Attractions in Plumpton & Things to Do in Plumpton
(and nearby)

Booth Museum of Natural History (5 Miles)*
The Booth Museum is the creation of the Victorian ornithologist Edward Booth. It was built in 1874 to house his collection of stuffed British birds.
Brighton Sea Life Centre (6 Miles)*
The Brighton Sea Life centre offers a fun and educational day out whatever the weather. With over 1,500 creatures and 50 displays, you will be hard pressed to find a more enjoyable day for the whole family!
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (6 Miles)*
The museum features state-of-the-art visitor facilities, a series of innovative redesigned galleries and wide-ranging collections brought to life using the latest interpretative techniques.
The Royal Pavilion, Brighton (6 Miles)*
Experience the magical world of Brighton's Royal Pavilion, home to three British monarchs. Decorated in the Chinese taste with an Indian exterior this Regency Palace is quite breathtaking.
Devil's Dyke (6 Miles)*
The sinister sounding Devil's Dyke is a huge dry chalk valley and a historic beauty spot on the South Downs.
Charleston (6 Miles)*
In 1916 the artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant moved to Sussex with their unconventional household. From the moment they arrived they began to transform the house with decorations.
Newtimber Place (6 Miles)*
Newtimber Place is a Sussex moated house, built of flint and brick with a roof of Horsham stone.
Firle Place (7 Miles)*
Firle Place is the home of the Gage family and has been for over 500 years. This unique Tudor house is set at the foot of the Sussex Downs within its own parkland and boasts a very interesting history.
Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum (7 Miles)*
The renowned waterfowl collection was started by the late Gerald Askew in the 1960's and soon became the largest private collection in the UK.
Bluebell Railway (8 Miles)*
The Bluebell Railway was the first preserved standard gauge passenger line in the UK. In 1960 it reopened part of the Lewes to East Grinstead line of the old London Brighton and South Coast Railway.
Sheffield Park and Garden (8 Miles)*
Sheffield Park may be one National Trust property that cricket lovers will really want to visit. It was the site of the first England v. Australia cricket match in 1884.
Borde Hill Garden (9 Miles)*
The Stephenson Clarke family moved to Sussex in the 1840's and Stephenson R Clarke purchased Borde Hill in 1893. About 1912 his passion for collecting trees and shrubs began by financing expeditions to the Himalayas and China.
St. Mary's House and Gardens (11 Miles)*
This historic house in the downland village of Bramber was built in 1470 by Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, Provost of Eton College and founder of Magdalen College Oxford.
Steyning Museum (12 Miles)*
The museum draws together a wealth of objects which recall days long gone and others which seem like only yesterday
Drusillas Park (12 Miles)*
Where else can you get nose to nose with nature and have the most memorable fun-finding-out day out you can imagine?
Knockhatch Adventure Park (12 Miles)*
Kanockhatch Adventure Park. So much to see and do!
Wakehurst Place (12 Miles)*
As well as having an exceptionally fine Elizabethan house, Wakehurst Place has some spectacular gardens which are actually managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Nymans Gardens (13 Miles)*
Nymans is a garden for true gardening enthusiasts. It successfully combines the horticultural attributes of a plant collector's garden with a clear design which is easy on the eye.
Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens (13 Miles)*
Leonardslee is internationally famous for its wonderful display of Rhododendron and Azaleas. In May the gardens are considered to be one of the most magnificent gardens in Europe.
High Beeches Gardens (13 Miles)*
Enjoy twenty acres of enchanting, landscaped, woodland and water gardens.
Seven Sisters Sheep Centre (14 Miles)*
A warm welcome awaits you at this family run farm set in the Sussex downland, only one mile from Beachy Head. We have probably the largest collection of sheep in the world with over 40 different breeds of sheep
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery (14 Miles)*
An elegant Edwardian building houses one of the most interesting museum and art galleries in the South! Collections are diverse and include local history, archaeology and geology as well as ceramics and glass.
Standen (15 Miles)*
The Victorian family home of Standen is a celebration of all aspects of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Saint Hill Manor (15 Miles)*
One of the finest Sussex sandstone buildings in England, Saint Hill Manor was built in 1792 by Gibbs Crawford.
Hollygate Cactus Garden and Nursery (15 Miles)*
This unique collection of over 30,000 plants has been built up over the years and is well known throughout the world. It features many rare plants from the more arid areas of the world such as USA, Mexico, South America, Africa etc.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.



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