Dureford Abbey, Sussex Downs AONB

#80 among attractions in Sussex Downs AONB

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Dureford Abbey, in Sussex, England, was a Premonstratensian monastery. It was founded by Henry Hussey who in 1161 granted land to the abbot of Welbeck Abbey, to establish the new community near Rogate, Sussex. ()

Coordinates: 51°0'29"N, 0°51'4"W

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Dureford Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hollycombe Steam Collection, Iping and Stedham Commons, Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, St George's Church.

4.5 miNE
Museum, Theme park
Hollycombe Steam Collection, Sussex Downs AONB
115 min walk • The Hollycombe Steam Collection is a collection of steam-powered vehicles, amusement rides, and attractions based near Liphook in Hampshire, Southeast England.
2.7 miSE
Park
Iping and Stedham Commons, Midhurst
68 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.
2.2 miE
Temple
Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, Sussex Downs AONB
56 min walk • Cittaviveka, commonly known as Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, is an English Theravada Buddhist Monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition. It is situated in West Sussex, England in the hamlet of Chithurst between Midhurst and Petersfield.
2 miSE
Church
St George's Church, Sussex Downs AONB
51 min walk • St. George's Church is an Anglican church in Trotton, a village in the district of Chichester, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. Most of the structure was built in the early 14th century.
3.8 miW
Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
Flora Twort Gallery, Petersfield
97 min walk • Petersfield Museum is a local museum in the small town of Petersfield in Hampshire, England. Petersfield Museum Limited is a registered charity.
2.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Torberry Hill, Sussex Downs AONB
72 min walk • Torberry Hill is an Iron Age hillfort in the county of West Sussex, in southern England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, with a list entry identification number of 1015966.
3 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
Tuxlith Chapel, Sussex Downs AONB
76 min walk • Tuxlith Chapel, also known as Milland Old Church, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Milland, West Sussex, England.
3.4 miS
Archaeological site
Beacon Hill, Sussex Downs AONB
87 min walk • Beacon Hill, also known as Harting Beacon, is a hillfort on the South Downs, in the county of West Sussex in southern England. The hillfort is located in the parish of Elsted and Treyford, in Chichester District. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with a list entry identification number of 1015915.
3.4 miNW
Park
Liss Riverside Railway Walk North, Liss
88 min walk • Liss Riverside Railway Walk North is a 6.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve which runs north from Liss in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by East Hampshire District Council.
2.6 miW
Park
Rotherlands, Petersfield
67 min walk • Rotherlands is a 7.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Petersfield in Hampshire. It is owned by Petersfield Town Council and managed by Rotherlands Conservation Group.
3.1 miNW
Park
Liss Riverside Railway Walk South, Liss
80 min walk • Liss Riverside Railway Walk South is a 1.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Liss in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Liss Parish Council.