Cissbury Ring
Findon, West Sussex
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0
The largest hill fort in Sussex, with ramparts enclosing about 65 acres on a chalk spur just north of Worthing and a story going back more than 5,000 years, including Neolithic flint mines. On a clear day the views reach the cliffs beyond Brighton and the Isle of Wight. Grazed downland makes it one of the best butterfly spots in the county.
Highlights
- Largest hill fort in Sussex
- Views to the Isle of Wight on clear days
- Chalk grassland with round-headed rampion, the "Pride of Sussex"
- Butterfly walk and history and nature trail
Good to know
- Dogs on leads are welcome
- Good for migrating birds in spring and autumn
- Bus routes 1 and 23 stop in Findon Valley, about 30 minutes' walk away
Getting there
Cissbury Ring, Storrington Rise car park, near Findon, West Sussex, BN14 0HTParking: No National Trust parking for the ring. The free Storrington Rise car park (not National Trust, 30 spaces, open 24 hours) is about 20 minutes' walk away. The Trust has its own car parks at Sullington Warren (RH20 3LY) and Warren Hill (RH20 4AG).
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Nearby
Image: Coombes FarmCoombes Farm Tours
A working farm in the Adur valley that opens each spring for lambing, with hundreds of ewes lambing in the barns and calves and piglets to see. Tractor rides head up onto the South Downs to see the animals out in the fields.
Image: Worthing Theatres and MuseumWorthing Museum and Art Gallery
Worthing's museum and art gallery on Chapel Road cares for a nationally significant collection of the clothes people wore and made, alongside artworks, artefacts and objects rooted in Sussex history. It runs changing exhibitions, workshops and talks as part of Worthing Theatres and Museum.
Photo: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0Bramber Castle
Bramber Castle was built soon after the Norman Conquest on a natural knoll above the River Adur, guarding a gap in the South Downs. It was the Sussex seat of the de Braose family. Today a single wall of its tower still stands 14 metres high, a short walk from the centre of Bramber village.