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Worthing
Town and borough in West Sussex, England

Worthing

Worthing is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, 11 miles (18 km) west of Brighton, and 18 miles (29 km) east of Chichester.

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With a population of 113,094 and an area of 12.5 square miles (32.4 km2), the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Hove built-up area, the 15th most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Northern parts of the borough, including the Worthing Downland Estate, form part of the South Downs National Park. In 2019, the Art Deco Worthing Pier was dubbed the best in Britain.

Get in

Getting to Worthing

Worthing is around 100 km (60 miles) south of London and 18 km (11 miles) or so along the coast from Brighton. Trains to Worthing run from Victoria and London Bridge stations in London, taking about 75 minutes, while Gatwick Airport is about 45 minutes away. There are also trains which run along the coast to Brighton (around 20 minutes). To the west lie Chichester (around 30 minutes) and Portsmouth (an hour).

See

Worth seeing

East Beach Studios (on the town's seafront).

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    Worthing Pier
  2. 02
    Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
  3. 03
    High Salvington Mill

    It's usually running two Sundays a month in summer.

Do

Things to do

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    Dome Cinema

    See a film at one of England's most atmospheric early cinemas.

Eat

Where to eat

Many different international cuisines are offered in Worthing, and most offer excellent food at a reasonable price. There main area for eating out in Worthing is in and around the pedestrianised Warwick Street. There are also an increasing number of restaurants around the West End of the town centre, about 1km west of South Street, around the west end of Montague Street and Rowlands Road.

How locals move

Getting around Worthing the local way

  • Get aroundOn-road and off-road cycle routes to, from and across the town have been improved.

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