Boxgrove Priory
Boxgrove, West Sussex
Photo: Philip Windibank, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo: Philip Windibank, CC BY-SA 2.0
Boxgrove Priory was founded around 1107 for just three Benedictine monks, at the foot of the South Downs near Chichester. The tall roofless guest house still stands to full height at its gable ends, while the east end of the priory church survives as the village's parish church.
Highlights
- Two-storey medieval guest house, roofless but standing to its gables
- Priory church still in use as the parish church
- South Downs setting
Good to know
- Dogs on leads are welcome
- Run by English Heritage's South Volunteer and Engagement Team
- Smoking, vaping, barbecues and naked flames are not allowed
Getting there
Boxgrove Priory, Off The Street, Boxgrove, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0EEParking: Small car park at the priory.
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