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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 Ford StationFord

44 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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

South Downs

National Park near Fittleworth

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

1.7 km NW

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.

3.2 km NE · spans 14 counties

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.

3.3 km NE · West Sussex

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.

3.6 km NE

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.

4.2 km NE

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.

6.3 km NW

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 km NW

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.

8.1 km N

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.

9.1 km N

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.

9.3 km N · West Sussex

Photo: Halnaker Tree Tunnel, a viewpoint near East Dean (East Dean) in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Halnaker Tree Tunnel

Viewpoint near East Dean (East Dean)

A sunken tree-tunnel holloway on old Stane Street climbs to Halnaker windmill on the hilltop, a well-known viewpoint over the plain.

9.8 km NW

Photo of Tangmere Aviation Museum, a landmark near Slindon, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Tangmere Aviation Museum

Landmark near Slindon

An aviation museum on a former RAF fighter airfield, telling the story of the Battle of Britain and record-breaking flight.

9.8 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

2.9 km SE · spans 24 counties

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.

4.8 km NE

Slindon

Village

A National Trust estate village of flint and brick, wrapped in beech woods on the Downs above the coastal plain.

5.8 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.

5.9 km NE

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.

6.7 km N

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.

7.6 km N · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

Photo of Slindon Estate, a country estate in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Slindon Estate

Country estate near Slindon

A National Trust place in West Sussex.

7.6 km NW

Photo of Highdown Hill, a country estate near Findon in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Highdown Hill

Country estate near Findon

A National Trust place in West Sussex.

9 km E

Bury

Village

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

9 km N · West Sussex

Everything else within 10 km (23) — 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.