Saltdean brings together a distinctive stretch of coastline, architecture, paths and a skatepark. This gives you more than one main focus when choosing where to stay: you can plan around the beach and landscape, a walk or cycle ride, Saltdean Lido or wheeled sports.

Shingle beach and chalk cliffs

Saltdean Beach is a shingle beach between rock groynes, with high chalk cliffs rising behind it. Shingle, groynes and the pale rocky coastline together define the character of this stretch of coast. If you are considering Saltdean for its landscape, the beach and cliffs are its defining features. What makes them distinctive is their close connection: the chalk cliffs form the backdrop to the beach, while the rock groynes divide up the shingle shore.

Modernism at Saltdean Lido

Architecture is also part of the local landscape. Saltdean Lido was designed by RWH Jones in the Modernist style in 1938. Its historic date and architectural style give the coastal town a second, clearly distinct point of interest: alongside the beach and chalk cliffs is a building of the Modernist movement. If architecture matters to your travel plans, you can combine this interest with Saltdean’s landscape without conflating the two.

The Undercliff Walk near Saltdean

The Undercliff Walk extends to the boundary of the city of Brighton & Hove at Saltdean and can be used by pedestrians and cyclists. In Saltdean, access points are at the subway opposite Saltdean Lido and on the cliff road opposite Longridge Avenue. These two named landmarks help you locate the route’s access points in the town. Access may be affected by coastal works or temporary closures, so check access before your visit.

The Saltdean and Undercliff Pass Healthwalk follows the level Undercliff Walk and offers views of the sea and the white chalk cliffs rising above it. The general route of this Healthwalk goes via Rottingdean to Ovingdean Gap and back to Saltdean. This highlights two distinct aspects: the Undercliff Walk is a route for pedestrians and cyclists, with specific access points in Saltdean; the Healthwalk is described in terms of its level route and views. Its general route also includes Rottingdean and Ovingdean Gap.

West Saltdean and its paths

Part of West Saltdean lies within the South Downs National Park. In the northern part of West Saltdean, public rights of way connect to nearby areas such as Rottingdean, Woodingdean and Telscombe. These details refer to West Saltdean and should not be confused with the two access points to the Undercliff Walk: they describe a separate path connection in a more specifically defined area. This lets you distinguish between the coastal path and the rights of way in the northern part of West Saltdean when planning your visit.

Skatepark at Saltdean Oval

Saltdean Oval has a small skatepark with flat banks, a pyramid box, a hubba, a quarterpipe and two street obstacles. The skatepark is suitable for different skill levels and can be used for all kinds of wheeled sports. The features listed give you a concrete sense of what the park offers without limiting it to a single type of wheeled sport. If wheeled sports are important to your stay, the skatepark offers a different focus from the beach, architecture or paths along the Undercliff.

Saltdean offers these clearly distinct points of interest. The information about the beach, paths and skatepark can help you choose your destination, but it does not set a fixed order for your visit.

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