[Illustration:  POND STREET, PETWORTH.]

THE SHOREHAM ROAD

The high road from Horsham skirts Dene Park, which is quite open and commands fine views of the town and the surrounding Weald.  To the right may be discerned the buildings of Christ’s Hospital and Southwater Station (38-1/2 m.).

Burrell Arms (41-1/2 m.).  A halt must be made to view the scanty remains of Knepp Castle, a one time stronghold of the de Braose family.  Close by is a beautiful lake, the largest sheet of water in the south of England.  The road now bears south-east.  To the right and close to the Adur is West Grinstead.  The church, partly Norman, should be seen.  Note the two naves.  The old oak seats bear the names of the farms to whose occupants they have from time immemorial belonged.  Behind the altar of the north nave is an aumbry, and in the roof above is a cover once used for suspending the canopy over the Host.  There are several interesting monuments including two altar tombs in the Burrell chantry with fine fifteenth century brasses.  Note the font, an old stone coffin, foliated lancets, fragments of old stained glass and some remains of ancient frescoes.  The rectory is a good specimen of Elizabethan building.  West Grinstead House, once the home of the Carylls, friends of Pope, “This verse to Caryl, Muse, is due,” Rape of the Lock.  The poem is said to have been written under the shade of “Pope’s Oak” in the park.

[Cowfold, 3 miles east, is chiefly remarkable for the Carthusian Monastery dedicated to St. Hugh.  Its spire is a landmark for many miles.  This has been the home of exiled French monks since 1877.  Visitors are very courteously shown over the greater part of the building, which is of much interest and contains several venerated relics brought from the monastery of the Grand Chartreuse.  The magnificent brass to Nelond, Prior of Lewes, in the parish church should also be seen.]

We now continue south-east and cross the railway to Shoreham.  The tall spire seen on the left is St. Hugh’s Monastery (above).  Partridge Green station (44-1/4 m.), Ashurst (46-1/4 m.), with an Early English church.  At the top of every rise we are rewarded with glorious views of the Downs crowned by Chanctonbury Ring.

Steyning (49-1/4 m.).

Bramber (50-1/4 m.).

New Shoreham (54-1/4 m.).

[Illustration:  STEYNING CHURCH.]

THE WORTHING ROAD

As above to the Burrell Arms.  The route runs south and then south-west to Dial Post (43-1/4 m.), and so with striking views ahead through Ashington (46-1/4 m.) to Washington (48-1/4 m.).

Findon (51 m.).

Broadwater (54-1/4 m.).

Worthing (55-1/2 m.).

THE ARUNDEL—­CHICHESTER ROAD

This route leaves the Horsham road nearly two miles south of the village of Kingsfold.