Guidebook to the local area all in less than an hour's drive
Sightseeing
Petworth is a charming town full of antique shops and boutiques. Petworth House and Park is well worth a visit. Look out for the Hungry Guest, it’s a foodie’s heaven. Also, the Well Diggers Arms if a great pub for lunch or dinner.
232 locals recommend
Petworth House and Park
Petworth is a charming town full of antique shops and boutiques. Petworth House and Park is well worth a visit. Look out for the Hungry Guest, it’s a foodie’s heaven. Also, the Well Diggers Arms if a great pub for lunch or dinner.
Bignor Roman Villa is a large Roman courtyard villa which has been excavated and put on public display on the Bignor estate. It is well known for its high quality mosaic floors, which are some of the most complete and intricate in the country
27 locals recommend
Bignor Roman Villa
Bignor Roman Villa is a large Roman courtyard villa which has been excavated and put on public display on the Bignor estate. It is well known for its high quality mosaic floors, which are some of the most complete and intricate in the country
The remains of the largest domestic Roman building in Britain is displayed inside a cover building, with many impressive mosaic floors, underfloor heating systems, corridors and courtyards
133 locals recommend
Fishbourne Roman Palace
Roman WayThe remains of the largest domestic Roman building in Britain is displayed inside a cover building, with many impressive mosaic floors, underfloor heating systems, corridors and courtyards
Parham Park is an Elizabethan house and estate. The estate was originally owned by the Monastery of Westminster and granted to Robert Palmer by King Henry VIII in 1540.
13 locals recommend
Parham House
Parham Park is an Elizabethan house and estate. The estate was originally owned by the Monastery of Westminster and granted to Robert Palmer by King Henry VIII in 1540.
Beach
Climping Beach
Check the tides, its at its best at low water and is dog friendly
West Wittering
Walking
Chanctonbury Ring is a prehistoric hill fort atop Chanctonbury Hill on the South Downs. A ridgeway, now part of the South Downs Way, runs along the hill
29 locals recommend
Chanctonbury Ring
Chanctonbury Ring is a prehistoric hill fort atop Chanctonbury Hill on the South Downs. A ridgeway, now part of the South Downs Way, runs along the hill
Located just north of Brighton, Devil’s Dyke offers some of the best views in the entire National Park.
28 locals recommend
South Downs Way
South Downs WayLocated just north of Brighton, Devil’s Dyke offers some of the best views in the entire National Park.
Sport & Events
Goodwood House
Kennel HillRacing horses and cars and so much more.
If it's Polo your after this is the place. Just outside Midhurst which has a pretty high street
74 locals recommend
Cowdray Park Polo Club
If it's Polo your after this is the place. Just outside Midhurst which has a pretty high street
Golf has been played on the scenic Championship course for well over a century
11 locals recommend
Cowdray Park Golf Club
A272Golf has been played on the scenic Championship course for well over a century
Designed by the renowned golf architect and player, Donald Steel, The Park Course winds effortlessly around the beautiful 18th Century parkland surrounding Goodwood House
15 locals recommend
Golf At Goodwood
Designed by the renowned golf architect and player, Donald Steel, The Park Course winds effortlessly around the beautiful 18th Century parkland surrounding Goodwood House
This is the course where Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, had her first winner as an owner when Monaveen won the Chichester Handicap Chase there in October 1949
40 locals recommend
Fontwell Park Racing & Events
Fontwell AvenueThis is the course where Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, had her first winner as an owner when Monaveen won the Chichester Handicap Chase there in October 1949
City/town information
Chichester has so much to offer, including a fantastic theatre, pedestrian friendly shopping streets, and of course the beautiful Cathedral.
363 locals recommend
Chichester
Chichester has so much to offer, including a fantastic theatre, pedestrian friendly shopping streets, and of course the beautiful Cathedral.
Brighton Beach is famous, but there as an amazing food scene going on here as well too many to mention. The Lanes are also great if you like poking round quirky little shops.
112 locals recommend
Brighton
Brighton Beach is famous, but there as an amazing food scene going on here as well too many to mention. The Lanes are also great if you like poking round quirky little shops.
At the heart of rural Sussex lies the beautiful county town of Lewes - a mixture of the unusual and intriguing and so typically Sussex.
Its medieval streets, old English churches and tiny twittens (a Sussex word for alleyway) allow visitors a glimpse into the true essence of bygone Lewes. Although surrounded by chalk cliffs, the townscape is dominated by the remains of a Norman castle and is also home to the handsome townhouse of Anne of Cleves (fourth wife of King Henry Vlll)
290 locals recommend
Lewes
At the heart of rural Sussex lies the beautiful county town of Lewes - a mixture of the unusual and intriguing and so typically Sussex.
Its medieval streets, old English churches and tiny twittens (a Sussex word for alleyway) allow visitors a glimpse into the true essence of bygone Lewes. Although surrounded by chalk cliffs, the townscape is dominated by the remains of a Norman castle and is also home to the handsome townhouse of Anne of Cleves (fourth wife of King Henry Vlll)
Arundel has its own Castle and Cathedral and home to Arundel Castle Cricket Ground. There are a number of great restaurants, I particularly like The Parsons Table.
213 locals recommend
Arundel
Arundel has its own Castle and Cathedral and home to Arundel Castle Cricket Ground. There are a number of great restaurants, I particularly like The Parsons Table.
Vineyards
The first vines were planted in 1988, when the holy trinity of sparkling wine grapes – Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier – found a new home in the lee of the South Downs. Enjoy a one-of-a-kind tasting and tour experiencing the rich history of Nyetimber – and the chance to buy their finest wines at cellar door prices.
18 locals recommend
Nyetimber
The first vines were planted in 1988, when the holy trinity of sparkling wine grapes – Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier – found a new home in the lee of the South Downs. Enjoy a one-of-a-kind tasting and tour experiencing the rich history of Nyetimber – and the chance to buy their finest wines at cellar door prices.
Follow their self-guided trail around the vines to discover the different grapes grown at Nutbourne Vineyards and the wonderful views of the South Downs. Look out for the new cave nestled in the hillside – you might also spot a llama along the way.
13 locals recommend
Nutbourne Vineyards
Follow their self-guided trail around the vines to discover the different grapes grown at Nutbourne Vineyards and the wonderful views of the South Downs. Look out for the new cave nestled in the hillside – you might also spot a llama along the way.
They offer vineyard, winery and wine tasting tours with the winemaker on the majority of Saturdays at 11am or 2pm between April and October 2021
9 locals recommend
Stopham Vineyard
They offer vineyard, winery and wine tasting tours with the winemaker on the majority of Saturdays at 11am or 2pm between April and October 2021