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Download the Visit Midhurst Brochure Here Contents Ten great reasons to visit Midhurst n Ten great reasons to visit Midhurst .......................................................1 n Midhurst - the town and its heritage .....................................................3 n Midhurst town map and walks ..............................................................5 Discover... Browse... n The South Downs National Park ...........................................................7 the heart of the South Downs some of Petworth’s finest antique n Sporting and leisure activities ...............................................................9 National Park and the home of shops and see the splendour of n How to get here - Visitor information - Emergency information .......13 the Park’s new Visitor Centre. Petworth House. n Just a bit further afield .........................................................................15 Traverse... Indulge... n Wider area map of towns, villages and attractions ...........................16 the beautiful South Downs Way - in a spot of retail therapy in n The National Trust in the South Downs ..............................................19 you decide whether it’s a gentle Midhurst’s enticing independent stroll or high-adrenaline mountain shops - there’s even 2 hours n What’s on in and around Midhurst ......................................................21 bike ride! free parking! n Places to eat .........................................................................................23 n Places to stay .......................................................................................27 Enjoy... Thrill... n The Midhurst retail experience ............................................................31 markets, events and festivals at the drama of polo matches at in Midhurst’s Medieval Market Cowdray Park. Square, surrounded by historic Tudor buildings. Experience... the tranquility of rare bird watching Thank You Savour... on Iping Common. gourmet food at venues from This brochure has been produced by Midhurst Tourism Partnership award winning cafés to fine dining Explore... with grateful support from: restaurants. stunning bluebell walks in the woods or the outstanding National Delight... Trust garden at Woolbeding. Photographs kindly shared by the groups to the left, Chichester District Council and the in wine tasting at some of the featured attractions. South Downs’ finest vineyards. Additional photographs with the kind permission of: Michael Chevis, Nicola Gaffney, Val Carver, Amanda D’Arcy. For more information please go to individual To advertise on our website or in next City, Country, Coast attraction websites, visitmidhurst.com or the Midhurst year’s brochure please email us at: South Downs National Park Visitor Centre. Town Council [email protected] 1 Midhurst – the town and its heritage Midhurst has great the core around which modern historical social and political Midhurst developed. South Pond significance – Cowdray came next, built to supply fish played host to both Queen to the castle on St Ann’s Hill. Elizabeth I and King Henry Walk on from there and you’ll VIII. Guy Fawkes once find a delightful mix of medieval, worked at the house, which Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian later caused the Montague architecture, including more than Family to be implicated 100 listed buildings. in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Then, in the Civil War, Literary Inspiration the Parliamentarians used Thanks to HG Wells, Anya Seton the house as a Roundhead and Ruth Rendell, the walk around barracks. Partially destroyed town can also lead you into by fire in 1793, the magnificent different worlds – just imagine ruins now tower over the yourself as The Invisible Man, a town’s water meadows and Tudor heroine or even the great visitors can explore where Inspector Wexford! The town has Kings and Queens of England also provided inspiration to writers once stood. as diverse as Hillaire Belloc and John Wyndham. Midhurst Town Trail A stroll around the Midhurst Town Trail (leaflet available at Visitor Information points) reveals an even older side to the town – starting on St Ann’s Hill. First an Iron Age fort, then a centre of pagan worship, a HERITAGE Norman castle and finally a 12th century fortified house, this was WALKING 2 Cowdray Ruins | Market Square | Wool Lane | Church Hill | Queen Elizabeth I 3 Please note this map is not to scale. MAPS 2 hours FREE parking Shopping Trail Historic centre of town WALKING Visitor Information Point Midhurst Town Trail and historic trails Church HERITAGE Public Toilets Footpath Cowdray Ruins Bus Station Woolbeding Walk 4 Market Square | The Wharf | South Pond | North Street 5 The South Downs National Park Midhurst nestles at the centre Walk, Cycle, Ride