Worthing
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Worthing is the largest town in West Sussex, just 12 miles or so along the coast from Brighton.
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Understand
Although a seaside town with a pier, a prom and pleasant seaside parks, it is not as popular with tourists as it once was, although it still gets a fair number of day trippers during the summer. It is famous for being used as the location for the movie Wish you were here and for its connections with Oscar Wilde (who stayed here at the height of the town`s fashionability in the 1890s and named the central character of The Importance of Being Earnest after the town).
Today Worthing has a windsurfing centre at the western end of the promenade and is a good place to stay for visitors wishing to explore the South Downs which are just north of the town.
Visitors should be warned that the town centre can get fairly rowdy on Friday and Saturday nights.
Get in
The main railway station is located just northwest of the town centre.
Get around
See
- Visit the reproduction of the Sistine Chapel ceiling located in Goring Catholic Church 4 miles to the west of the town, near Goring Station.
- Highdown hill, north of Goring, provides scenic views of the town and also has historic gardens open to the public.
Do
- Visitors to Worthing should not miss the opportunity to stroll along the prom
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Eat
Drink
Sleep
Central Worthing has a number of hotels and bed and breakfast establishments.
Get out
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