Attractions

• Cowdray Park Polo Club.
  Address: The Estate Office, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 0AQ.
  Telephone: 01730 813257
  Website: click here
  Description: The Cowdray Estate is situated within the newly established South Downs National Park and is officially recognised as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The home of British Polo is just a short drive from Lodsworth House East. Matches can be watched throughout the summer months. The British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup is the highlight of the polo season at Cowdray and an important feature of the British social calendar.
• Cowdray Park Golf Club
  Address: Cowdray Park Golf Club, Midhurst, South East, England, GU29 0BB
  Telephone: 01730 813599
  Website: click here
  Description: Set within the parkland at Cowdray, the golf course has stunning views of the South Downs and Cowdray ruins and is often described as one of the most beautiful courses in the south of England. It is an excellent 18 hole golf course measuring 6331 yards (par 70). Lessons are available for both children and adults at every level.
• Goodwood Horse Racing
  Address: Goodwood Racecourse, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0PS
  Telephone: 01243 755022
  Website: click here
  Description: The racecourse is positioned above the South Downs. Race meets are held throughout the year with the highlight of the racing calendar being Glorious Goodwood, the five day Qatar Goodwood Festival held during the first week of August. The course offers arguably the finest flat racing in the country.
• Goodwood Revival
  Address: Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0PH
  Telephone: 01243 775 537
  Website: click here
  Description: Historic motor racing event held every September where participants are encouraged to step back in time, dressed in vintage costume and enjoy this celebration of the golden age of motor sport. An excellent event for all ages and all levels of motoring enthusiasm.
• Goodwood Festival of Speed
  Address: Goodwood Motor Circuit, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0PH
  Telephone: 01243 775 537
  Website: click here
  Description: This annual event has been described as the ‘largest car culture event in the world’. It attracts a crowd of over 150,000, including all the biggest stars from the world of motor racing. Held in the grounds around Goodwood House, the annual hill-climb is a true celebration of the history of motorsport.
• Goodwood Aerodrome
  Address: Goodwood Aerodrome, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0PH
  Telephone: 01243 755066
  Website: click here
  Description: Both member and visiting pilots are able to use the facilities at the aerodrome. Goodwood also offers flight training and flying experiences. Both modern and historic aircraft can be watched from the Aero Club Café.
• Goodwoof
  Address: The Kennels, Kennel Hill, Goodwood, Chichester, PO18 0PN
  Telephone: 01243 755132
  Website: click here 
  Description: This unique annual world-class dog event held at The Kennels in May combines competitions for top canine athletes; wellness workshops; talks from key behavioural and veterinary experts; and Field & Trial demonstrations with piles of treats and play.
• Chichester Festival Theatre
  Address: Oaklands Park, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6AP
  Telephone: General Enquiries: 01243 784437 Box Office: 01243 781312
  Website: click here
  Description: Regarded as one of the finest theatres outside of London. Recent productions have included Bingo, starring Patrick Stewart; The Last Cigarette, starring Felicity Kendal and Pygmalion, starring Rupert Everret and Honeysuckle Weeks. Many productions are later transferred to the West End.

Restaurants

• The Kennels, Goodwood
  Address: Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0PN
  Telephone: 01243 755000
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  Description: The interior is modern, comfortable and sophisticated, reflecting Goodwood’s eclectic British style. Food and drink can be enjoyed either in the formal dining room or in the more relaxed ambience by the bar. The menu changes seasonally and many of the ingredients are sourced from the estate itself.
• The Spread Eagle
  Address: South Street, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9NH
  Telephone: 01730 81691
  Description: Midhurst would not be Midhurst without the Spread Eagle; it has been serving up traditional British food to visitors for over 500 years. The wood-paneled interior is warm and welcoming. Private dining is also available in the various banqueting rooms. Excellent for Sunday lunch.
• E. Street Bar & Grill
  Address: New Street, Petworth, GU28 0AS
  Telephone: 01798 345111
  Website: click here
  Description: Close by in the heart of Petworth, set in a restored 17^th Century heritage building, you will find this cracking Bar & Grill.

Other Attractions

• Cowdray Ruins Address: Car Park – North Street, Midhurst
  Phone: 01730 810781
  Website: click here
  Description: This magnificent Tudor house burnt down in 1793. It now acts as the backdrop to both Cowdray Park Polo 'Lawns' field and the Midhurst Cricket and Rugby Club. It is open to the public and offers tours as well as outdoor theatre and period re-enactments.
• Downland Museum, Singleton
  Address: Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester, PO18 0EU Phone: 01243 811363
  Website: click here
  Description: The leading museum of historic buildings in England, ideal for families and children, set in 40 acres of Sussex countryside with charming period gardens and woodland walks.
• Petworth House & Park
  Address: Petworth House, West Sussex GU28 0AE
  Phone: 01798 343929
  Website: click here
  Description: Immortalised in Turner’s paintings, Petworth House is set in 700 acres of deer park, landscaped by ‘Capability Brown’. A National Trust property open to the public all year round and containing paintings by Turner, Van Dyck, Reynolds and Blake. Wonderful for walks followed by food at the nearby Horse Guards Pub in Tillington or a walk around the antique shops and cafes of Petworth itself
• West Dean Estate
  Address: West Dean, Nr Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ
  Phone: 01243 811301
  Website: click here
  Description: West Dean College offers courses for the beginner to expert in a wide range of disciplines from sculpture and life drawing to photography and instrument making. West Dean Gardens boast a restored walled kitchen garden, spring garden, arboretum and beautiful parkland walk. Courses in horticulture are offered throughout the year.
• Parham House
  Address: Parham House & Gardens, Storrington, Nr Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 4HS
  Phone:01903 742021
  Website: click here
  Description: An Elizabethan mansion set in 800 acres, which has a timeless beauty and tranquillity. The grounds contain a stunning walled garden as well as 7 acres of park land for countryside walks.

