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Photo of Amberley Castle, a ruined castle in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

© Rob Farrow / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Amberley Castle

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

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Amberley Castle is a castle in West Sussex. It is one of six castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the South Downs National Park. The nearest railway station is Amberley, 1.4 km to the south.

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Amberley Castle

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 of Amberley Museum, a landmark in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Amberley Museum

Landmark near Amberley

An open-air industrial-heritage museum in a former chalk quarry, with a working narrow-gauge railway, vintage buses and traditional trades.

1.2 km S

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

2.2 km SW · spans 14 counties

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

Parham

House & garden near Storrington

An E-shaped Elizabethan mansion of 1577 in a deer park below the Downs.

3.7 km E

Photo: Bignor Hill (Stane Street), a viewpoint in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Bignor Hill (Stane Street)

Viewpoint near Bignor

South Downs viewpoint above Bignor, where the Roman Stane Street survives as a clear raised agger crossing open chalk grassland.

4.5 km W

Photo of Stopham Bridge, a landmark near Fittleworth in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Stopham Bridge

Landmark near Fittleworth

A medieval seven-arch stone bridge over the Arun, its raised central arch built to let barges pass beneath.

5.2 km N