Why visit Findon
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 27 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Connaught Theatre, Worthing Town Hall including Assembly Hall and Worthing Room, Cissbury Ring and High Salvington Windmill.
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About Findon
Findon is a semi-rural clustered village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Worthing.
From the Wikipedia article Findon, West Sussex (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do5
Connaught Theatre
Cinema and theater · 4.1 mi
Theatre in Worthing, England
Worthing Town Hall including Assembly Hall and Worthing Room
Cinema and theater · 4.0 mi
Town hall and theatre/concert hall complex in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
Museums and landmarks9
Cissbury Ring
Monument and historic site · 1.2 mi
Cissbury Ring hillfort, prehistoric flint mine and associated remains
Bramber Castle
Monument and historic site · 4.1 mi
Norman castle in Bamber, West Sussex, England, UK
Muntham Court Romano-British site
Monument and historic site · 0.8 mi
Archaeological site in Findon, Arun, West Sussex, England, UK
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Museum · 4.0 mi
Museum in Worthing, England, United Kingdom
Castle Goring
Monument and historic site · 2.3 mi
Arundel Road, Worthing
Flint mine and a bowl barrow on Church Hill, 400m south west of Findon Place
Monument and historic site · 0.6 mi
Archaeological site in West Sussex, England, UK
Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm
Monument and historic site · 2.6 mi
Prehistoric site in West Sussex, England, UK
Neolithic Flint Mines
Monument and historic site · 1.1 mi
The south-western part of Cissbury hill is covered with Neolithic flint mines (over 270 pits) dating back to between 4300BC and 2300BC....
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Beach House Park, Worthing
Park · 4.2 mi
Formal garden in Worthing, England
Worthing Golf Club
Golf course · 1.9 mi
18 hole Par 66 Upper Course & 18 hole Par 71 Lower Course
Links Road, Worthing
Clapham Wood
Park · 2.3 mi
Woodland area in Clapham, West Sussex, England
Restaurants and cafes27
Park View
Bar and pub · 2.3 mi
Salvington Road, Worthing
Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-00:00; Su 12:00-23:00
15 more on the map.
More about Findon
Geography
The parish is on the slopes of and between two hills: Cissbury with its Iron Age hill fort to the east and a steep knoll Church Hill to the west. A further escarpment to the West and North stretches along the borders of the area. On the two named hills are remains of prehistoric flint mines where shafts were sunk about 40 feet (12 metres) to reach the best seams of flint which were mined from radiating galleries. Near Muntham Court to the west of the village can be found a late Iron Age and Romano-British settlement site designated as a scheduled monument. The village is now bypassed by the A24 as it crosses the South Downs: the bypass was constructed in 1938. A modern settlement to the south of the village, inside the boundary of the Borough of Worthing is called Findon Valley. The parish is settled as a nucleated village at between 128 ft (39 m) and 276 ft (84 m) above sea level (Ordnance Datum) and the South Downs rise to 560 ft (170 m) and 594 ft (181 m) to west and east respectively.
Arts and culture
Nationally famous stage and screen actress, Nancy Price, lived with her husband for many years in 'Arcana', a house in Heather Lane, till her death in 1970.
The village is the host of the Findon Sheep Fair, an annual event held on the second weekend of every September, with a history dating back to approximately 1785. The event was historically used for the commercial trading of livestock, though this is no longer practised due to both risk of foot and mouth disease and the main road into the village, Long Furlong, becoming unsuitable for livestock herding since the widespread adoption of motor vehicles. At its peak, the fair saw livestock herded in from London, Brighton, Sussex and Surrey of 300 different breeds.
Despite changes in its nature, the fair is still a popular event, seeing approximately 7000 visitors each year.
From the Wikipedia article Findon, West Sussex, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Findon
Alfred LyallEnglish philosopher, editor, clergyman and travellerPhoto: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Born in Findon, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship24
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare3
Map of Findon
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Getting there and nearby towns
Brighton City Airport (ESH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Worthing 4 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Goring-by-Sea 4 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Lancing 5 mi southeast, about 7 min by car
- Rustington 6 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Shoreham-by-Sea 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
- Littlehampton 7 mi southwest, about 11 min by car
- Portslade 9 mi east, about 14 min by car
- Barnham 10 mi west, about 17 min by car
- Hove 11 mi east, about 17 min by car
- Brighton 12 mi east, about 19 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Connaught Theatre, Worthing, The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Worthing Town Hall, The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Bramber - Bramber Castle - 20220724153836, Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0
- View of Muntham Court Romano-British site, Ivan Bandura, CC BY 4.0
- Beach House Park, Worthing (Looking Southwest towards War Pigeon Memorial), The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Christ Church, Worthing (from Marine Parade car park roof) (IoE Code 432521), The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Church of the English Martyrs, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Jarvis Hall, Jarvis Lane, Steyning (IoE Code 298766), The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- St Andrew's Church, West Tarring, Worthing, The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- St Andrew's Church, Victoria Road, Worthing, The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- St Botolph's Church, Heene Road, Worthing, The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- Church of St James the Less, North Lancing, Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Mary's Church, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing (IoE Code 432516), The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Former St Paul's Church, Chapel Road, Worthing (NHLE Code 1250172) (March 2012), The Voice of Hassocks, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cissbury Ring rampart 1, Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- North side of Castle Goring, Peetred at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chanctonbury Ring bank south-west view, Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Symphorian's Church, Durrington Hill, Durrington (May 2013), The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- View of the main school building, WindleshamHouse, CC BY 2.0
- Cissbury Ring rampart 5, Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chanctonbury Ring south-east view, Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Worthing high salvington windmill - panoramio - osde8info, osde8info, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, andreste96, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andreste96, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chris_debian, CC BY-SA 4.0
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