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Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Attractions in Cocking

Near Cocking: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum and other places to visit

Among the places to visit in and near Cocking are 3 museums, 3 gardens and 2 castles. There is no place to visit inside Cocking’s built-up area; there are 9 within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. The trip to Arundel Castle is 17 km.

Photo: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Adrian Cable (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Cocking
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The best known around Cocking

Behind Weald & Downland Open Air Museum on the list are 3 gardens, a castle and a museum.

MuseumWeald & Downland Open Air Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southCastleCowdray Castle3.9 km outside town, to the northGardenWest Dean House4.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumWeald and Downland Gridshell4.4 km outside town, to the southGardenGarden · National TrustWoolbeding Gardens. National Trust.4.7 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenWest Dean Gardens5 km outside town, to the south

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

On the map

Head to the south for most of the 9 on the list.

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The dashed line is Cocking’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Kinds of place

There are more museums or galleries (3) than anything else, then gardens or estates (3).

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles0 in town · 2 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Cocking. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Woolbeding Gardens. National Trust.).

Every place

Every one of them

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 9 places listed.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

24 listed buildings are on Cocking’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cocking →

Big names nearby

Out of town

The 12 days out are led by Arundel Castle, 17 km away.

CastleArundel Castle17 km southeastCathedralChichester Cathedral13 km southHistoric shipHMS Victory30 km southwestMuseumMary Rose30 km southwestMuseumFishbourne Roman Palace13 km southHistoric house · National TrustServants' House11 km northeastCathedralArundel Cathedral17 km southeastCastle · English HeritagePortchester Castle28 km southwestHistoric shipHMS Warrior30 km southwestHistoric houseGoodwood House8.8 km southMuseumJane Austen's House Museum26 km northwestAttractionSpinnaker Tower30 km southwest

Places well known beyond Cocking (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Your questions on Cocking

What is there to see near Cocking?

No attraction is mapped inside Cocking itself. Within 5 km of it are Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Cowdray Castle, West Dean House and Weald and Downland Gridshell.

Does Cocking have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cocking: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Weald and Downland Gridshell and Midhurst Museum Too.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cocking?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Cocking, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Woolbeding Gardens. National Trust.).

What are the best-known days out near Cocking?

Within 40 km: Arundel Castle (17 km), Chichester Cathedral (13 km), HMS Victory (30 km), Mary Rose (30 km).

Where are Cocking’s historic buildings listed?

Cocking has 24 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Cocking when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (16)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.