Sussex Solos - Arundel & Beyond

Itinerary

Great Visits!

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• Hotel for 3 nights with breakfast & dinner
• Porterage 
• First night drinks reception (one beer, house wine or soft drink)
• Fun quiz with £20 holiday voucher prize
• Entrance to Weald & Downland Living Museum
• Entrance to Arundel Castle & Gardens
• Visits to Chichester & Worthing (or Arundel)

Sussex in Springtime - a joy to behold

.DAY 1 - After joining your holiday coach, travel south with an en-route stop for lunch.   Continue to the coast to check into 4* Avisford Park Hotel, located just outside Arundel, for the next 3 nights. DBB

A fun quiz will be distributed today which you may like to complete (either on your own or perhaps team up with a fellow traveller) for a chance to win a £20 Crusader Holidays voucher. Perhaps compare notes this evening when you meet for a pre-dinner drink 

DAY 2 - 3 At leisure in Sussex with two included excursions 

INCLUDED EXCURSIONS
Weald & Downland Living Museum & Chichester
This morning head off to the unique Weald & Downland living Museum, an open-air museum with a collection of over 50 rescued rural buildings spanning a period of 600 years in a picture-perfect setting - 40 acres of beautiful landscape in the South Downs National Park. The collection tells the untold stories of the people who lived and worked in rural South East England for over 1,000 years. You may recognise the museum as being the home of the BBC's 'The Repair Shop' series and it is a remarkable microcosm of South East English history. 

Continue the short distance to the lively Georgian town of Chichester, the county town of West Sussex, located at the foot of the South Downs and almost entirely encircled by its medieval walls. There will be time at leisure to explore the streets of elegant 18th century town houses as well as the magnificent cathedral and other points of interest include the Chichester City Cross. The award-winning Novium Museum, right in the heart of the city is well worth a visit (entry FOC). It is built over the remains of a Roman bathhouse and tells the story of Chichester District over the past 500,000 years.

Arundel Castle & Gardens & Worthing (or Arundel)
Set high on a hill in West Sussex, this great castle commands the landscape with magnificent views across the South Downs and the River Arun. Built at the end of the 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel, the castle has seen sieges, battles and even a visit from Queen Victoria. It was one of the first English country houses to be fitted with electric light, integral fire fighting equipment, service lifts and central heating. (There is a sloped entry to the castle and a very small Victorian lift to the first floor if needed). Explore the extensive grounds and perfectly-kept gardens – the Stumpery Garden is a unique, magical spot with a woodland garden feel. (NB gravel paths and some moderate slopes / steps) 

This afternoon the choice is yours - either stay on in picturesque Arundel to explore the town with its unique atmosphere of heritage and urban chic and discover the charming independent shops, beautiful well-preserved architecture and huge selection of tearooms and cafés OR board the coach for the short drive to wonderful Worthing, a classic seaside resort and a lively destination for shopping, eating and entertainment. Its wide, flat palm-lined seafront promenade is ideal for a stroll and the Art Deco architecture of the iconic Worthing Pier adds a touch of historic class. 

DAY 4 - After a leisurely breakfast, it's homeward bound with a stop en-route (time permitting) before heading to interchange and your home towns this evening. Back to top

Accommodation

Avisford Park Hotel near Arundel 4 Star

 This quintessential Georgian manor house is set in 89 acres of beautiful Sussex parkland between historic Chichester and Arundel.

4* Avisford Park was once a private boarding school, and in the Cedar Restaurant, the names of all the head boys are engraved on the wall panels.

There are 140 bedrooms at Avisford Park, with flat screen TV, hairdryer, tea/coffee tray & toiletries in all rooms.

There is a classic dining room, relaxed lounge plus terrace and bar.

Hotel guests have access to the leisure facilities which include a croquet lawn, 10-metre indoor heated pool, sauna and steam room. There is also an 18-holf golf course (charges apply).

No lift but plenty of ground floor rooms. Singles are doubles for sole use

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