Knepp Castle

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The medieval Knepp Castle is to the west of the village of West Grinstead, West Sussex, England near the River Adur and the A24. The name is thought to come from the Old English word "cnæp", referring to the mound on which it stands. The land around the castle is now the site of Knepp Wildland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°58'33"N, 0°20'38"W

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Knepp Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mannings Heath Golf Club, Woods Mill, Chanctonbury Ring, All Saints Church.

5.9 miNE
Golf
Mannings Heath Golf Club
151 min walk • Nestled in the rolling hills of West Sussex, Mannings Heath Golf Club offers a tranquil escape for golf enthusiasts and casual players alike. Known for its picturesque setting and meticulously maintained courses, the club is a premier destination for anyone looking...
5.6 miSE
Park
Woods Mill, Henfield
143 min walk • Woods Mill is a 19-hectare nature reserve south of Henfield in West Sussex. It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust. This is the headquarters of the trust and an environmental education centre.
5.7 miS
Archaeological site
Chanctonbury Ring, Wiston
145 min walk • Chanctonbury Ring is a prehistoric hill fort atop Chanctonbury Hill on the South Downs, on the border of the civil parishes of Washington and Wiston in the English county of West Sussex. A ridgeway, now part of the South Downs Way, runs along the hill.
4.5 miS
Church
All Saints Church, Wiston
115 min walk • All Saints Church is an Anglican church in the hamlet of Buncton in the district of Horsham, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.
0.9 miE
Church
Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
22 min walk • The Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation or Church of Our Lady of Consolation and St Francis is a Roman Catholic parish church and shrine to Our Lady of Consolation in the village of West Grinstead, in West Sussex. It was built from 1875 to 1876, with additions made to the church in 1896 and 1964. The church was designed by John A.
5.7 miNW
Church
Billingshurst Unitarian Chapel, Billingshurst
146 min walk • Billingshurst Unitarian Chapel is a place of worship in Billingshurst in the English county of West Sussex.
1.8 miSE
Church
St Michael and All Angels Church, Partridge Green
47 min walk • St Michael and All Angels Church is a late nineteenth-century church in the settlement of Partridge Green in the parish of West Grinstead in West Sussex. It was built to cater for the then growing population of the village.
2.7 miE
Monastery
St Hugh's Charterhouse
69 min walk • St Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, is the only post-Reformation Carthusian monastery in the United Kingdom. It is located in the parish of Cowfold, West Sussex, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
6.4 miSW
Museum
The Abbey, Storrington
164 min walk • St Joseph's Abbey, Storrington at Storrington in Sussex, England, was originally a rectory, later a small country house and then a convent school.
1.4 miNW
Windmill
King's Mill
36 min walk • King's Mill or Vincent's Mill, Shipley, West Sussex, England, is a smock mill built in 1879.
4.8 miW
Church
St. Mary's Church
123 min walk • St Mary's Church is the Grade I listed Anglican parish church of West Chiltington, a village in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England.