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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 Rowlands Castle StationRowlands Castle

47 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.

0.1 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.

0.1 km SW · spans 14 counties

Photo of Racton Monument, a folly near Chidham in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Racton Monument

Folly near Chidham

A gaunt triangular tower ruin on a hill above Chichester Harbour, its brick shell now open to the sky.

4.4 km E

Photo of Chichester Harbour, a National Landscape in south east England.Highlight

Chichester Harbour

National Landscape near West Itchenor

A big tidal harbour of creeks and mudflats on the Sussex and Hampshire coast, full of boats and birds, with a sandy spit at the mouth

4.8 km S

Photo of Butser Ancient Farm, a visitor attraction near Chalton in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Butser Ancient Farm

Attraction near Chalton

Reconstructed Iron Age roundhouses and a Roman villa.

5.8 km N

Photo of Hayling Island, an island in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Hayling Island

Island near Chidham

Seaside island between Langstone and Chichester harbours, with long shingle beaches, the Hayling Billy Trail and birdwatching at the Oysterbeds

6.4 km S

Photo of Farlington Marshes, a nature reserve near Portsmouth, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Farlington Marshes

Nature reserve near Portsmouth

Grazing marsh on Langstone Harbour, a sea-wall loop.

8.2 km SW

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.

8.2 km NE

Photo of Bosham, a village in Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Bosham

Village

A tidal harbour village of quays and creekside cottages, its Saxon church tied to Canute and the Bayeux Tapestry.

9.8 km SE · West Sussex

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

0.2 km E · spans 5 counties

Photo of Staunton Country Park, a country park near Chalton, Hampshire, south east England.

Staunton Country Park

Country park near Chalton

A country park in Hampshire.

1.2 km SW

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

Stansted Park

House & garden near Chalton

An Edwardian classical house rebuilt after fire, at the heart of an 1,800-acre estate.

2 km E

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.

5 km S · spans 24 counties

Photo along the Wayfarer's Walk, a 70-mile long-distance path running from Inkpen Beacon to Emsworth, south east England.

Wayfarer's Walk

Long-distance path

Combe Gibbet to Emsworth harbour across Watership Down and the Hampshire chalk — high downland one end, saltmarsh the other.

5.2 km SW · Hampshire & Berkshire

Photo along the Solent Way, a 60-mile long-distance path running from Milford-on-Sea to Emsworth, south east England.

Solent Way

Long-distance path

Hampshire's shoreline from Milford on Sea to Emsworth, past Hurst Castle, the Beaulieu River and Portsmouth's naval harbours.

5.4 km S · Hampshire

Photo of Queen Elizabeth Country Park, a country park near Buriton in the South Downs, Hampshire, south east England.

Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Country park near Buriton

A country park in Hampshire.

6.6 km N

Photo of St Michael's, Up Marden, a church in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.

St Michael's, Up Marden

Church near Up Marden

A remote, barely-restored downland church reached by a farm track, its worn floor and plain interior widely loved.

6.9 km NE

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.

7.4 km N · West Sussex, East Sussex & Hampshire

Everything else within 10 km (29) — 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.