Discover the best top things to do in West Sussex, United Kingdom including English Martyrs Catholic Church, Tinwood Estate Vineyard, Huxley's Birds of Prey Centre and Gardens, Hawking About, Bignor Roman Villa, Weald & Downland Living Museum, Borde Hill Garden, Parham House & Gardens, Amberley Museum, South Downs Planetarium and Science Centre.
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5.0 based on 306 reviews
This little local church has the most incredible reproduction of the Sistine chapel ceiling and is well worth a visit
5.0 based on 334 reviews
Visit our beautiful vineyards and brand new modern tasting room overlooking the vines open every day of the week. Come and enjoy a glass of bubbles in the sun after we show you around the vineyard.
Definitely the best sparklingly wine tasting experience we’ve had in England! Led by the owner, she gave a wonderful short tour of the vineyard and a highly entertaining and informative guided wine tasting set in the excellent new tasting room with spacious indoor and outdoor areas. The 3 sparkling wines on offer are excellent - definitely on a par with champagne. Also try the generous sharing cheese platter! All in all a well deserved 5 star experience
5.0 based on 177 reviews
I cannot praise Huxlelys enough! Lived in Horsham over 25 years and had never been?! We got there in time for the first meet an owl session, had a wander round to see the birds, went for lunch in the garden centre, then back for the second meet an owl and the flying display. The team are wonderful, welcoming and very humorous! We so lucky to be able to take part in the display and fly some of the birds. For a relatively inexpensive day out compared to many days out for 7 of us it was an experience we won’t forget!
5.0 based on 210 reviews
Private bespoke Bird of Prey experiences in and around Arundel and West Sussex Not open to the public and bookings in advance are recommended on our stunning sites in beautiful Sussex countryside
Just had the most amazing experience doing the hawk walk with my mum for Mother’s Day! Mum said it was the most breath taking experience she’s ever had! Being up close and personal with the birds is incredible! Would highly recommend to anyone who’s looking for a gift that’s out of the box! Looking forward to the next one! ????
4.5 based on 224 reviews
Visitors to the Roman villa at Bignor will tour the ancient site (circa AD190) that evolved over several centuries, and which houses some of the best preserved mosaics in England.
this is a wonderful example of a roman villa set in the heart of the wessex countryside, plenty of parking with a sweet little cafe.
4.5 based on 1,452 reviews
Come and discover rescued rural buildings set in a beautiful landscape, which tell the stories of the people who lived and worked in them over 1,000 years. Explore our 40-acre site and visit our collection – we have more than 50 historic buildings, from a replica Anglo-Saxon hall house to an Edwardian tin church. Enjoy a regular programme of demonstrations, including milling in our 17th century watermill; cooking in our Tudor kitchen; blacksmithing in our Victorian smithy, baking in our newly opened bakehouse; plus seasonal demonstrations. Take a walk in the woods, bring the dog (we are dog friendly), visit our waterside cafe or enjoy your own picnic. New exhibit buildings include: a dairy and bakehouse, near the watermill, plus a late 18th century barn and early 19th century stable known as May Day Farm. Need a new hobby or a new skill? Try our day courses in traditional rural trades and crafts or historic building conservation.
A superb visit the best museum we have ever been too ...so much history to see and enjoy ...lovely cafe and a little shepherd's hut takeaway for refreshments...The Repair Shop looked so fabulous we managed to spot one of the presenters of the TV series...would love to return again
4.5 based on 371 reviews
A Great English Garden of rare plants and stunning landscapes make Borde Hill the perfect day out for horticultural enthusiasts, country lovers and families. Tranquil outdoor ' rooms' include the Azalea Ring and Rhododendron gardens, fragrant Rose Garden and scenic Italian Garden, plus subtropical dells and ruins. Woodland walks, adventure playground and events throughout the season. See website for details.
