Cocking Lime Works, Sussex Downs AONB

Name: Cocking Lime Works
Address: Sussex Downs AONB, United Kingdom

#81 among attractions in Sussex Downs AONB

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Cocking Lime Works and its associated chalk quarry are abandoned industrial sites in the South Downs of England. They are to the south of the village of Cocking, West Sussex, close to the South Downs Way. The works are on land owned by the Cowdray Estate and are not open to the public. Cocking was the source of lime used for the manufacture of Midhurst White bricks and for agricultural purposes. ()

Coordinates: 50°56'49"N, 0°45'8"W

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Cocking Lime Works – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Weald & Downland Living Museum, Cowdray Castle, West Dean Gardens, Weald and Downland Gridshell.

2.7 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Weald & Downland Living Museum, Chichester
70 min walk • The Weald and Downland Living Museum is an open-air museum in Singleton, West Sussex. The museum is a registered charity. The museum covers 40 acres, with over 50 historic buildings dating from 950AD to the 19th century, along with gardens, farm animals, walks and a mill pond.
2.9 miN
Forts and castles, Historical place, Museum
Cowdray Castle, Midhurst
76 min walk • Cowdray House consists of the ruins of one of England's great Tudor houses, architecturally comparable to many of the great palaces and country houses of that time.
2.8 miS
Vernacular architecture, Park
West Dean Gardens, Chichester
73 min walk • West Dean House is a large flint-faced manor house situated in West Dean, West Sussex, near the historic City of Chichester. This country estate has approximately 6,350 acres of land and dates back to 1086, with various royal connections throughout the years.
2.7 miS
Museum
Weald and Downland Gridshell, Sussex Downs AONB
68 min walk • The Weald and Downland Gridshell is a building designed by Buro Happold and Edward Cullinan Architects for the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum: it was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 2002.
3.6 miNW
Park
Iping and Stedham Commons, Midhurst
92 min walk • Iping and Stedham Commons is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust. It is a 125.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the villages of Iping and Stedham, west of Midhurst in West Sussex.
3.5 miN
Zoo, Aquarium
Cowdray Park, Sussex Downs AONB
89 min walk • Cowdray Park is a country house at the centre of the 16,500-acre Cowdray Estate in Midhurst, West Sussex.
3 miS
Museum, Vernacular architecture, Art museum
West Dean College, Sussex Downs AONB
76 min walk • West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is situated in the 6,350-acre West Dean Estate, of West Dean near Chichester. The Estate was formerly the home of the poet and patron of the arts Edward James.
4.5 miE
50°56'31"N • 0°38'58"W
Seaford College, Sussex Downs AONB
115 min walk • Golf
~1460 ftNE
Church
St Catherine of Siena Church, Sussex Downs AONB
8 min walk • St Catherine of Siena Church is an Anglican parish church in Cocking, a village in the district of Chichester, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.
4.9 miS
Museum, Vernacular architecture, Art museum
Cass Sculpture Foundation, Sussex Downs AONB
126 min walk • The Cass Sculpture Foundation was a charitable commissioning body based in Goodwood, Sussex, England. The Foundation's 26 acre grounds were home to an ever-changing display of 80 monumental sculptures, all of which were available for sale with the proceeds going directly to artists.
5 miS
50°52'29"N • 0°44'54"W
Golf At Goodwood, Chichester
128 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf