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Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Attractions in Singleton

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum & one more place to visit in Singleton

Around Singleton, the places to visit include 3 museums, 2 gardens and a historic house. The built-up area itself has 2 places on our list; 7 others are within 5 km of its edge. Walking distance covers 3 of them, all within 1 km of the middle. Set 8.6 km out, Chichester Cathedral makes a day trip.

Photo: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Adrian Cable (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Singleton
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
7
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
4
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Start with these in Singleton

Next to Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, the best known are 2 museums, a historic house and a garden.

MuseumWeald & Downland Open Air Museumin townMuseumWeald and Downland Gridshellin townHistoric houseGoodwood House3.9 km outside town, to the southGardenWest Dean House500 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCass Sculpture Foundation3.9 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryGoodwood Art Foundation3.8 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Mapped around Singleton

The outermost point is Goodwood House, at 4.4 km.

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The dashed line is Singleton’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

What you can see

The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (4) and castles or historic places (2).

Museums & galleries 3 museums · 1 art gallery2 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 castle0 in town · 2 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

Every entry

The 2 inside Singleton come first, then 7 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Singleton come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

Days out

Chichester Cathedral, at 8.6 km, heads the 12 day trips.

CathedralChichester Cathedral8.6 km southCastleArundel Castle15 km southeastHistoric shipHMS Victory28 km southwestMuseumFishbourne Roman Palace9.3 km southwestMuseumMary Rose28 km southwestCathedralArundel Cathedral15 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustServants' House13 km northeastHistoric shipHMS Warrior28 km southwestCastle · English HeritagePortchester Castle27 km westAbbey or priory · English HeritageBoxgrove Priory and Grounds6.3 km southeastAttractionSpinnaker Tower28 km southwestMuseumJane Austen's House Museum30 km northwest

Places well known beyond Singleton (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.

Good to know in Singleton

What are the main attractions in Singleton?

The best known inside Singleton’s built-up area are Weald & Downland Open Air Museum and Weald and Downland Gridshell. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 7 more within 5 km.

Does Singleton have a museum?

4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Singleton: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Weald and Downland Gridshell, Cass Sculpture Foundation and Goodwood Art Foundation.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Servants' House (National Trust), 13 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Singleton?

Within 40 km: Chichester Cathedral (8.6 km), Arundel Castle (15 km), HMS Victory (28 km), Fishbourne Roman Palace (9.3 km).

Where are Singleton’s historic buildings listed?

Singleton has 39 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 Singleton 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.