Cissbury Ring
Cissbury Ring is a hill fort. It stands 1 km north of Worthing. Officially, it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Fort near Worthing
Just outside Worthing
Cissbury Ring is 1 km north of Worthing. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Site of Special Scientific Interest
On the official list of protected heritage; Worthing has 218 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Worthing.
Cissbury Ring
The site is looked after by the National Trust. Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages. Our list has 56 more places within 15 km; first among them is Arundel Castle, at 12 km.
- Type
- Fort
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 1 km north of Worthing
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/cissbury-ring
Mapping Cissbury Ring
Numbered points are the places near Cissbury Ring, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Cissbury Ring
Largest of the 8 is Worthing, home to 111,635. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Worthing
Findon
Lancing and Sompting
Steyning
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cissbury Ring is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthing | 1 km south of it | 111,635 | 9 |
| Findon | 1.2 km west of it | 1,840 | 5 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 3.5 km southeast of it | 27,924 | 12 |
| Steyning | 3.8 km northeast of it | 5,513 | 3 |
| Clapham | 4.4 km west of it | 312 | 3 |
| Bramber | 5.4 km northeast of it | 854 | 3 |
| Rock | 6.3 km north of it | 291 | 2 |
| Upper Beeding | 6.3 km northeast of it | 3,100 | 10 |
Close to Cissbury Ring
Among the 56 within 15 km are 5 castles, a cathedral and a historic house.
CastleArundel Castle12 km away2
Castle · English HeritageBramber Castle5.3 km away3
CathedralArundel Cathedral12 km away4
CastleCastle Goring4.4 km away5
CastleAmberley Castle12 km away6
CastleKnepp Castle13 km away7
Historic houseParham House10 km away8
Abbey or priorySt. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Cissbury Ring: common questions
Where is Cissbury Ring?
Cissbury Ring is 1 km north of Worthing, West Sussex.
What is Cissbury Ring?
Hill fort in West Sussex, UK.
Who runs Cissbury Ring?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Cissbury Ring?
May to September are the warmest months in Worthing, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Cissbury Ring a listed building?
Yes: Site of Special Scientific Interest.
What else is there to see near Cissbury Ring?
Within 15 km: Arundel Castle (12 km), Bramber Castle (5.3 km), Arundel Cathedral (12 km) and Castle Goring (4.4 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Cissbury Ring: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel Castle: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bramber Castle: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel Cathedral: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Goring: Peetred at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amberley Castle: Jonathan Day from Brighton, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knepp Castle: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parham House: Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster: Dave Spicer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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