Art

• Pallant House Gallery
  Address: 9 North Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1TJ
  Phone: 01243 774557
  Website: click here
  Description: The Pallant House gallery has one of the best collections of Modern British Art in the UK and presents a regularly changing programme of internationally important exhibitions. The recent Frieda Kahlo/Diego Rivera is one such example.

Pubs (walking distance or under 10 mins by car)

• The Hollist Arms, Lodsworth
  Address: In the village
  Phone: 01798 861 310
  Description: Just two minutes from the front door of LHE. The 'local' serves good English cuisine and as one would expect the bar plays an important role in the life of the village.
• The Half Way Bridge, Half Way Bridge
  Address: Halfway Bridge, Lodsworth, Petworth, West Sussex GU28 9BP
  Phone: 01798 861 281
  Website: click here
  Description: A 20 minute walk down the hill from LHE; perfect before Sunday lunch! The other ‘local’ offers an excellent bar and restaurant. The six rooms, including four suites, in their Sussex Barn were listed in the "Top 100 finest places to stay in England" by the Sunday Times.
• The Three Moles, Selham
  Address: Three Moles Inn, Selham, West Sussex, GU28 0PN
  Phone: 0871 951 1000
  Description: This unique gem is a particular favourite with gamekeepers, farmers, shooting parties and anyone else with rural interests. Some Churchillian debates have taken place in the bar only to be completely forgotten by sunrise. Twice winner of Best Pub in the Good Pub Guide during the late 1990’s and Sussex pub of the Year in 2002. Given these awards were achieved when the pub did not serve food (it does now) says it all.
• Horse Guards Pub, Tillington
  Address: Upperton Road, Tillington GU28 9AF, England
  Phone: 01798 342 332
  Website - click here
  Another great 'local' with an excellent kitchen. This 350-year-old inn has great character and offers a 'kooky' pub garden complete with sheep skins and blankets for long evening sessions.
• Duke of Cumberland, Henley
  Address – Duke of Cumberland Pub, Henley, Haslemere, GU27 3HQ
  Phone: 01428 652280
  Website - click here
  Description – A recent winner of the Good Food Guide Pub of the Year. This pub offers a fabulous setting, private dining rooms and amicable clientele. Fabulous garden set on a hillside with stunning views across to Blackdown. Dan, the boss, is fabulous too!
• Noah’s Ark, Lurgashall
  Address: The Noah’s Ark Inn, The Green, Lurgashall, West Sussex, GU28 9ET
  Phone: 01428 707346
  Website: click here
  Description – The village equivalent of the Pavilion End at Lord’s cricket ground. Set next to the beautiful village green this 16th Century Inn run by Amy offers fine traditional British food with a contemporary twist. A wonderful traditional bar with a large inglenook fireplace is a great venue to put the world to rights during winter evenings but nothing can beat the garden for watching village cricket in the summer.
• The Three Horseshoes, Lickfold
  Address: Highstead Lane, Lickfold,Petworth GU28 9EY
  Telephone: 01798 422070
  Website: click here
  Description: Two miles up the road in the quaint village of Lickfold, The Three Horseshoes provides a slice of fine country refinement with a twist of contemporary creative flair.

Pubs further afield

• The Mulberry (Chris Evans' Pub)
  Address: The Mulbery Inn, Petworth Road, Chiddingfold, Surrey GU8 4SS
  Phone: 01428 644 460
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  Description: Marco Pierre White recently commented "you will not find a better pub in all of England; all pubs should measure themselves against this place". I think some of the other local pubs on the list might challenge this statement, but no doubt it is a quality establishment - probably more restaurant that serves a pint, rather than a pub that does food. It also offers excellent rooms should you run out of space at LHE.
• Star and Garter
  Address: East Dean, nr Goodwood, West Sussex, PO18 0JG
  Website: click here
  Phone: 01243 811318
  Description: Set at the foot of the South Downs close to Goodwood racecourse, amongst a string of traditional Sussex flint villages and hamlets. This excellent pub offers particularly good fish dishes and is the perfect venue to meet up during a day out horse racing.
• Three Horse Shoes, Elsted
  Address: Three Horseshoes, Elsted, Sussex, GU29 0JY
  Phone: 01730 825746
  One of the best pub gardens anywhere, filled with beautiful flowers coupled with lovely views across to the South Downs. Fine food with ales tapped from the cask.
• The Stag, Balls Cross
  Address: Balls Cross, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 9JP
  Phone: 0871 951 1000
  Description: Perhaps more traditional than some of the other pubs on the list. Serving good quality English food, particularly game during the winter season, The Stag has held back from offering the gastro-pub experience thus providing another option to this fabulous stable of pubs and restaurants in the area.
• Welldiggers, Petworth
  Address: Low Heath, Petworth, Sussex, GU28 0HG
  Phone: 01798 342287
  Description: A true country pub, serving local real ales and locally-sourced British cuisine overlooking the South Downs.
• Black Horse, Byworth
  Address: Byworth, Petworth, GU28 9BY
  Phone: 01798 342424
  Description: This 16th century Georgian town house is another classic pub. On a cold winters day you can be sure of a warm welcome and a roaring fire and in the summer the beer garden is a fantastic place to enjoy a cold drink and the views across the West Sussex countryside.