Visit Midhurst Museum Too in Midhurst
Mapped inside Midhurst’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 4. The commonest are a museum, a castle and an abbey or priory. Among them, one is cared for by the National Trust. Beyond the town, Arundel Castle sits 19 km away.
Highlights of Midhurst
Close behind Midhurst Museum Too are a castle, an abbey or priory and a garden.
CastleCowdray Castle300 m outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or prioryChithurst Buddhist Monastery3.7 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGarden · National TrustWoolbeding Gardens. National Trust.800 m outside town, to the northwestZooZooCowdray Model Farm900 m outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Midhurst, mapped
To the northeast is where most of the 4 nearby are.
The dashed line is Midhurst’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
It comes down to a museum, a castle and an abbey or priory.
Green: inside Midhurst. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Woolbeding Gardens. National Trust.).
All the places to visit
After the one in town come 4 more within 5 km of its edge.
Cowdray Castle
Ruins of one of England's great houses, outside the West Sussex town of Midhurst.
Woolbeding Gardens. National Trust.
Gardens of heritage property in Chichester UK.
The one inside Midhurst comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
110 listed buildings are on Midhurst’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Midhurst →
Further away
Day trips number 12; the best known is Arundel Castle, 19 km off.
CastleArundel Castle19 km southeast
Historic shipHMS Victory33 km southwest
CathedralChichester Cathedral16 km south
MuseumMary Rose33 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustServants' House9.5 km east
MuseumFishbourne Roman Palace17 km south
CathedralArundel Cathedral19 km southeast
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle31 km southwest
MuseumJane Austen's House Museum24 km northwest
Historic shipHMS Warrior33 km southwest
AttractionSpinnaker Tower33 km southwest
Historic houseGoodwood House12 km southPlaces well known beyond Midhurst (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 Midhurst
What are the main attractions in Midhurst?
The place to visit inside Midhurst’s built-up area is Midhurst Museum Too. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does Midhurst have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Midhurst: Midhurst Museum Too.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Midhurst?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Midhurst, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Woolbeding Gardens. National Trust.).
What are the best-known days out near Midhurst?
Within 40 km: Arundel Castle (19 km), HMS Victory (33 km), Chichester Cathedral (16 km), Mary Rose (33 km).
Where are Midhurst’s historic buildings listed?
Midhurst has 110 listed buildings. 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 Midhurst 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 (14)
- Cowdray Castle: Charlesdrakew at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chithurst Buddhist Monastery: Chithurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel Castle: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Victory: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rose: Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Servants' House: Donar Reiskoffer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel Cathedral: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Austen's House Museum: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodwood House: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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