| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. housed on 12 garden acres, this grand 900-year-old castle hotel is a 16-minute walk from amberley museum & heritage centre, and 3. the hotel is home to peacocks and alpacas. 3 miles from parham house and gardens. the stylish rooms offer both contemporary decor and period details. some rooms have lounge areas and whirlpool baths, as well as 4-poster beds. there's afternoon tea. there's an elegant restaurant with a 12th-century barrel-vaulted ceiling (children age 8 and over are welcome). leisure facilities include tennis courts, an 18-hole putting green, a croquet lawn and a treehouse
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 21
Amberley Museum (15 min)
Narrow gauge railway, vintage vehicle demos, old buildings and exhibitions in a former chalk quarry. Swanbourne Lake (13 min) WWT Arundel (15 min)
Wetland nature walks and boat tours, plus rare bird spotting in a family-friendly, wildlife reserve. RSPB Pulborough Brooks (11 min)
Walks & night safaris around woodland home to abundant birds, including lapwings & nightingales. Goodwood House (24 min)
Ornate 17th-century stately home with a fine art collection that is open from March to October. Petworth House and Park (27 min)
Vast 17th-century mansion in a 700-acre deer park immortalised in the paintings of J.M.W. Turner. Arundel Castle (12 min)
Crenellated Norman keep, gatehouse and barbican, plus gardens, guided tours and jousting events. Weald & Downland Living Museum (26 min)
Restored farmsteads with animals and hands on activities, recreating rural life from 1300-1910. Fishers Farm Park (23 min)
Family attraction with horse and tractor rides, animal enclosures, adventure playground and cafes. South Downs National Park (30 min)
Opened in 2011, this 1,627-sq-km national park features chalk hills, wooded areas & more. Parham House & Gardens (10 min)
Historic manor house dating from the Elizabethan era, with rare art, gardens and 875-acre deer park. Butlin's Bognor Regis Resort (26 min) Harbour Park Amusements (24 min)
Family fun in a beachfront amusement park with traditional rides for kids aged 2 to 14, plus food. West Dean Gardens (28 min)
Horticultural attraction with an Edwardian pergola, Victorian glasshouses and walled kitchen garden. Chichester Cathedral (25 min)
Norman edifice with CofE services, a Marc Chagall window, free guided tours, a cafe and a gift shop. | 
