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Cowdray was a Tudor nobelman’s grand mansion, built between 1520 and 1542, one of several created by influential memebers of Henri VIII’s court,.

The main construction of this mansion work took over 20 years and the Cowdray refelected personl influences, wealth and political power of its builders

Sir David Owen started Cowdray between 1520-30 after he had cleared the site of the earlier building. He only completed half the work, but it seems likely that the roughly square plan with the quadrangular court that was later finished was park of his design.

In 1533 the owner is the house at that time, Sir William Fitzwilliam was granted a special licence by Henri VIII to empark 600 acres of land in Eastbourne and Midhurst to be called and named the park of Cowdray forever.

A devastating fire in 1793 destroyed Cowdray. The remains now attracts photographers, artists and writers.

The romantic view has attracted lots of tourists and some short film makers.

The car park access is via A286. The carpark is free for 1 hour **** Please remember to place a free ticket with your car registration number. If you don’t place a ticket, you will get parking fine. This carpark is monitored with CCTV number plate recognition .

This is a beautiful place to visit if you are a nature lover. The river “Rother” adds the additional beauty to this attraction. Its recommended to wear waterproof shoes if you are walking around.

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