We visited Borde Hill on the 4th September 2019, primarily to see the sculpture exhibition. The sculptures are so interesting and I definitely recommend you visit ... the walk round the gardens is beautiful and my children (15&10) really loved the bamboo area and also the zip wire in the playpark section. We enjoyed the views and you can take a picnic in the grounds aswell. Thanks Borde Hill for a lovely end to the summer holidays ????
4.5 based on 282 reviews
One of the top twenty in Simon Jenkins's book 'England's Thousand Best Houses'. Idyllically set in the heart of an ancient deer park, below the South Downs, the Elizabethan house contains an important collection of needlework, paintings and furniture. The spectacular Long Gallery is the third longest in England. The gardens include a four-acre Walled Garden with stunning herbaceous borders, plus Pleasure Grounds. Parham has always been a well-loved family home, and only three families have lived here since its foundation stone was laid in 1577. Its tranquillity and timeless beauty have changed little over the years. Now owned by a charitable trust, the house is lived in by Lady Emma Barnard, her husband James and their family. Open from Easter Sunday until the end of October. Please see the website for days and times.
Parham is essentially an old house with a welcoming heart to visitors in surroundings that include a practical walled garden and best of all endless trees in a deer park . The restaurant is not run at the pace of a Burger King or Macdonalds nor does the shop contain everything in Amazon Houses of Elizabethan era are few and far between ,a bit like Chastleton in North Oxford but more refined Parham is unique ,unfussy
4.5 based on 834 reviews
Located in the heart of the South Downs national park, our museum is dedicated to preserving the industrial heritage of the South East. With 36 acres to explore and over 40 exhibits to visit, you can discover the South’s working past. Exhibits include a working print shop, which is the only one of its kind in the South of England. The BT Connected Earth exhibit shows the history of communications, with interactive displays for all ages to enjoy. Our lime kilns are scheduled ancient monuments, which date back to when the site was once a working chalk quarry. The Life of Lime exhibition shows the history of the chalk quarry and its importance in Sussex’s industrial working past. Our Museum is also home to traditional crafts people such as the blacksmith. There is also a pottery on site, where our resident potters will showcase their skills on selected days. We also have our own industrial narrow gauge railway.
Thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the Amberley Museum which we felt represented good value for money and provided a range of displays and activities suitable for families, groups and couples. It made such a change to note that parking was free but we also noted that the train station was immediately opposite the entrance. The Museum is deceptively large, extending a long way back into an old chalk pit amidst stunning scenery. Traditional crafts and skills are displayed and demonstrated. We particularly enjoyed the Worshipful Company of Plumbers demonstration on lead casting, it was interesting to see this traditional skill being kept alive. We also enjoyed the demonstration of hand driven wood carving tools. Some of the demonstrators sold the wares that they produced. The museum seems to be mainly staffed by volunteers because of this not all displays are open every day. However all guides and demonstrators were friendly, knowledgeable and helpful, . It was a bit of a drizzly day so we were pleased that there were plenty of places to dive into to escape the weather. we noted that the children present seemed to love dressing up, and riding on the old fashioned bus and little train and it was refreshing to see that all of these activities were included in the entrance price. There were plenty of activities geared specifically to grabbing their interest and for learning. The site was pushchair/stroller friendly. For us older visitors we enjoyed spotting household items that our mothers had around the home that are now antique pieces. We used the tea room which we found was clean and reasonable as were the toilet facilities. We did see a couple pushing a wheelchair without difficulty so disabled access appeared to be good and we noted that carers accompanying are admitted for free. As our time was limited and the weather was not so good we did not get a chance to expore the walking and nature trails but we plan to go back and see these, perhaps taking our younger family members on one of the special attraction days for Halloween or Christmas. We will certainly be going back and would thoroughly recommend the attraction which has enough in it to occupy the whole day.
4.5 based on 90 reviews
The South Downs Planetarium and Science Centre in Chichester is a registered educational charity run by a team of dedicated, enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers.
My 2nd time at the planetarium but first for the Christmas themed show. A truly excellent experience from the car parking welcome through to the actual show. As I'm getting a telescope for Christmas I will look at courses being run in the New Year.
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