Create your perfect West Sussex weekend

Creative Waves Art Gallery on Worthing Pier

With so many commitments throughout the year and busy lives day to day, when it comes to how you spend your free time, you want to be able to do the things you love.

Whether that’s trying a new activity, spending quality time with family or friends or escaping to a place that feels worlds away from the everyday, West Sussex makes the perfect destination for a refreshing getaway that focuses on your precious time.

This create your own itinerary has been designed to help you make the most of it, whilst giving you a snapshot of all the things you can see and do in West Sussex.

Will it be the relaxing trip, the hands-on trip or the outdoorsy trip? You decide!

Wake up to…

Choose somewhere to start your day with breakfast.

  • Soup and a roll on an outside table with views of the West Sussex coast.
  • The outside of the Cowdray Farm Shop and Cafe in Midhurst
  • From a hearty full English to a nourishing bowl of fresh yoghurt, fruit and homemade granola, food at the Farm Shop Café is lovingly prepared from scratch with the freshest local produce.
  • Stooks Café in Horsham menu and dining room
  • With delicious coffee and everything from pancakes to a full breakfast, Stooks Café is the perfect way to start your adventure!

Spend your morning…

How will you kick off this West Sussex adventure?

  • Colourful exhibitions and displays on Worthing Pier
  • Tackle two of Worthing’s must-visit attractions in one as you enjoy the colourful exhibitions and displays on Worthing Pier!
  • Take to the skies in a hot air balloon over Petworth
  • Take to the skies over Petworth, spotting tiny villages, roman landmarks and the vast Cowdray Estate parkland as you go.
  • No matter which season you visit, the scenery at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens has to be seen to be believed. It’s easy to spend hours wandering the beautiful woodland gardens and spotting the famous resident wallabies.
  • No matter which season you visit, the scenery at Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens has to be seen to be believed. It’s easy to spend hours wandering the beautiful woodland gardens and spotting the famous resident wallabies.

Enjoy an afternoon…

Where to next on this perfect weekend?

  • Colourful doors at the Each Beach Studios in Worthing
  • A trip to Worthing simply isn’t complete without meandering along the rainbow studios in the artist quarter. Here you’ll find everything from locally crafted art, jewellery and accessories to handmade gifts and bespoke furniture.
  • Group of people having at drinks after a Brewery tour
  • Beer enthusiasts can indulge their passion with a tour of independent brewers, Langham Brewery. You’ll spend a couple of hours learning how they produce delicious, innovative ales through modern and traditional crafting skills - with generous samples along the way!
  • Donkeys in a rural setting at East Clayton Farm Horsham
  • What better way to take in some wholesome woodland scenery than with a donkey friend by your side? Adults and children alike will love learning to walk and groom donkeys in a rural setting.

Sit down to…

Time to sample some of West Sussex’s finest produce.

  • The Woods's mouth-watering burgers, milkshakes and sides
  • Are you ready for a feast? Local favourite, The Woods, is known for mouth-watering burgers, milkshakes and sides. Prepare to fill your Instagram feed with food envy!
  • Front of The Spread Eagle hotel
  • With delectable dishes such as slow-cooked duck and apricot crème brulee on the menu and elegant, cosy surroundings, you’ll feel right at home dining and unwinding at The Spread Eagle.
  • The front of a traditional pub in West Sussex, The Black Jug in Horsham
  • Looking for a leisurely meal in a traditional pub setting? Complete with a log fire, look no further than The Black Jug.

Before turning in at…

Choose a place for a restful night’s sleep.

  • The outside of The Highdown in worthing with tables set up for drinks and dinner.
  • After a long day of exploring the local sights and filling up on food, get your head down in one of the luxuriously cosy rooms at The Highdown.
  • The front of Rose Cottage renovated cottage in a small hamlet called Lickfold
  • Rose Cottage is a beautifully renovated cottage in a small hamlet called Lickfold. With a large, open living space, cosy woodburning stove and private garden to enjoy, you might find you don’t want to venture out at all!
  • The front of Lancasters Cottage in Horsham
  • Check into one of the boutique suites at bed and breakfast, Lancasters Cottage, for a peaceful stay followed with a continental breakfast to round off your trip.

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