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Downs Road, West Stoke, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 9BN
PO18 9BN
West Stoke House
- Style
- Boutique bed and breakfast
- Setting
- Glorious Goodwood
Grand elements such as the ballroom, and the dainty French furniture with warm, worldly, opulent touches, give this West Sussex boutique hotel a stately-home feel.
Need to know
- Rooms
- Eight.
- Rates
- £130–£215, including breakfast. A two-night minimum stay applies at weekends, to include a Saturday night.
- Check-out
- 11am, but flexible on request (subject to availability). Earliest check-in, 3pm.
- Facilities
- Five acres of gardens, croquet lawn, treehouse, free WiFi, DVD library. In rooms, digital radio, flatscreen TV, DVD/CD player, L’Occitane toiletries.
- Children
- Happily accommodated; cots, extra beds and baby monitors on hand. Double room Rosemary has an adjoining children’s room, Thyme, with bunk beds, its own TV and a games console.
- Hotel closed
- For one week over Christmas, from 22 December.
- Also
- An ever-changing selection of fine art by local and national artists is exhibited around the house. Weddings are frequently held here. Dogs very welcome.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The Gregory has a dramatic circular double bed. French Grey is really romantic, with its pink damask sofa and pretty view. Bridge is less honeymoony, but sexy, private and luxurious (when paired with adjoining room West Attic, it’s great for families). Jean’s Attic is cosy, with a bathroom in the eaves. All rooms are a good size, with lovely views.
- Packing tips
- Walking boots for the South Downs, seaside paraphernalia for West Wittering.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Formerly at the Lanesborough, chef Darren Brown provides rich Modern British and French cuisine in the airy, art-hung dining room. Open for lunch and dinner, Wednesdays–Saturdays. Three courses, £39.50; tasting menu, £49.50.
- Dress code
- You’ll find you’re in fairly smart company here, but country casuals will do nicely.
- Top table
- By the window, so you can gaze at the gardens.
- Last orders
- 11.30pm for drinks in the hall. Breakfast is served from 8am–10am every day; go for scrambled eggs and salmon, or a full English.
- Room service
- None; West Stoke House is more of a restaurant with rooms.
- Hotel bar
- Staff will bring you a glass of whatever you fancy to you in the hall.
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Local restaurants
The Royal Oak in East Lavant (+44 (0)1243 527434) is the place to go for first-class gastropub food in stylish, traditional surroundings; the menu is a most-wanted list of ham-hock terrine, calf’s liver and bacon with celeriac mash, and orange bread-and-butter pudding. The Star and Garter at East Dean (+44 (0)1243 811318) is a pared-down 18th-century inn specialising in seafood. The Hare & Hounds at Stoughton (+44 (0)2392 631433), is another gastro affair with a family feel, a great fireplace and home-made food. On Chichester’s North Street, The Dining Room at Purchases is a lovely restaurant set in a Georgian merchant’s house. It’s a good spot for lunch or dinner; in summer, get a table in the walled garden outside. There’s also a smartly designed wine and tapas bar, 31 North, if you fancy something a little more relaxed (+44 (0)1243 537352).
Local bars
The Horse & Groom in East Ashling (+44 (0)1243 575339) is a good, unpretentious country pub for a pint. The Fox Goes Free at Charlton (+44 (0)1243 811461) is great for a pub lunch among locals; there’s a garden, too.
Local cafes
Moby’s at East Wittering does decent fish 'n' chips.
Worth getting out of bed for
You’re perfectly situated to take advantage of Goodwood’s airfield, racecourse and motor-vehicle extravaganzas (www.goodwood.co.uk). A few minutes’ walk from West Stoke House, Kingley Vale is an ancient and witchily atmospheric yew forest – the UK’s best surviving example and destined for National Park status; follow the trail and you’ll be rewarded with sweeping views of the coast and county. Don’t go at night, though: according to local folklore, the yew trees come alive after dark…
West Dean Gardens (www.westdean.org.uk) is a beautiful private garden. The beach at West Wittering is your best seaside option nearby. Head for viewpoints at the Trundle and Halnaker Hill. Chichester Festival Theatre (www.cft.org.uk) puts on well-received productions.
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West Sussex, United Kingdom
- Number of people
- 50-120
- Licensed for weddings
- Yes
Wow factor
An imposing white Georgian mansion on the edge of the South Downs. Receptions can be held in a smart dining room, grand ballroom, or the large garden with views of the Downs.
Need to know
You must contact the registrar in Chichester (+44 (0)1483 782307) to set a date and time for a wedding ceremony. Guests must hire the entire hotel for both Friday and Saturday night for a Saturday wedding. Music must stop at 11.30pm, and the reception must end by midnight.
Inspiration
There's a dedicated events team here to ensure the wedding runs smoothly. Lunches are sit-down for up to 72 guests; evening receptions with platters of cheese and Continental dishes can be held for up to 120.
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West Sussex, United Kingdom
- Best for
- Babies and up – children of all ages welcomed.
Recommended rooms
The Rosemary room has a separate sitting area and is ideal for families. It interconnects with Thyme, a room just for for kids, with bunk beds, a TV and a games console. There's a £25 charge for children aged five or older staying in parents' rooms.
Activities
Children are welcome to run around West Stoke's large garden, where they'll find an old-fashioned treehouse (to explore under parental supervision).
Meals
Children are welcome in the restaurant at lunch, but it's fine dining for adults only at night. On request, the chef will prepare a high tea from 6pm.
Baby-listening
There's a baby-listening device that works through the internal telephone system.
No need to pack
There are high chairs in the restaurant.
Also
Every room has a TV and DVD player, and there are child-friendly DVDs to borrow.
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