Apuldram Manor — Hotel in Chichester

It is difficult to fault this accommodation. Set in a traditional manor house within an historical estate there are only 2 bedrooms. Both are huge and comfortable meaning that even if it is raining you will have an enjoyable stay. One has a bath (up a flight of stairs coming off the bedroom) and the other a shower. Both have outstanding views over the countryside from large windows on both aspects. They are newly decorated to the standard of a 1st class hotel. The 2 guest rooms have exclusive use of the front half of the house. There is a large extension at the back where the owner lives but otherwise you feel you own the place - privacy is assured. There are some self catering chalets in the grounds but we hardly noticed them apart from the opportunity walk in the beautifully maintained gardens. The manor is close to Chichester but well away from any main roads so you are in the heart of the country with deer in adjacent fields. Indeed it is possible to walk into the centre of Chichester mainly along the Ship Canal in around 20 minutes. Parking is within a few yards of the front door and the owner greeted us on arrival. He was very helpful with directions for walking and you are likely to bump into him in the field tracks. Breakfasts are served at a large table and the quality of the cooked breakfast is exceptional. The manor is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty and there are loads of walks through woods, arable fields and also along the harbours and creeks. A high quality pub/restaurant is a 10 minute walk with other eateries just a short drive away. We have already booked...

We stayed for two nights in mid August mainly with the purpose of a couple of days on West Witterring beach. Our stay was simply outstanding from the minute we arrived to our departure . Fabulous room , spacious with some nice touches . Fridge large enough for us to stock up our picnic on our first day so as not to waste any time on our beach day. Wine glasses , ample tea and coffee , fresh milk , locally sourced water and would you believe - a torch ( which proved to be essential for our return walk across the fields from the nearby Crown and Anchor ) .||||The location was superb , with views across the countryside and beautiful riverside walks on our doorstep. This was a true old Manor farmhouse usually only experienced on Netflix period dramas .There was even a grass tennis court on the front lawn. A nice touch were the two steamer chairs placed on the lawn which we enjoyed with a glass of wine watching shooting stars and the Milky Way on our return from the local pub on both evenings.||||Breakfast was adequate in the large farmhouse dining room with a choice of a cooked or light breakfast or indeed both.||||Our room was spotlessly clean and the bed was extremely comfortable. We stayed on the two hottest days of the year and yet the room was cool and airy with the help of an efficient fan.||||We had a perfect break which made up for the disappointment of losing our usual overseas holidays due to Covid . 9.5/10 and will definitely return . Highly...

Our old college friends meet up every year, renting a cottage in different areas. This year we stayed in the Dairy Cottage at Quay Quarters and we were so glad we did. We had a lovely time. The cottage is set in a working farm with horses grazing just outside our windows. You can walk along the river and estuary directly from the cottage and there is an excellent pub ( the Crown and Anchor) a 10 minute walk away that is very warm and welcoming. The people who run the business were so kind and friendly and popped round to see we had all we needed - quite unnecessarily- as the cottage is brilliantly equipped with more than enough crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils for the 6 of us. It also has three fabulous bath/shower rooms and a downstairs loo. There is also a washing machine, tumble dryer, microwave, fridge freezer and oven and hob. So much better than some places we’ve stayed. It was clean, warm and comfortable. Great beds, comfy sofas …. I could go on for ages. My only suggestion is that, if you are allergic to feathers, take a pillow as the ones in our room made me sneeze dreadfully, although they were gloriously soft. Easy to access, downstairs bedroom for anyone with mobility issues and plenty of parking spaces. Highly...