Queen Elizabeth Oak, Sussex Downs AONB

Name: Queen Elizabeth Oak
Address: Sussex Downs AONB, United Kingdom

#47 among attractions in Sussex Downs AONB

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The Queen Elizabeth Oak is a large sessile oak tree in Cowdray Park near the village of Lodsworth in the Western Weald, West Sussex, England. It lies within the South Downs National Park. It has a girth of 12.5–12.8 metres, and is about 800–1,000 years old. According to this estimate it began to grow in the 11th or 12th century AD. In June 2002, The Tree Council designated the Queen Elizabeth Oak, one of fifty Great British Trees, in recognition of its place in the national heritage. According to the Woodland Trust, the tree is the third largest sessile oak tree to be recorded in the United Kingdom after the Pontfadog Oak in Wales and the Marton Oak in Cheshire, although this tree is now fragmented. ()

Coordinates: 50°59'46"N, 0°42'2"W

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Queen Elizabeth Oak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Petworth House, Cowdray Castle, Hollycombe Steam Collection, Cowdray Park.

4 miE
Historical place, Art gallery, History museum
Petworth House, Petworth
101 min walk • Nestled in the charming market town of Petworth in West Sussex, Petworth House emerges as a grandiose testament to England's artistic and architectural heritage. This stately 17th-century mansion, set within a sprawling 700-acre deer park, is a treasure trove of art...
1.5 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Museum
Cowdray Castle, Midhurst
38 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.
5.5 miNW
Museum, Theme park
Hollycombe Steam Collection, Sussex Downs AONB
141 min walk • The Hollycombe Steam Collection is a collection of steam-powered vehicles, amusement rides, and attractions based near Liphook in Hampshire, Southeast England.
1 miW
Zoo, Aquarium
Cowdray Park, Sussex Downs AONB
27 min walk • Cowdray Park is a country house at the centre of the 16,500-acre Cowdray Estate in Midhurst, West Sussex.
4.1 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Petworth Cottage Museum, Petworth
105 min walk • Petworth Cottage Museum, at 346 High Street, Petworth, West Sussex is a Leconfield Estate worker's cottage. It has been restored and furnished as it might have been in about 1910 when the occupier was a Mrs. Mary Cummings, an Irish Catholic. Mary worked as a seamstress at nearby Petworth House and at home.
4.3 miSE
50°56'31"N • 0°38'58"W
Seaford College, Sussex Downs AONB
111 min walk • Golf
3.8 miSW
Church
St Catherine of Siena Church, Sussex Downs AONB
97 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.
2.4 miS
Park
Graffham Common, Midhurst
62 min walk • Graffham Common is a 38-hectare nature reserve between Midhurst and Petworth in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.
2.9 miN
Park
Cooksbridge Meadow, Fernhurst
74 min walk • Cooksbridge Meadow is a 9-hectare nature reserve south of Fernhurst in Sussex. It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust. Most of this site is grassland but there is also a narrow strip of woodland and a stream. The meadows are grazed by sheep in order to keep the grass down and ensure a good display of flowers in the spring.
2.5 miW
50°59'55"N • 0°45'26"W
Woolbeding Gardens, Sussex Downs AONB
63 min walk • Garden, Park
4.1 miSW
Archaeological site
Cocking Lime Works, Sussex Downs AONB
104 min walk • 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.