Ovingdean is a small, secluded village set in a dry valley in the Downs between Rottingdean and Brighton, one of the quietest and most rural-feeling corners of the city. Its historic core is gathered around the Norman church of St Wulfran's, one of the oldest buildings in the Brighton area, and a scatter of flint farmhouses and cottages.
Despite being only a couple of miles from the centre, Ovingdean has kept its tranquil, downland character, surrounded by open fields and bordered by the sea at its southern end, where the Undercliff Walk passes below the cliffs. It is a sought-after, almost hidden residential area, home to Roedean School on the clifftop nearby, and a popular starting point for walks out into the surrounding countryside.