Things to see and do
Located right in the heart of the South Downs National Park, Graffham is perfectly located for exploring everything that this beautiful swath of countryside has to offer, particularly to walkers, bikers and horseriders. Here are a few pointers.
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Graffham is a picture-postcard village in one of Sussex’s most beautiful and tranquil areas, crisscrossed with footpaths for walkers and with bridleways for bikers and horseriders. Three well-known trails pass through the village:
- South Downs Way, 106km from Winchester to Eastbourne.
- Serpent Trail, also 106km meandering between Petersfield and Haslemere.
- Sussex Literary Trail, 87km linking Chichester with Horsham.
As if Graffham is not enough in itself, the village is within easy reach of many of southern England’s most amazing towns, cities and tourist attractions, including:
- Midhurst with its Cowdray ruins and polo grounds – five miles away.
- Petworth with its National Trust house stuffed full or art and its grounds, along with the town’s antique shops – five miles away.
- Bignor Roman Villa – 7 miles away.
- The Weald and Downland Living Museum, where The Repair Shop is filmed – 8 miles away.
- West Dean House, Gardens and College – nine miles away.
- Goodwood House, with its park, race and golf course, aerorome and motor racing circuit – 12 miles away .
- Amberley, with its castle and thatched cottages, and museum of rural industry – 11 miles away.
- Parham, one of England’s finest Elizabethan houses – 12 miles away.
- Arundel and its castle and cathedral – 13 miles away.
- Chichester and its cathedral, theatre, art galleries, Roman walls, Georgian architecture, pedestrianised shopping centre – 14 miles away.
- Chichester Harbour‘s quaint waterside villages like Bosham and Itchenor – 17 miles away.
- Beaches, like West Wittering, Climping and Littlehampton – 23 miles away.
- Portsmouth, with its Historic Dockyard, home to HMS Victory and The Mary Rose – 30 miles away.
- Brighton, with its pavilion, piers and everything else happening – 34 miles away.
For details of what’s on in the village and locally, see
For an idea of things to do a little further afield, check out local tourism websites such as