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The Mens

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The Mens is one of 67 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in West Sussex. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the South Downs National Park.

Pulborough Station is about 3.7 km away to the south. Bognor Common Quarry and Chiddingfold Forest are among the SSSIs within 7.3 km.

More places to visit near The Mens

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 Petworth House, a Grade I registered house & garden in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Iconic

Petworth House

House & garden near Petworth

Grand mansion and Turner's deer-park landscape.

5.4 km W

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

Petworth

Village

A town of narrow streets and antique shops pressed against the wall of Petworth Park, with its great house and deer herd.

5.4 km SW · 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.

5.6 km S

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.

7.1 km SW

Photo of Wey & Arun Canal (Loxwood), a landmark in West Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Wey & Arun Canal (Loxwood)

Landmark near Loxwood

Restored stretch of the Wey and Arun Canal at Loxwood, with a free towpath and electric boat trips running spring to autumn.

7.3 km N