Bow Hill, Sussex Downs AONB

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

#50 among attractions in Sussex Downs AONB

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Bow Hill is an elongated hill ridge, 206 metres high, and running roughly from north to south in the South Downs, in the county of West Sussex, England. It has a prominence of 74 metres. ()

Elevation: 676 ftProminence: 243 ftCoordinates: 50°53'47"N, 0°49'42"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Weald & Downland Living Museum, Goodwood Circuit, West Dean Gardens, Weald and Downland Gridshell.

3.1 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Weald & Downland Living Museum, Chichester
79 min walk • The Weald and Downland Living Museum is an open-air museum in Singleton, West Sussex. The museum is a registered charity. The museum covers 40 acres, with over 50 historic buildings dating from 950AD to the 19th century, along with gardens, farm animals, walks and a mill pond.
4 miSE
Outdoor activities, Tours, Sport
Goodwood Circuit, Chichester
101 min walk • Goodwood Circuit is a historic venue for both two- and four-wheeled motorsport in the United Kingdom. The 2.367-mile circuit is situated near Chichester, West Sussex, close to the south coast of England, on the estate of Goodwood House, and completely encircles Chichester/Goodwood Airport.
2.6 miE
Vernacular architecture, Park
West Dean Gardens, Chichester
66 min walk • West Dean House is a large flint-faced manor house situated in West Dean, West Sussex, near the historic City of Chichester. This country estate has approximately 6,350 acres of land and dates back to 1086, with various royal connections throughout the years.
3.2 miE
Museum
Weald and Downland Gridshell, Sussex Downs AONB
83 min walk • The Weald and Downland Gridshell is a building designed by Buro Happold and Edward Cullinan Architects for the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum: it was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 2002.
3.4 miSE
Park
Brandy Hole Copse, Chichester
88 min walk • Brandy Hole Copse is a 6.5-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Chichester in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Chichester District Council. Part of it is a Scheduled Monument, Chichester Dyke.
3.2 miW
Forts and castles
Racton Monument, Sussex Downs AONB
83 min walk • Racton Monument is a folly on a hill in Racton, West Sussex, England with views over Chichester Harbour and to the Isle of Wight. It was commissioned by the 2nd Earl of Halifax, either as a summerhouse for the nearby Stansted Estate or so he could watch his merchant ships dock at the nearby port, Emsworth, on The Solent.
4.2 miSE
Park
Oaklands Park, Chichester
107 min walk • Oaklands Park is a public park in Chichester, West Sussex, England.
3.3 miE
Archaeological site, Nature and wildlife, Park
The Trundle, Sussex Downs AONB
84 min walk • The Trundle is an Iron Age hillfort on St Roche's Hill about 4 miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, England, built on the site of a causewayed enclosure, a form of early Neolithic earthwork found in northwestern Europe.
2.4 miE
Museum, Vernacular architecture, Art museum
West Dean College, Sussex Downs AONB
62 min walk • West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is situated in the 6,350-acre West Dean Estate, of West Dean near Chichester. The Estate was formerly the home of the poet and patron of the arts Edward James.
0.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Devil's Humps, Sussex Downs AONB
12 min walk • The Devil's Humps are four Bronze Age barrows situated on Bow Hill on the South Downs near Stoughton, West Sussex. They are situated on a downland ridgeway crossed by an ancient trackway, above Kingley Vale. The Devil's Humps are counted among the most impressive round barrows surviving on the South Downs.
4 miW
Museum, History museum, Park
Stansted Park, Sussex Downs AONB
102 min walk • Stansted Park is an Edwardian country house in the parish of Stoughton, West Sussex, England. It is near the city of Chichester, and also the village of Rowlands Castle to the west over the border in Hampshire.

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Which popular attractions are close to Bow Hill?

Nearby attractions include Devil's Humps, Sussex Downs AONB (12 min walk), Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve, Sussex Downs AONB (13 min walk), Goosehill Camp, Sussex Downs AONB (20 min walk).