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

Arundel CastlePhoto Pixabay / Pexels

Places to explore near Amberley StationAmberley

Amberley Station sits inside the South Downs National Park. 66 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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.

0.2 km NE

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.

0.8 km W · spans 14 counties

Photo of Amberley, a village in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Amberley

Village

Thatch and flint cottages line a lane below the ruined castle, with the Arun's watermeadows and the wild brooks close by.

1.4 km NE · West Sussex

Photo of WWT Arundel Wetland Centre, a nature reserve in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

WWT Arundel Wetland Centre

Nature reserve near Arundel

A wetland reserve below the wooded slopes near Arundel Castle, with reedbed lagoons, hides and boat trips among the birds.

3.8 km S

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.

4.3 km NE

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

Arundel Castle

Castle near Arundel

Great turreted castle towering over its town.

4.4 km S

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.

4.6 km W

Photo of Arundel, a village in West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Arundel

Village

A market town under a great castle and cathedral, tucked into a bend of the Arun with tea rooms and antique shops.

4.8 km S · West Sussex

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.

6.6 km N

Photo of Nore Folly, a folly near Slindon in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Nore Folly

Folly near Slindon

A flint and brick archway on the Slindon Estate, raised as an eyecatcher above the village with wide downland views.

7.5 km W

Photo of Coultershaw Beam Pump, a landmark near Petworth in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Coultershaw Beam Pump

Landmark near Petworth

A restored 18th-century water-powered beam pump beside the Rother near Petworth, steamed on open days for visitors.

9.3 km NW

Photo of Denmans Garden, a garden near Fontwell, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Denmans Garden

Garden near Fontwell

A 20th-century gravel and dry garden designed by John Brookes, with curving beds, a serpentine dry stream and year-round planting. RHS partner.

9.3 km SW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

0.4 km N · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

Photo of St Mary the Virgin, North Stoke, a church in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

St Mary the Virgin, North Stoke

Church near North Stoke

Set in an Arun-loop hamlet and cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust, keeping medieval wall-painting fragments.

1.2 km SW

Bury

Village

A riverside village of stone and thatch above the Arun, where a ferry once crossed and John Galsworthy made his last home.

2.1 km NW · West Sussex

Photo of The George at Burpham, a pub in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

The George at Burpham

Pub near Burpham

AA-rosette Downs gastropub, Good Food Guide pick.

3.2 km SE

Photo of The Black Rabbit, a pub near Offham in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

The Black Rabbit

Pub near Offham

Famous riverside Arun pub below Arundel Castle.

3.3 km S

Champs Hill

Garden near Coldwaltham

A garden set among three former sand quarries above Amberley Wildbrooks, planted with heathers, rhododendrons and azaleas, with sculpture and Downs views.

5 km N

Bignor

Village

Downland village near the Arun, best known for its Roman villa.

5.1 km NW · West Sussex

Bignor Park

Garden near Bignor

An 11-acre garden and arboretum below the South Downs, with sweeping Downland views, opening for visitors on selected days.

5.1 km NW

Photo of RSPB Pulborough Brooks, a nature reserve near Storrington in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

RSPB Pulborough Brooks

Nature reserve near Storrington

Flagship RSPB reserve of wet grassland in the Arun valley, with hides, trails and a visitor centre; strong for wintering wildfowl.

5.7 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (45) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.