A seaside resort suituated by the south downs. If anyone doesn’t know where abouts Worthing is or haven’t really heard of it. Worthing is in West Sussex, about 10 miles west of Brighton and is about 60 miles away from London. The quickest route is usually the A27 too get here. For an alternative route, take the A259 coast road.

History of Worthing
Worthing is mentioned in the Doomsday book, when the population was just 22. The population now is approaching 100,000 the town is now the largest in West Sussex. There have been local discoveries such as Bronze Age tools, metal, coins and pottery from the Iron Age, Roman coins, tiles and pottery were also discovered in parts of the town. In 1807 Worthing had its first royal visit, Prince Regent who came to see his youthful daughter, Princess Charlotte. In 1890, the town received its Royal Charter and became the Borough of Worthing. Worthing is also known for the English bowls and Britain's has oldest croquet club.

The Pier
Is quite historic in its self, Opened in 1862, The pier stretches about 1000ft out to sea. After having a very bad storm. In 1914 the pier had to be re-built. The pier is mostly used by people strolling along and fishing. At night it is the venue for one of the town's nightclubs. The nightclub is at the end of the pier, It has in the last few years changed its name,formally known as Rutherfords, its now called Lush. It has two floors, the top floor is for over 25’s. Mostly plays Dance music, but that’s mainly Friday and Saturday nights. Always watch out for those people handing out free tickets in the nearby streets and pubs.

Cissbury Ring, A few miles north of Worthing near the village of Findon you'll find the largest of Sussex's famous hill forts. Was built around the time of 1500BC, the fort was built as an Iron Age refuge, at over 600ft above sea level the Cissbury Ring provides excellent views of countryside as far as Beachy Head to the east and Selsey Bill to the west
Chanctonbury Ring, On the northern edge of the Downs is another well known hill fort. Chanctonbury overlooks Washington and Steyning.
Highdown Hill was once a small hill fort. Nowsadays you can go there and it has a pub at the top of the hill, called Highdown, and there is a excellent play area for children which is called Kids Kingdom.

There is so much too do in Worthing, such as going to the cinema, amusement halls, nightclubs, playing golf at one of the three courses, museums, two theatres, grass bowling centre, Swimming.

For families with children like myself, you need things to entertain the kids, Amazon Adventure, based at Worthing Leisure Centre, Shaftesbury Avenue is a soft indoor play area, with slides, ball pools and assault course. This is in Durrington, Near the train station Durrington-by-sea.

Fun Junction, Stoke Abbott Road. Is a indoor adventure playground, has a large soft play area with slides, ball pools, and a assault course. This is more in the town centre, near the town hall on Chapel Road. A good thing about it is that it has separate play areas for different age groups. Also here there is a Quaser Lazer for the older kids to enjoy.

Worthing have a football team Worthing FC which is in Ryman League First Division. You can see them play at Woodside Road. Its also the home ground for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Hotels & B&B’s
You will find a number of hotels and B&B’s along the coast, all ranging in prices. But if travelling down on half terms, bank holidays remember to book well in advance to avoid the dissapointment. Its around this time of the year that Worthing has a lot of traffic on the road and endless traffic jams.

Famous people who were born or lived in Worthing.