Goring-by-Sea, United Kingdom
Goring-by-Sea is a town of 1,001 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Goring-by-Sea
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 15 parks and trails, 89 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Connaught Theatre, Worthing Town Hall including Assembly Hall and Worthing Room, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery and Canadian War Memorial.
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About Goring-by-Sea
Goring-by-Sea, commonly referred to simply as Goring, is a neighbourhood of Worthing and former civil parish, now in Worthing district in West Sussex, England. It lies west of West Worthing, about 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Worthing town centre. Historically in Sussex, in the rape of Arundel, Goring has been part of the borough of Worthing since 1929.
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Things to do4
Connaught Theatre
Cinema and theater · 2.3 mi
Theatre in Worthing, England
Worthing Town Hall including Assembly Hall and Worthing Room
Cinema and theater · 2.2 mi
Town hall and theatre/concert hall complex in Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
Peter Pans Playground
Monument and historic site · 2.6 mi
Amusement park in England
Museums and landmarks6
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Museum · 2.2 mi
Museum in Worthing, England, United Kingdom
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
Beach House Park, Worthing
Park · 2.6 mi
Formal garden in Worthing, England
Clapham Wood
Park · 2.6 mi
Woodland area in Clapham, West Sussex, England
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Restaurants and cafes89
Jonny's Goring Bar & Kitchen
Cafe · Breakfast, Pancake, Burger, Coffee Shop · 0.9 mi
12-14 Goring Road, Worthing
Durrington Cafe
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Burger · 0.7 mi
All Day Breakfast, Lunch and Roast Dinner
25 The Strand Parade, Worthing
Mo-Sa 07:00-16:00, Su 08:00-15:00
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History
Around the 6th century Goring became part of the kingdom of Sussex. Like in other villages in the south of Sussex, the people of Goring had land to the north that they used as summer pasture in the Weald, at Goringlee, near Coolham. This route would have been used as a droveways for driving livestock, especially pigs.
The parish of Goring existed at the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, under the name Garinges. Unlike the other parishes in the area covered by the present Borough of Worthing, which have been in the Rape of Bramber since the 11th century, Goring forms part of the neighbouring Rape of Arundel. (Rapes are the six ancient subdivisions of the county of Sussex, each named after a castle and its associated town.) The former parish of Goring incorporated four manors. The most important of these passed from the Earls of Arundel to Roger de Montalt, 1st Baron Montalt and several other holders.
The former parish of Goring included Castle Goring, a country house built for Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet in the late 1790s.
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Intermittent residential development began in the 19th century and continued throughout the 20th century. Although the railway came to Goring in 1846, there were so few passengers using Goring station that it was closed for a period. Goring's population expanded after 1929, when it became part of the borough of Worthing, and again in 1938 when the railway was electrified. Over a period of around 50 years, much of old Goring was demolished, although a few buildings survive. Begun shortly before 1939, the Goring Hall estate was developed as a garden city, with concentric crescents near the seafront.
In 1921, the parish had a population of 653. On 1 April 1929, the parish was abolished and merged with Worthing.
From the History section of Goring-by-Sea on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Goring has a mixed pebble and sand beach which is a popular beachgoing area for a wide variety of watersports including kitesurfing. The southwest of Goring contains part of the Goring Gap, a protected area of fields and woodland between Goring and Ferring.
The former village of Goring lies in the south of the former parish. North-east of this is the Maybridge estate. North of Maybridge is West Durrington. To the north and west of West Durrington lies Castle Goring, Titnore Wood and the eastern slopes of Highdown Hill, including Highdown Gardens.
Education
St Oscar Romero Catholic School on Goring Street is a mixed secondary school that was established in the 1950s. Goring Church of England Primary School is the main primary school for the area. Outside of Goring proper, but within the boundaries of the former parish of Goring is Northbrook College's West Durrington campus. Also known as University Centre Worthing, the site has been part of Greater Brighton Metropolitan College since 2017 and provides both further education and higher education.
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Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship33
Shopping15
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries18
Healthcare14
Worthing Osteopathic & Wellbeing Clinic
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.5 mi
South Street, Worthing
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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 2 mi east, about 3 min by car
- Rustington 4 mi west, about 6 min by car
- Lancing 4 mi east, about 7 min by car
- Littlehampton 5 mi west, about 8 min by car
- Shoreham-by-Sea 7 mi east, about 11 min by car
- Portslade 9 mi east, about 15 min by car
- Barnham 10 mi west, about 15 min by car
- Hove 11 mi east, about 18 min by car
- Bognor Regis 11 mi west, about 18 min by car
- Brighton 12 mi east, about 20 min by car
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Photo credits
- Connaught Theatre, Worthing, The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Worthing Town Hall, The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Beach House Park, Worthing (Looking Southwest towards War Pigeon Memorial), The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Angmering Baptist Church, Angmering, The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- Christ Church, Worthing (from Marine Parade car park roof) (IoE Code 432521), The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- 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
- St George's Church, Worthing (from SW), The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Church of the English Martyrs, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- St Mary's Church, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing (IoE Code 432516), The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain
- Goring library (23560421408), JuliaC2006 from Rochester, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Apricot Danish - The Verandah 2026-08-25, Andy Li, CC0
- Baked potato with baked beans and cheese - The Verandah 2026-08-25, Andy Li, CC0
- The Verandah, Goring Road, Worthing 2026-08-25, Andy Li, CC0
- GoringFirstSchool, Worthingman, Public domain
- Richard Jefferies (3662672166), Simon Harriyott from Uckfield, England, CC BY 2.0
- Richard Jefferies (3661871097), Simon Harriyott from Uckfield, England, CC BY 2.0
- Private William Cooper (3662672836), Simon Harriyott from Uckfield, England, CC BY 2.0
- Street-level photo, andreste96, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andreste96, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, andreste96, CC BY-SA 4.0
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