Need to know

Rooms

19.

Rates

£155–£374. There is a two night minimum stay over the weekend.

Check-out

11am.

Facilities

12 acres of grounds, including an 18-hole putting course, tennis court, croquet.

Children

Over-12s welcome.

Also

No smoking in dining room or bedrooms. Please note: the hotel requires a 50 per cent non-refundable deposit to guarantee bookings; if you cancel, or if you don't show up, and they can't resell the room they'll still charge the remaining 50 per cent.

In the know

Our favourite rooms

Try and stay in the main body of the castle. Amberley has a sumptuous bed, his ’n’ hers bathrooms and a window-seat looking over the courtyard. Pevensey is intimate and has its own private door leading to the castle battlements.

Packing tips

Camera, book of ghost stories, tennis racket.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant

Traditional British menu with contemporary influences. Breakfast is served between 7.30am and 10am.

Dress code

No denim, even at lunchtime; jacket or tie for dinner.

Top table

In the window alcove.

Last orders

Food: 9.30pm. Bar: normal licensing hours.

Room service

Until 9.30pm.

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Amberley Castle

Amberley, near Arundel, West Sussex