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

South DownsPhoto Andras Stefuca / Pexels

Places to explore near Lancing StationLancing

40 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 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.

1.5 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.

5.1 km N · spans 14 counties

Photo of High Salvington Windmill, a windmill in West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

High Salvington Windmill

Windmill near High Salvington

A restored open-trestle post mill of around 1750 on the Downs edge above Worthing, milling on selected open days.

6.3 km W

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

Steyning

Village

A market town of timber-framed houses and a long high street, set below the Downs at the foot of the Adur gap.

6.6 km N · West Sussex

Photo of West Blatchington Windmill, a windmill near Hove, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

West Blatchington Windmill

Windmill near Hove

An unusual hexagonal smock mill rising from tiered barns in Hove, painted by Constable in the 1820s. Run as a small museum, open on selected Sundays.

9.9 km E

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.

0.7 km S · spans 24 counties

Photo of St Mary the Blessed Virgin, a church near Sompting in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

St Mary the Blessed Virgin

Church near Sompting

Its Saxon tower carries a four-sided 'Rhenish helm' spire, the only one of its type surviving in Britain.

2.4 km NW

Photo of Lancing College Chapel, a church in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Lancing College Chapel

Church near Lancing

A vast Gothic Revival chapel rising above the Adur, among the tallest in England, dominating this stretch of the Downs.

2.6 km NE

Photo of St Nicolas, Old Shoreham, a church in West Sussex, south east England.

St Nicolas, Old Shoreham

Church near Old Shoreham

A Saxon-founded cruciform church remodelled by the Normans, with richly carved arches and a weathered timber interior.

3 km NE

Photo of Coombes Church, a church in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

Coombes Church

Church near Coombes

A tiny downland church ringed by farmland, keeping vivid Lewes Group wall paintings across its nave and chancel walls.

3.9 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.

4.7 km N · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

Photo of Worthing, a swimming spot near Findon, West Sussex, south east England.

Worthing

Designated bathing water near Findon

A coastal swimming spot rated good for water quality.

4.9 km SW

Photo of Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Fulking, West Sussex, south east England.

Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill

SSSI near Fulking

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex.

4.9 km N

Photo of St Botolph's, Botolphs, a church in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

St Botolph's, Botolphs

Church near Botolphs

A part-Saxon church above the Adur valley, keeping fragments of medieval wall painting in its aisle-less nave.

5 km N

Everything else within 10 km (26) — 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.