Heathrow Airport 1 hr 15
Petworth House and Park (23 min) Vast 17th-century mansion in a 700-acre deer park immortalised in the paintings of J.M.W. Turner. Horsham Park (26 min) Green space with educational & sensory gardens, tennis courts, skate park, orienteering & a café. Devil's Dyke - National Trust (40 min) Scenic, V-shaped valley with walking trails, nature programs & surrounding hotels & restaurants. Parham House & Gardens (10 min) Historic manor house dating from the Elizabethan era, with rare art, gardens and 875-acre deer park. Harbour Park Amusements (34 min) Family fun in a beachfront amusement park with traditional rides for kids aged 2 to 14, plus food. Worthing Pier (31 min) Long pier from 1862 with an amusement arcade & fishing zones, plus a pavilion with a theater & cafe. Bignor Roman Villa (19 min) Open-air museum featuring a restored Roman villa with artifacts, ancient mosaics & lush grounds. WWT Arundel (25 min) Wetland nature walks and boat tours, plus rare bird spotting in a family-friendly, wildlife reserve. Chanctonbury Ring (33 min) Prehistoric hill fort rich in local legends, topped by beech trees, with views of the South Downs. Swanbourne Lake (23 min) Southwater Country Park (19 min) Reclaimed site for canoeing and sailing, with a wildlife area and level paths for easy strolls. RSPB Pulborough Brooks (7 min) Walks & night safaris around woodland home to abundant birds, including lapwings & nightingales. Arundel Cathedral of Our Lady and Saint Philip Howard (21 min) Airy, French-Gothic style Catholic cathedral with a stained-glass rose window, completed in 1873. South Downs National Park (26 min) Opened in 2011, this 1,627-sq-km national park features chalk hills, wooded areas & more. High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (25 min) Stretch of woodland dotted with manor houses, castles & farms, popular for cycling & rock climbing. |