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The Oscar Wilde connection (he wrote The Importance of Being Earnest in Worthing, naming the central character after the town), the pier, the beach, the Worthing Museum, and a Sussex seaside town of literary heritage and improving independent culture
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Oscar Wilde wrote The Importance of Being Earnest while staying in Worthing in 1894 — he named the main character Ernest Worthing in tribute to the town. The pier is one of the South Coast's finest. The town has a growing independent food scene and arts culture.
The Worthing Museum is free and excellent. The pier for the classic seaside experience. The town centre for improving independent food. The West Beach and Goring-by-Sea for the best beach stretches.
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The Oscar Wilde connection (he wrote The Importance of Being Earnest in Worthing, naming the central character after the town), the pier, the beach, the Worthing Museum, and a Sussex seaside town of literary heritage and improving independent culture Roam surfaces the hidden gems that make Worthing worth exploring.
Worthing has an excellent and growing independent food scene. The town centre has outstanding cafes and restaurants. Local West Sussex produce throughout. Download Roam free to discover Worthing's food scene.
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The arts scene and independent food culture drive a growing economy. Worthing has one of the South Coast's fastest improving independent food scenes. List your Worthing business on Roam to reach local customers in West Sussex.
Roam covers all of Worthing including Goring-by-Sea, Ferring, Lancing, Findon, West Tarring. The Worthing Museum is free and excellent. The pier for the classic seaside experience. The town centre for improving independent food. The West Beach and Goring-by-Sea for the best beach stretches.
