Pitshill, Sussex Downs AONB

Name: Pitshill
Address: Sussex Downs AONB, United Kingdom

#104 among attractions in Sussex Downs AONB

Georgian architecture

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Pitshill is a Grade II* listed house built in the neoclassical style and is located within the Parish of Tillington a couple of miles west of Petworth. Begun by William Mitford in 1760 on the site of an earlier house it was completed by his son, also William, in 1794. It is considered to be one of the most important country houses in West Sussex. ()

Built: 1760 (264 years ago)Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 51°0'0"N, 0°39'0"W

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Pitshill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Petworth House, Cowdray Castle, Cowdray Park, Petworth Cottage Museum.

1.9 miSE
Historical place, Art gallery, History museum
Petworth House, Petworth
49 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...
3.7 miW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Museum
Cowdray Castle, Midhurst
94 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.
3.3 miW
Zoo, Aquarium
Cowdray Park, Sussex Downs AONB
83 min walk • Cowdray Park is a country house at the centre of the 16,500-acre Cowdray Estate in Midhurst, West Sussex.
2.1 miSE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Petworth Cottage Museum, Petworth
54 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.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Blackdown, Sussex Downs AONB
112 min walk • Blackdown, or Black Down, summit elevation 279.7 metres AMSL, is the highest point in both the historic county of Sussex and the South Downs National Park.
4 miS
50°56'31"N • 0°38'58"W
Seaford College, Sussex Downs AONB
103 min walk • Golf
2.1 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Sacred Heart Church, Petworth
55 min walk • Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Petworth, West Sussex, England. It was built in 1896 and designed by Frederick Walters. It is situated on Angel Street to the north of Petworth Cottage Museum in the centre of the town. It is a Gothic Revival church and a Grade II listed building.
2.9 miSW
Park
Graffham Common, Midhurst
75 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.
3.8 miSE
Park
Burton Park SSSI, Petworth
99 min walk • Burton Park SSSI is a 57.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Pulborough in West Sussex. A larger area of 63 hectares, including Chingford Pond to the west, is designated a Local Nature Reserve called Burton and Chingford Ponds, which is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust and West Sussex County Council.
2.2 miW
Tree
Queen Elizabeth Oak, Sussex Downs AONB
57 min walk • 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.
2.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Coultershaw Beam Pump, Sussex Downs AONB
70 min walk • Coultershaw Bridge is a rural community situated 1.5 mi south of the town Petworth in West Sussex, England where the A285 road from Petworth to Chichester crosses the River Rother.

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How to get to Pitshill by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pitshill:

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Little Common • Lines: 1 (24 min walk)
The Harrows • Lines: 1 (28 min walk)