English Heritage sites near Sompting Parish
BRAMBER CASTLE
3 miles from Sompting Parish
The remains of a Norman castle on the banks of the River Adur, founded by William de Braose soon after the Norman Conquest.
BOXGROVE PRIORY
15 miles from Sompting Parish
The guest house and other remains of a Benedictine priory: much of the fine 12th to 14th century monastic church survives as the parish church.
WAVERLEY ABBEY
30 miles from Sompting Parish
Fragments of the church and monastic buildings of the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128.
PEVENSEY CASTLE
30 miles from Sompting Parish
With a history stretching back over 16 centuries, Pevensey Castle chronicles more graphically than any other fortress the story of Britain's south coast defences.
FARNHAM CASTLE KEEP
32 miles from Sompting Parish
The impressive motte and shell keep of Farnham Castle, Surrey, founded in 1138 by Bishop Henry of Blois. An enjoyable day out within travelling distance of London.
KING JAMES'S AND LANDPORT GATES, PORTSMOUTH
33 miles from Sompting Parish
Two ornamental gateways, once part of Portsmouth's defences. King James's Gate (of 1687) has been moved, but Landport Gate (1760), remains in it's original position.
Churches in Sompting Parish
St Mary the Blessed Virgin
Church Lane
Sompting
+44 1903 753653
https://www.chalkspringchurches.org/south-lancing-and-sompting
Since Saxon times there has been a Christian place of worship on the flanks of these South Downs.
St Mary's (Saxon) church was founded around A.D. 960 and is a world renowned for the unique Rheinish Helm (Rhineland Helmet) Spire. After the Norman Conquest, St Mary's church was extended along Saxon foundations; subsequently the Knights Templars (Crusaders) built two Chancels for their private use. Knights Hospitallers continued with the building programmes. Visual evidence of over 1100 years of church life are very evident in the form of carved Saxon and Norman stonework.
Today St Mary's (Saxon) church is the home of a lively and active Christian community. St Mary's provides the focus for Community events and worship, and is regularly visited by local school groups as part of their curriculum. Our church is a favoured marriage venue and is also very busy with parents bringing their children for Baptism.
The Church is open visitors all-year-round, from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.
St Peter the Apostle
Bowness Avenue
Sompting
Lancing
+44 1903 753653
https://chalkspringchurches.org/south-lancing-and-sompting
St Peter's church is in the parish of South Lancing and Sompting, which also includes the historic St Mary's church and St Michael and All Angels. The church building at St Peter's is a modern multipurpose structure without fixed seating, making it a versatile space that can house a wide range of activities and events.
Pubs in Sompting Parish
Balltree Inn
A large community pub, built in the mid 1930's for the Kemp Town Brewery. It later became a Gales house, before being sold. It has two separate bars. The left-side lounge bar contains two raised areas, one with dining tables at the front wi...
Gardener's Arms
A friendly 19th century free house located roadside in the original village main street. There is a 1962 BR passenger carriage built on to the side of the pub, which now houses toilets and storage space. Prints of old Sompting adorn the wal...
Joyful Whippet
A large redbrick, red-tiled pub, set back from the A27. This one bar pub was built in 1954 in a typical Charrington brewery style. It was renamed the Abbot of Sompting for a few years, but reverted back to its original name in 2010 followin...
Marquis
West Street, Sompting, BN15 0AP
(01903) 231102
themarquissompting.co.uk/