Bignor Hill, Sussex Downs AONB

Name: Bignor Hill
Address: Sussex Downs AONB, United Kingdom

#46 among attractions in Sussex Downs AONB

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Bignor Hill is a hill near Bignor in Sussex. The South Downs Way passes over the hill. Near the summit are the remains of a memorial to Toby Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, the secretary of the Cowdray Hounds; this is called Toby's Stone. There is an old Celtic legend that a dragon had its lair on top of the hill and its remains can be seen in the folds of the ground. The Roman road of Stane Street runs by the hill. ()

Coordinates: 50°54'38"N, 0°36'16"W

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Bignor Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Petworth House, Fontwell Park Racecourse, Amberley Museum Railway, Amberley Castle.

5.4 miN
Historical place, Art gallery, History museum
Petworth House, Petworth
137 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...
4.5 miSW
Horse track, Gambling, Sport venue
Fontwell Park Racecourse, Walberton
116 min walk • Fontwell Park Racecourse is a horse racing course located in the village of Fontwell in West Sussex, England, owned by ARC Racing. It features an oval hurdles course. Fontwell Park was founded by Alfred Day who trained racehorses at The Hermitage, by the Chichester to Arundel road, from 1887.
3.1 miE
Museum
Amberley Museum Railway, Sussex Downs AONB
78 min walk • The Amberley Museum Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway based at Amberley Museum, Amberley, West Sussex. It has a varied collection of engines and rolling stock ranging from 18 in gauge to 5 ft 3 in gauge.
2.8 miE
Forts and castles
Amberley Castle, Arundel
72 min walk • Amberley Castle stands in the village of Amberley, West Sussex. The castle was erected as a 12th-century manor house and fortified in 1377, giving it a rhomboid shaped stonework enclosure with high curtain walls, internal towers in each corner, a hall and a gateway. It was used as a fortress by the bishops of Chichester.
3 miE
Museum, History museum
Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre, Sussex Downs AONB
77 min walk • Amberley Museum is an open-air industrial heritage museum at Amberley, near Arundel in West Sussex, England. The museum is owned and operated by Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre, a not-for-profit company and registered charity, and has the support of an active Friends organisation.
4.3 miS
50°50'55"N • 0°36'54"W
Avisford Park Golf Club, Walberton
110 min walk • Golf
1 miNE
Ruins, History museum, Museum
Bignor Roman Villa, Pulborough
25 min walk • Bignor Roman Villa is a large Roman courtyard villa which has been excavated and put on public display on the Bignor estate in the English county of West Sussex.
2.9 miNW
50°56'31"N • 0°38'58"W
Seaford College, Sussex Downs AONB
75 min walk • Golf
2.8 miSE
Church
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Sussex Downs AONB
72 min walk • North Stoke Church, rededicated in 2007 to St Mary the Virgin after its medieval dedication was unexpectedly rediscovered, is a former Church of England parish church in the riverside hamlet of North Stoke in the Horsham District of West Sussex.
5.4 miSW
Museum, Vernacular architecture, Art museum
Cass Sculpture Foundation, Sussex Downs AONB
139 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.
3.2 miNE
Park
Waltham Brooks, Pulborough
81 min walk • Waltham Brooks is a 47.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Pulborough in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust and is part of the Arun Valley Ramsar site and Special Protection Area.