Location
GETTING THERE & AWAY
By Car
Although there is no designated parking on site, we are located at the entrance of a no through road with free parking on either side. Probably there's enough space for 30 cars however on sunny days it pays to get down early.
NB. Sat Nav may try to take you to the garden centre opposite but just ignore that and follow signs to The White Hart pub / Stopham Bridge. You’ll see the Pulborough Paddles sign as soon as you turn off the main road.
By Bus
The Number 1 bus from Worthing to Midhurst runs about every hour in both directions. Stopham Bridge is the closet stop to us (2 mins walk) and can be found just outside the Pulborough garden centre.
By train.
There are two direct trains every hour from London Victoria to Pulborough via Horsham, they take about an hour and 15 mins and it's only a short walk (2.3 km) from the station via the beautiful West Sussex countryside.
Address
Pulborough Paddles, Stopham Road, Pulborough, RH20 1DS
Plus Code: XF38+XG5 Pulborough
Pulborough
Pulborough is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England, with some 5,000 inhabitants. It is located 42 miles (68 km) south west of London.
The village is near the confluence of the River Arun and the River Rother, on the Stane Street Roman road from London to Chichester. It looks southwards over the broad flood plain of the tidal Arun to a backdrop of the South Downs.
Historically, Pulborough was a fording place over the River Arun used by the Romans, one day's march from Chichester on the London road. The Saxons latterly bridged the River Arun here and at nearby Stopham
Each year, Pulborough hosts the 12-hour lawn mower race which runs continuously for 12 hours. It is also home to the South Downs Light Railway with its steam and diesel trains running regularly throughout the year
Stopham Bridge
Stopham Bridge is a beautiful Grade I listed building designated an Ancient Monument. It's believed to have been built c.1422-3 though one span was destroyed during the English Civil War and replaced by a drawbridge. In 1822 the bridge's central arch was modified again and bears this date. More recently it was badly damaged by Army lorries during the Second World War and has been repaired since.
Although not nearly as pretty a new reinforced concrete bridge, located 100 feet North of the old bridge was built in 1986 to alleviate the large queues of traffic and preserve the old bridge for many years to come. Stopham Bridge marks the boundary between the Middle & Upper stretches of the river Arun.
South Downs
It was in the Sussex village of Felpham that William Blake wrote the lines to Jerusalem that celebrate ‘England’s pleasant pastures’ and ‘mountains green’.
Today, the South Downs National Park continues to inspire writers, poets, artists and creatives of all kinds.
As one of ‘Britain’s Breathing Spaces’, the South Downs welcomes thousands of visitors every year who hike, cycle, run, picnic and relax amongst the rolling green pastures, ancient woodlands, river valleys and dramatic coastline of the National Park.
Come, visit, stay and enjoy the tranquil beauty of the South Downs National Park.