This trail takes you between Petworth House, the town centre shops and the Petworth Cottage Museum, includes views across the Shimmings Valley and optional walking extensions to Petworth Park and Byworth Start from the Petworth House National Trust car park or join the trail from the town centre

County: West Sussex
Distance: 3 miles
Difficulty of walk: Easy
Estimated time to complete walk: 1
Terrain details: Mostly tarmac paths and pavements but an incline up from the bottom of the Town
Type of route: Circular
Starts: Petworth House(Grid reference: SU 975 215)
Ends: Petworth House(Grid reference: SU 975 215)
Amenities available on route: The Angel Inn Angel Street Petworth GU28 0BG 01798 342153 www.sussextaverns.co.uk The Audit Room (National Trust licensed restaurant) Church Lodge Petworth House Petworth GU28 0AE 01798 344975 Open during Petworth House opening hours and pre-Christmas(details 01798 342207). Bay Tree Bakery (bakery and coffee shop) Golden Square Petworth GU28 0AP 01798 342260 Black Horse (public house on the optional longer trail) Byworth Petworth GU28 0HL 01798 342424 Cates Delicatessen Golden Square Petworth 01798 343634 www.catesdelicatessen.com Lombards (café-restaurant) Lombard Street Petworth GU8 0AG 01798 344264 Saddlers (tea shop, restaurant and bar) Saddler’s Row Petworth 01798 342125 www.saddlers.biz The Star (public house) Market Square Petworth GU28 0AH 01798 342813 Stonemasons Inn (public house/accommodation) North Street Petworth GU28 9NL 01798 342510 www.thestonemasonsinn.co.uk Near the entrance to Petworth House National Trust car park. Tiffins of Petworth (tea shop) 1 Leppards, High Street Petworth GU28 0AU 01798 344560 www.tiffinsofpetworth.co.uk
How to get there: LOCAL TRANSPORT Traveline (for general public transport enquiries) 0870 608 2 608, www.traveline.org.uk BUSES: Compass Travel 01903 690025 www.compass-travel.co.uk Stagecoach in the South Downs 0845 121 0170 www.stagecoachbus.com TAXIS: Petworth Private Hire 01798 342691/mobile 07971 082333
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