| theres also a posh 43-room spa featuring indoor and outdoor pools, along with a hot tub, steam rooms and a fitness centre. upscale, modern rooms come with free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs, dvd players, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. breakfast and parking are complimentary. there's an upmarket british restaurant. some upgraded rooms add private patios or balconies, while suites feature sitting/dining areas, extra bathrooms, minifridges and views of the grounds. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. it's 10 miles from the cowdray park polo club. this refined lakeside spa resort is 8 miles from both the petersfield museum and the flora twort gallery
Heathrow Airport 52 min
Farnham Castle (31 min)
Former home of bishops & royalty, with a stately castle & medieval keep ruins, popular for events. Birdworld (24 min)
Daily events including penguin feeding and animal encounters plus a safari train in a 26-acre park. National Trust - Woolbeding Gardens (19 min) Butser Hill (30 min)
271-m high chalk hill on a national nature reserve, with many butterfly species & vascular flora. Cowdray House (26 min)
Ruins and history Petworth House and Park (35 min)
Vast 17th-century mansion in a 700-acre deer park immortalised in the paintings of J.M.W. Turner. The Sculpture Park (18 min)
Up to 600 sculptures in an arboretum and wildlife water garden setting with meandering footpaths. Gilbert White & The Oates Collections (19 min)
Former residence & garden of an 18th-century naturalist, now a museum of renowned British explorers. Hindhead Commons and the Devil's Punch Bowl (14 min)
National Trust's daytime restaurant at renowned beauty spot, showcasing local ingredients. Waverley Abbey (30 min)
Remains of vaults, columns & walls of an 1128 Cistercian abbey also used as a movie set. Chawton House (29 min)
Elizabethan manor & gardens once owned by Jane Austen’s brother, with exhibits on women’s writing. Alice Holt Forest (24 min)
Many Royal Navy ships were built with wood from this forest with cycle hire facilities & a cafe. West Dean Gardens (33 min)
Horticultural attraction with an Edwardian pergola, Victorian glasshouses and walled kitchen garden. Frensham Great Pond (21 min)
Compact lake popular for sailing, fishing & warm-weather swimming, with a beach & a cafe. National Trust - Uppark House and Garden (24 min)
National Trust 18th-century mansion with elegant rooms, furniture, art, and servants' quarters. | 
