Town or village· Postcode BN45
Poynings
West Sussex, South East · population 303 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Days out & attractions in Poynings
Days out around Poynings – lakes, hills, nature reserves, theme parks and more, including 12 in Poynings itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
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⛰️ Hills & peaks
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🌿 Nature reserves
Sealed spoil heap
Preston · 3.7 miles
UNDER CONSTRUCTION Sealed spoil heap to be landscaped for flora and fauna
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🎢 Theme parks
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🏛️ Museums
Henfield Museum
Henfield · 3.7 miles
Coopers Way, Henfield BN5 9EQ
Mo-Tu 10:00-12:00; We 14:30-16:30; Th-Fr 10:00-12:00; Sa 10:00-12:00,14:30-16:00; Su off
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🌳 Parks & gardens
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🏊 Lidos & swimming pools
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
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🏚️ Ruins
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🏺 Archaeological sites
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🖼️ Galleries
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📸 Landmarks & sights
Castle on the Hill
Poynings · 0.6 miles
Iron Age settlers farmed the Devil's Dyke over 2,000 years ago. The remains of their hill fort can be seen as you walk around the hill.
Remains of Bicycle Railway
Poynings · 0.6 miles
A curious attraction that allowed visitors a safe ride on the newly-invented bicycle as it went round on a fixed track.
Remains of Funicular Railway
Poynings · 0.6 miles
This masterpiece of Victorian engineering took visitors to the village of Poynings. You can still see the remains of the station.
well house with donkey wheel
Poynings · 0.6 miles
The farm has over 1,000 years of stories to tell & was once home to the Knights Templar. The Donkey Wheel is a wooden well-house containing a large, broad wheel which was turned by a donkey or pony, raising drinking water from 150ft below for centuries.
Remains of Cableway
Poynings · 0.6 miles
Britains first cable car took visitors across the valley on two cagework cars, each sitting 4 passengers. It took two minutes to get from one side to the other. All you can see today are the remains of the concrete foundations
Victorian Playground
Poynings · 0.6 miles
In1895, H J Hubbard bought Devil's Dyke and turned it into a Victorian Funfair and amusement park.
Remains of Cableway
Poynings · 0.6 miles
Britains first cable car took visitors across the valley on two cagework cars, each sitting 4 passengers. It took two minutes to get from one side to the other. All you can see today are the remains of the concrete foundations
Bronze Age Bowl Barrow
Fulking · 1.2 miles
This mound is a Bronze Age barrow, called a bowl barrow because of its shape. Typically placed in prominent positions, as this one is, barrows mark the burial site of an important person. The grass-covered crater on the top of this one is probably the res
Fulking Isolation Hosptial (Fulking Grange) Ruins
Fulking · 1.2 miles
The site was in use from around 1902 to September 1940 when it was requisitioned for military use, before falling into ruin. When highly infectious diseases (eg. smallpox & tuberculosis) were rife, victims were isolated from others in remote housing
Motte and Bailey
Fulking · 1.9 miles
This Scheduled Monument is the motte of Edburton motte and bailey castle. Walk around the circular ditch surrounding the motte. The castle is believed to date from after the Norman Conquest (1066) & is ideally placed for commanding access along the Downs.
Clayton Holt
Lower Standean · 3.1 miles
The landscape is undulating; many of the mounds are not natural but tumuli or ancient burial mounds. Before the windmills is Clayton Holt, an ancient woodland estimated to be 10,000 years old. Most trees are ash & beech & some are a few hundred years old.
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Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Poynings.
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