Heathrow Airport 1 hr 5
National Trust - Nymans (19 min)
Plants from around the world, plus a plant centre, guided walks/talks and children's activities. Parham House & Gardens (16 min)
Historic manor house dating from the Elizabethan era, with rare art, gardens and 875-acre deer park. Borde Hill Garden (26 min)
Large area of formal gardens, parkland and trees, with a smart English restaurant and cafe. Devil's Dyke - National Trust (29 min)
Scenic, V-shaped valley with walking trails, nature programs & surrounding hotels & restaurants. Ditchling Beacon (30 min)
Grassy, 248m-tall chalk hill with panoramic views, walking paths & the remains of an Iron Age fort. Tilgate Park (27 min)
Woods, lakes & play area with a nature center & walled garden (dogs allowed off-lead in some areas). RSPB Pulborough Brooks (16 min)
Walks & night safaris around woodland home to abundant birds, including lapwings & nightingales. Petworth House and Park (36 min)
Vast 17th-century mansion in a 700-acre deer park immortalised in the paintings of J.M.W. Turner. Chanctonbury Ring (26 min)
Prehistoric hill fort rich in local legends, topped by beech trees, with views of the South Downs. Amberley Museum (18 min)
Narrow gauge railway, vintage vehicle demos, old buildings and exhibitions in a former chalk quarry. Fishers Farm Park (19 min)
Family attraction with horse and tractor rides, animal enclosures, adventure playground and cafes. Arundel Castle (23 min)
Crenellated Norman keep, gatehouse and barbican, plus gardens, guided tours and jousting events. Knepp Castle (2 min) Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens (13 min)
Woodlands with a Victorian rock garden, a dollhouse museum & wine tastings, plus a wallaby colony. Knepp Castle Estate (7 min)
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