Places to visit near Sutton: Bignor Roman Villa & more
With nothing inside Sutton’s built-up area, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for a museum, a castle and an attraction. Beyond the town, the best known is Arundel Castle, 9 km off.
Around Sutton: where to begin
Along with Bignor Roman Villa, see a castle and an attraction.
MuseumBignor Roman Villa600 m outside town, to the southeast
CastleAmberley Castle4.8 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionCoultershaw Beam Pump3.8 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Sutton, mapped
Head southeast for most of the 3 just outside.
The dashed line is Sutton’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
Between them they are a museum, a castle and an attraction.
Green: inside Sutton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Sutton
3 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
29 listed buildings are on Sutton’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sutton →
Beyond Sutton
Day trips number 12; the best known is Arundel Castle, 9 km off.
CastleArundel Castle9 km southeast
CathedralArundel Cathedral9 km south
CathedralChichester Cathedral16 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustServants' House6.5 km north
Historic shipHMS Victory38 km west
Historic houseRoyal Pavilion35 km east
MuseumMary Rose38 km west
MuseumFishbourne Roman Palace18 km southwest
MuseumAmberley Museum and Heritage Centre6 km southeast
Historic shipHMS Warrior38 km west
Castle · English HeritagePortchester Castle37 km west
Castle · English HeritageBramber Castle21 km eastPlaces well known beyond Sutton (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.
Questions about Sutton’s attractions
What is there to see near Sutton?
No attraction is mapped inside Sutton itself. Within 5 km of it are Bignor Roman Villa, Amberley Castle and Coultershaw Beam Pump.
Does Sutton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Sutton: Bignor Roman Villa.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sutton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Servants' House (National Trust), 6.5 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Sutton?
Within 40 km: Arundel Castle (9 km), Arundel Cathedral (9 km), Chichester Cathedral (16 km), Servants' House (6.5 km).
Where are Sutton’s historic buildings listed?
Sutton has 29 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 Sutton 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)
- Bignor Roman Villa: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amberley Castle: Jonathan Day from Brighton, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel Castle: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel Cathedral: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Servants' House: Donar Reiskoffer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Victory: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Rose: Mary Rose Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portchester Castle: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bramber Castle: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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