Steyning is a small town surrounded by the South Downs, just 6 miles from Shoreham-by-Sea, 8 miles from Worthing, 12 miles from Brighton and 13 miles from Horsham.
Steyning has many shops where you a purchase local produce such as honey, locally grown fruit and vegetables and also many crafts like handmade jewelery or local Artists work. There are many places of interest to visit for anyone interested in history. There are adequate car parking facilities and when you are in need of refreshments, there are tea shops, pubs and restaurants to relax in.
In Steyning there are many timber framed buildings of Tudor and Stuart Tradesmen is has 125 listed buildings.
Local places of interest & things to do during your stay:
Parham House & Gardens, Storrington RH20 4HS 01903 744888
Restored Elizabethan House with collection of paintings, furniture & needlework & award winning garden.
RSPB – Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve, Wiggonholt, Pullborough RH20 2EL 01798 875851
www.rspb.org.uk
Nature reserve & trail, visitor centre, tearoom, gift shop, play & picnic areas, birdwatching hides & viewpoints.
St Mary’s House & Gardens, Bramber BN44 3WE TEL: 01903 816205
www.stmarysbramber.co.uk
Medievial house with 5 acres of beautiful gardens.
Lancing College Chapel, Lancing BN15 0RW TEL: 01273 465949
www.lancingcollege.co.uk
Founded 1868, this gothic chapel is set on the South Downs.
Petworth House & Park, Church St, Petworth GU28 0AE TEL: 01798 342207
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth
Fine Art collection displayed in superb state rooms. 700 acres deer park with restaurant & gift shop. Events all year.
Amberley Working Museum, Amberley, Arundel BN18 9LT TEL: 01798 831370
www.amberleymuseum.co.uk
36 acre open air site dedicated to the industrial heritage of the south-east. Also home to traditional crafts people with restaurant & gift shop.
Steyning Museum, Church St BN44 3YB TEL: 01903 813333
www.steyningmuseum.org.uk
Tells the story of Steyning from Saxon times onwards. Holds regular exhibitions of local interest.
Camelia Botnar Homes & Gardens Cowfold RH13 8NA TEL: 01403 864773
Award winning artistic ironwork, studio ceramics & bespoke oak, pine, beech furniture. Range of shrubs, herbs etc to purchase. Café open daily.
Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station, Uckfield TN22 3QL TEL: 01825 720800
www.bluebell-railway.co.uk
Vintage steam engines, museum, loco sheds with buffet bar & shop.
Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens, Lower Beeding Nr. Horsham TEL: 01403 891212
www.leonardslee.com
97 hectacre valley with 7 lakes. Beautiful in spring with rhododendrons, azaleas, bluebells. Wallabies live semi-wild in parts of the valet, deer roam in the park. There is also a restaurant & gift shop.
Coombes Farm Tours, Church Farm, Coombes, Lancing TEL: 01273 452028
www.coombes.co.uk
Enjoy a trailer ride in over 400 hectares of the south downs – see cattle, sheep and conservation areas.
Ashdown Forest Llama Park, Wych Cross, Forest Row, East Sussex RH18 5JN TEL: 01825 712040
Ashdown Forest Llama Park is a leading UK Llama breeding centre and offers visitors a unique opportunity to interact with and enjoy these fascinating creatures. Tea/coffee light lunches available and shop.