Visit Offington Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Offington

  

Offington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Offington

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Offington history

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Offington, along with neighbouring settlements continued as part of the rape of Bramber. In the mid-eleventh century, Offington was held by Godwin, Earl of Wessex.

Offington etymology

Offington means Offa’s farmstead. The name ‘Offa’ would have been relatively common in the Saxon era. There is no evidence that the name is derived from King Offa of Mercia.

You can visit Offington places with Walkfo Offington to hear history at Offington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Offington has 64 places to visit in our interactive Offington map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Offington, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Offington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Offington & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 64 audio facts unique to Offington places in an interactive Offington map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Offington Places Map
64 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Offington tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Offington

  

Best Offington places to visit

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Offington has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Offington’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Offington’s information audio spots:

Elizabeth Almshouses, Worthing The Elizabeth Almshouses are a collection of four almshouses on Elizabeth Road, Worthing built in 1860 by the architect William Burges. The alms houses were paid for by William’s father, Alfred Burges, in memory of his wife. The building is listed Grade II.

Park Crescent, Worthing Park Crescent is an example of Georgian architecture in Worthing, England. It was designed in 1829 by Amon Henry Wilds, son of the architect Amon Wilds. The terrace overlooks thickly planted grounds of Amelia Park, in the manner of Bath.

Vintners Parrot The Thieves’ Kitchen occupies two early 19th-century listed buildings in Worthing, West Sussex. The main part of the pub is in the wine merchants building facing Warwick Street, while the old chapel (usually called Bedford Hall), facing Bedford Row, serves as its function room.

Worthing Downland Estate The Worthing Downland Estate is an area of land in the South Downs National Park in West Sussex. It was bought by the public, following threats to the beauty spot of Cissbury Ring in the 1930s. It is currently owned and managed, on behalf of the public by Worthing Borough Council.

Church Hill, West Sussex Church Hill is an archaeological site, of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, in West Sussex. It is on the South Downs near the village of Findon and about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Worthing.

High Salvington Windmill Durrington or High Salvington Windmill is a Grade II listed post mill. The mill stands 320 feet (98 m) above sea level and is able to take advantage of incoming sea winds.

Cissbury Ring Cissbury Ring is an 84.2-hectare (208-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Worthing in West Sussex. It is the largest hill fort in Sussex, the second largest in England and one of the largest in Europe overall. Fortifications were built around the beginning of the Middle Iron-Age possibly around 250 BC.

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