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Durford Abbey

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Durford Abbey is an abbey in West Sussex. It is the only abbey the Albion Guide charts in the county. It sits within the South Downs National Park. The nearest railway station is Petersfield, 3.5 km to the west.

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More places to visit near Durford Abbey

Photo of the South Downs, a National Park in south east England.Iconic

South Downs

You’re inside itNational Park near Fittleworth

A chalk ridge rolling from Winchester to the sea cliffs at Beachy Head.

Photo along the Sussex Border Path, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Emsworth to Rye, south east England.

Sussex Border Path

Long-distance path

Round inland Sussex on the old county boundary from Emsworth to Rye — nearly 150 miles of quiet country for the busy South East.

0.6 km E · spans 5 counties

Photo of Petersfield Heath, a landmark near Buriton in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.

Petersfield Heath

Landmark near Buriton

Around 21 Bronze Age barrows ringing a lake.

2.8 km W

Photo of The Harrow Inn, a pub near Steep in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

The Harrow Inn

Pub near Steep

Ale drawn by gravity in a scrubbed-table, flower-filled cottage run by the same family since 1929, homemade scotch eggs and no bar.

3.2 km NW

Photo along the South Downs Way, a 100-mile National Trail running from Winchester to Eastbourne, south east England.

South Downs Way

National Trail

A hundred miles of chalk ridge from Winchester to the sea at Eastbourne, walkable in a week.

4.4 km S · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

Photo of Uppark, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Chalton in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Uppark

House & garden near Chalton

A 17th-century Downs house tied to Emma Hamilton and a young H.G. Wells.

5.8 km S