of the South Downs National The walking trails around Midhurst Park and makes the perfect are another great way to discover base to get out and explore the local wildlife. The Serpent Trail this beautiful landscape. starts in Haslemere and snakes across the National Park past Incredible Wildlife Petersfield, Midhurst and Petworth. The surrounding countryside The three-mile Woolbeding Walk provides habitats for an amazing offers a more leisurely stroll range of wildlife. On open chalk along the River Rother with its grassland, wild flowers like the wetlands, dragonflies and even honey-scented musk orchid and the occasional kingfisher. To horseshoe vetch thrive, attracting experience the wildlife at its best, clouds of butterflies in the summer, why not arrange a guided tour including the glorious Adonis Blue. at twilight with an experienced countryman (contact Cowdray Park Midhurst, Woolbeding, Iping and Golf Club to find out more). Stedham Commons are all nearby. Here you will find unique heathland For the more energetic, the South with wide horizons and intimate, Downs Way is a must. This iconic secluded places. You might also National Trail runs past the village see rare birds such as the nightjar of Cocking, just a few miles south and woodlark, as well as reptiles of Midhurst, and offers walkers, and insects (like the long-horned horse riders and cyclists breath- beetle) that thrive in the heather taking, and gorse. panoramic WILDLIFE views of the For maps go to: countryside. WALKING southdowns.gov.uk/enjoying CYCLING / RIDING 6 © images courtesy of SDNPA 7 Sporting and leisure activities Outdoors Indoors Play championship golf at Cowdray The newly built Grange Centre Park Golf Club (children most offers squash and badminton welcome on the practise tee for courts, drop-in exercise classes lessons or just for fun). Discover the and a well-equipped gym. There’s challenge of clay pigeon shooting an indoor climbing wall at Midhurst with lessons suitable for the Rother College that’s open to the novice or accomplished shot (all public and suitable for all levels equipment provided). Experience from beginner to advanced. Yoga, the beauty of the River Rother while Pilates and meditation classes are fly fishing – day tickets are available also available at Cowdray Hall – a for visitors (from the Post Office in range of beautiful rooms away from Midhurst and Easebourne Stores) the bustle of busy daily lives. and lessons can be arranged with Cowdray Park’s resident ghillie. For more information please visit Alternatively discover the freedom individual attraction websites. and exhilaration of exploring the For riding call 01243 530460 or 07876 560050 to arrange area by bicycle or on horseback. hacks or lessons. Polo at Cowdray Park | Riding Fishing Clay Pigeon Shooting Midhurst - the home of British polo Cowdray Park Polo Club is recognised worldwide as the home of British polo. The season lasts from late April until September and the highlight is the Gold Cup for the British Open Polo Championship, held FISHING / RIDING through June-July. Spectator entry starts from just £5/head (U12s free). EVENTS GOLF / CYCLING 8 Cycling | Cowdray Park Golf Club 9 Fishbourne Roman Palace WEALD & DOWNLAND & Gardens OPEN AIR MUSEUM Explore... our magnificent collection of early mosaic EXPLORE, CREATE, STAY floors and discover the unique story of the largest Roman home in Britain. Follow... in the footsteps of our Roman ancestors. Wander around Britain’s first garden, the lavish 50 rescued historic buildings spanning 600 centrepiece of the Palace. years of rural life, set in 40 acres within the WEST DEAN GARDENS South Downs National Park. Join... our activity days Wander through the 300 foot long Edwardian • Rural trades and crafts throughout the year; from • Shire Horses & rare breeds pergola, see the award-winning Sunken enlisting in our Roman • Cottage gardens Garden, Victorian glasshouses, the Walled Army to trying your hand • Café and picnic areas at Archaeology! • Special events Kitchen Garden and take a walk around the • Shop and Post Offi ce Arboretum. Opening times and admission charges can be found at www.wealddown.co.uk Gardens Shop and Restaurant. PO19 3QR 01243 785859 or call 01243 811348 Open daily from 10.30am, www.sussexpast.co.uk Dogs on leads are welcome 1 February – 20 December 2015 See website for admission prices WEST DEAN COLLEGE Join a creative short course Escape to West Dean College; choose from art, woodworking, textiles, gardening and many more. Learn from expert tutors in inspiring surroundings. Stay with us Wake up at West Dean. Bed and breakfast is available at the college and rooms are a mixture of traditional and contemporary style. Enjoy free entry to the gardens during your stay. Find us in the heart of the South Downs www.westdean.org.uk
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