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is a mile or so east of Petworth and some
12 miles north of Chichester.
Petworth
is famous for its wealth of antique shops.
The ancient hill town is in the lea of Petworth
House - now National Trust. A further favourite
local National Trust property is Uppark
www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
Parham, ‘one of England’s top
twenty houses’ (England’s 1000
Best Houses by Simon Jenkins) www.parhaminsussex.co.uk
is a few miles away and Arundel Castle,
seat of the Dukes of Norfolk, is just over
the South Downs www.arundelcastle.org.
The Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
www.wealddown.co.uk
is not far way. It is the leading museum
of historic buildings in England with a
fascinating collection of nearly 50 historic
buildings dating from the 13th. to the 19th.
century, many with period gardens.
Next to the museum is West Dean www.westdean.org.uk
West Dean is a unique community of artists,
craftspeople, conservators and restorers
working alongside gardeners, foresters and
builders.
There are a great number of walks along
the South Downs and in the western Weald
to be enjoyed and Chichester harbour, with
its rich and varied wildlife and superb
sailing, is a very popular tourist attraction
www.chichesterharbour.co.uk.
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