Heathrow Airport 1 hr 14
Goodwood Racecourse (7 min) Famous 'Glorious Goodwood' track for horse racing with Sussex Downs views, restaurants and events. Fishbourne Roman Palace (9 min) Vast, excavated villa with floor mosaics, recreated Roman style gardens plus learning workshops. Arundel Castle (18 min) Crenellated Norman keep, gatehouse and barbican, plus gardens, guided tours and jousting events. Pallant House Gallery (10 min) Important Modern British permanent collection and temporary exhibitions in extended townhouse space. The Novium Museum (8 min) Purpose-built, modern museum showing Roman bath house remains, plus access to a 13th-century priory. Kingley Vale (NNR) (26 min) A tranquil trail winds through this reserve, home to ancient yew trees & Bronze Age burial mounds. Chichester Cathedral (8 min) Norman edifice with CofE services, a Marc Chagall window, free guided tours, a cafe and a gift shop. West Wittering Beach (27 min) Sandy beach with grassy picnic areas and a cafe, plus a wind- and kitesurfing club. Butlin's Bognor Regis Resort (21 min) West Dean Gardens (6 min) Horticultural attraction with an Edwardian pergola, Victorian glasshouses and walled kitchen garden. Weald & Downland Living Museum (6 min) Restored farmsteads with animals and hands on activities, recreating rural life from 1300-1910. Goodwood House (8 min) Ornate 17th-century stately home with a fine art collection that is open from March to October. Tangmere Military & Aviation Museum Trust (10 min) Soups, sandwiches and jacket potatoes, plus afternoon teas, in a bright cafe with a covered terrace. Petworth House and Park (30 min) Vast 17th-century mansion in a 700-acre deer park immortalised in the paintings of J.M.W. Turner. South Downs National Park (16 min) Opened in 2011, this 1,627-sq-km national park features chalk hills, wooded areas & more. |