Steyning is a beautifully preserved medieval wool town set directly beneath the South Downs escarpment, with Chanctonbury Ring — a hilltop clump of beech trees within an Iron Age hillfort, one of the most iconic landmarks on the entire South Downs — rising immediately to the south.

An exceptionally well-preserved medieval town with timber-framed buildings and a fine church, Steyning makes one of the best South Downs walking bases in West Sussex, with Chanctonbury Ring directly accessible on foot from the high street.