Hotels in the South Downs

Whether you’re spending your time walking in the South Downs National Park, dressing up for Glyndebourne or revving those engines at Goodwood, hospitality comes in all shapes and sizes in this picturesque part of Sussex. This elegant part of the world has gained a reputation for English wine in recent years, including the likes of Three Choirs and the award-winning Wiston Estate, while its hotels are also well known for serving exquisite food.
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Hotels in the South Downs

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Midhurst

An Edwardian country house in long-time family ownership is run as a spa hotel, restaurant and leisure destination with facilities for golf, tennis, bowls, croquet, swimming.
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More hotels in the South Downs

Hotels in the South Downs

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The Old Store

The Old Store

Chichester

Matt and Amy Marshall welcome new arrival with a drink and are happy to share their local knowledge and love of Sussex at this 18th-century bakery-turned-B&B with updated, bright and airy interiors.
  • child_friendly
  • walking
  • garden
  • value
  • bandb
  • wifi
  • exceptional_value
  • veganfriendly
  • good_value
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • cycling
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  • parking
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • seaside
  • babyfriendly
  • great_breakfast
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The Old Railway Station

The Old Railway Station

Petworth

One of Britain’s prettiest disused stations is today an excellent B&B, with bedrooms in the station building and restored Pullman coaches, cream teas served in the waiting room or on the platform, while breakfast is truly first class.
  • garden
  • value
  • bandb
  • wifi
  • parking
  • romantic
  • historic
  • walking
  • honeymoon
  • boutique
  • good_value
  • great_breakfast
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • electric_charging_point
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The Halfway Bridge

The Halfway Bridge

Petworth

At the heart of the South Downs national park, this village pub-with-rooms is the rural sister of the seaside Crab & Lobster (see Sidlesham). It is country but no bumpkin.
  • child_friendly
  • golf
  • walking
  • garden
  • wifi
  • parking
  • outdoor_dining
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  • great_breakfast
  • dog_friendly
  • good_value
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • wheelchair_accessible
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The Crown Inn

The Crown Inn

Chiddingfold

This black-and-white timbered medieval inn overlooking Chiddingfold’s village green is almost ridiculously picture perfect.
  • babyfriendly
  • child_friendly
  • historic
  • parking
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • wheelchair_accessible
  • wifi
  • pub_with_rooms
  • walking
  • golf
  • garden
  • outdoor_dining
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • veganfriendly
  • dog_friendly
  • boutique
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The Lamb at Angmering

The Lamb at Angmering

Littlehampton

Between the South Downs and the Sussex coast, the Newbon family’s revived village pub enfolds locals and visitors alike in its warmly welcoming atmosphere.
  • child_friendly
  • pub_with_rooms
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • wifi
  • outdoor_dining
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The White Hart

The White Hart

South Harting

Dog friendly, child-friendly, cosy and characterful, this historic village inn near the South Downs Way has bedrooms that blend quirky rusticity with modern comforts, a menu of pub classics and more modern dishes.
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  • walking
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  • vegetarian_friendly
  • good_value
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The Star

The Star

Alfriston

With ‘first-rate attention to detail’ and ‘efficient, helpful and delightful staff’, Olga and Alex Polizzi’s updating of a historic Tudor inn, in a medieval South Downs village, has undoubted star quality.
  • babyfriendly
  • bird_watching
  • boutique
  • child_friendly
  • conferencemeeting_friendly
  • cycling
  • dog_friendly
  • electric_charging_point
  • historic
  • outdoor_dining
  • pub_with_rooms
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • walking
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  • foodie
  • great_breakfast
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The Pig in the South Downs

The Pig in the South Downs

Arundel

‘The perfect restaurant-with-rooms for lovers of British bubbles’, this recent addition to Robin Hutson’s Pig litter is surrounded by some of Britain’s best wine-making country and offers ‘plenty of fizz with your food’.
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  • wheelchair_accessible
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The Flint Barns at Rathfinny Wine Estate

The Flint Barns at Rathfinny Wine Estate

‘It would be beautiful in summer,’ said our inspectors, whose tour of this vineyard, on the slopes of the South Downs, was marred by rain.
  • babyfriendly
  • dog_friendly
  • child_friendly
  • electric_charging_point
  • parking
  • rooms_with_a_view
  • veganfriendly
  • vegetarian_friendly
  • weddings
  • for_winelovers

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Where to stay in the South Downs

From the Itchen Valley of Hampshire in the west to Beachy Head, in the Eastbourne Downland Estate, East Sussex, in the east and amazing wildlife by The River Meon, the South Downs is home to spa hotels and Michelin Star favourites, romantic retreats and family-friendly getaways. It is a feast for the senses in all ways.

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Last updated: September 07, 2024