Beyond Brighton · Along the coast to the New Forest
West of Brighton: Our Favourites
West along the coast: Shoreham and its historic airport, Worthing, Littlehampton, Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton, Christchurch and the New Forest.
What's onThis week in Brighton
Shoreham-by-Sea
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About 15 minutes by train
Shoreham-by-Sea
The harbour town at the mouth of the Adur, with a Norman museum, a Victorian fort and the oldest licensed airport in the UK.
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Friends of Shoreham Fort
Shoreham Fort
The Victorian fort at the harbour mouth, cared for and restored by the Friends of Shoreham Fort.
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Fixed-wing and helicopter
Learn to fly at Shoreham
Trial lessons and pilot training at Brighton City Airport, with the schools based on the airfield.
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Over the coast
Sightseeing flights from Shoreham
Sightseeing and experience flights over the Sussex coast from Brighton City Airport.
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Since 1910
Brighton City Airport: the Art Deco terminal and Poirot
The oldest licensed airport in the UK, its 1936 Art Deco terminal, and why the cameras keep coming back.
Worthing
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About 25 minutes by train
Worthing
A seaside town with a pier, a Regency centre, the Dome cinema and the theatres of Worthing Theatres and Museum.
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A National Plant Collection
Highdown Gardens
A chalk garden made from an old chalk pit on Highdown Hill, open every day of the year.
33 Highdown Rise, Worthing BN12 6FBExplore View on map
Littlehampton
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About 50 minutes by train
Littlehampton
A seaside town at the mouth of the Arun, with a long sandy East Beach.
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Open every day
East Beach Cafe
The sculptural seaside café on Littlehampton’s East Beach, open every day for breakfast and lunch.
Portsmouth Harbour
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HMS Victory and the Mary Rose
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
HMS Victory, the Mary Rose Museum, HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy museums at the Historic Dockyard.
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Views over the Solent
Spinnaker Tower
The sail-shaped tower above Portsmouth Harbour, with views across the harbour and the Solent.
Southampton
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About 1 h 50 by direct train
Southampton
The great port of the south coast, and the start of many cruises.
Christchurch
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Over 900 years
Christchurch Priory
The great priory church that has stood at the heart of Christchurch for over 900 years.
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Exhibitions and events
Highcliffe Castle
A clifftop castle near Christchurch, now a visitor attraction and event venue.
The New Forest
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Since 2005
The New Forest National Park
Ancient heath and woodland grazed by free-roaming ponies, a National Park since 2005.
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The National Motor Museum
Beaulieu
The National Motor Museum, Palace House and Gardens and Beaulieu Abbey, in the New Forest.
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Ships for Nelson’s Navy
Buckler’s Hard
The riverside village on the Beaulieu River where ships for Nelson’s Navy were built.
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