Easy-to-moderate walking with some ascents / descents, and occasional longer days.
The season for this holiday is:
01 June 2021 - 31 October 2021
01 March 2022 - 31 October 2022
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| mm | 65 | 48 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 70 | 65 | 67 |
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6 nights: 01 June 2021 - 31 October 2021 & 01 March 2022 - 31 October 2022
Start Saturday-Wednesday | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun - 31 Aug 2021 # | £695 | £525 |
| 1 - 30 Sep 2021 | £660 | £480 |
| 1 - 25 Oct 2021 | £595 | £425 |
| 1 - 31 Mar 2022 | £595 | £425 |
| 1 - 30 Apr 2022 # | £625 | £450 |
| 1 - 31 May 2022 # | £695 | £500 |
| 1 Jun - 31 Aug 2022 # | £730 | £555 |
| 1 - 30 Sep 2022 | £695 | £500 |
| 1 - 25 Oct 2022 | £625 | £450 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£35 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £35 |
Included travel: transfer Bosham-Chilgrove to collect car OR from/to Chichester railway station
Please note: dogs are not permitted on Inntravel holidays
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| White Horse Inn, Chilgrove | ||
|---|---|---|
| 'Feature': 01 Jun - 31 Oct 2021 | £8 | |
| 'Feature': 01 Mar - 31 Oct 2022 | £10 |
| Royal Oak Inn, East Lavant | ||
|---|---|---|
| 'Feature': 01 Jun - 31 Oct 2021 | £8 | |
| 'Feature': 01 Mar - 31 Oct 2022 | £10 |
| The Millstream Hotel & Restaurant, Bosham | ||
|---|---|---|
| 'Premium': 01 Jun - 31 Oct 2021 | £8 | |
| 'Premium': 01 Mar - 31 Oct 2022 | £10 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Royal Oak Inn, East Lavant (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun - 31 Aug 2021 # | £72 | £144 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2021 | £65 | £130 |
| 01 Mar - 31 Mar 2022 | £58 | £116 |
| 01 Apr - 31 May 2022 # | £70 | £140 |
| 01 Jun - 31 Aug 2022 # | £76 | £152 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £70 | £140 |
| The Millstream Hotel & Restaurant, Bosham (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun - 30 Sep 2021 | £86 | £172 |
| 01 Oct - 31 Oct 2021 | £68 | £136 |
| 01 Mar - 30 Apr 2022 | £72 | £144 |
| 01 May - 30 Sep 2022 | £90 | £180 |
| 01 Oct - 31 Oct 2022 | £72 | £144 |
Connecting travel options - via Chichester railway station
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest train arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi Chichester station to hotel (0h20) | included | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest train departure time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi hotel to Chichester station (0h20) | included | flexible |
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Our personal highlights were the ancient yew forest, West Dean gardens and seeing bee orchids as well as all the other orchids which were every where. The food at Millstream was 5 star.
Highlights: long views, orchids, a glass of Tokay at The White Horse, the yews, the smells, sights and sounds of estuary life.
We suggest the Open Air Museum merits three hours on a separate day.
Yet another excellent Inntravel holiday. The hotels were all up to Inntravel's usual high standards, the food was excellent and the walks really interesting and varied.
Highlights include the copper beech avenue near Telegraph House, the views from Beacon Hill & St Roche's Hill (excellent mobile phone reception here too, unlike in the hotels) as well as the Devil's Jumps on Day 1, which weren't rated very highly in the notes, but which provided comfortable seating for our picnic.
The Devil's Humps on the following day's walk were also impressive, but what really amazed us were the yew groves in Kingley Vale. Wow! Unlike anywhere we've been before - scarily magical. Since The Royal Oak at Lavant was closed the day we arrived, we had booked dinner at The Earl of March and weren't disappointed. Lovely food, excellent service and an easy walk from The Royal Oak.
The pre-booked visit to West Dean Gardens was well worth the break and still left plenty of time to continue the walk up to St Roche's Hill & The Trundle, watching kites and skylarks soaring above us. Wild flowers everywhere, including lots of foxgloves and orchids, and sweeping views with no sign of habitation at all - apart from Goodwood race course, and the vintage planes from the airfield.
The walk to Bosham was different again. No more hills! Since we'd already been to Fishbourne Palace on the way to Chilgrove, we walked into Chichester to see the city walls and cathedral and to sit in the Bishop's Palace Garden for a picnic lunch before heading off through the reed beds to The Millstream - yet another excellent hotel with spacious rooms, pretty gardens, attentive, professional staff and really good food. The final day's walk to Chidham Peninsula included a welcome break in the beer garden at The Old House at Home in Chidham. Back in Bosham it was worth walking down to the end of the street to see the waves lapping, covering the road, and to puzzle over the 'No Vehicular Access except for Access' notice.
Our personal highlights were the ancient yew forest, West Dean gardens and seeing bee orchids as well as all the other orchids which were every where. The food at Millstream was 5 star.
Highlights: long views, orchids, a glass of Tokay at The White Horse, the yews, the smells, sights and sounds of estuary life.
We suggest the Open Air Museum merits three hours on a separate day.
Yet another excellent Inntravel holiday. The hotels were all up to Inntravel's usual high standards, the food was excellent and the walks really interesting and varied.
Highlights include the copper beech avenue near Telegraph House, the views from Beacon Hill & St Roche's Hill (excellent mobile phone reception here too, unlike in the hotels) as well as the Devil's Jumps on Day 1, which weren't rated very highly in the notes, but which provided comfortable seating for our picnic.
The Devil's Humps on the following day's walk were also impressive, but what really amazed us were the yew groves in Kingley Vale. Wow! Unlike anywhere we've been before - scarily magical. Since The Royal Oak at Lavant was closed the day we arrived, we had booked dinner at The Earl of March and weren't disappointed. Lovely food, excellent service and an easy walk from The Royal Oak.
The pre-booked visit to West Dean Gardens was well worth the break and still left plenty of time to continue the walk up to St Roche's Hill & The Trundle, watching kites and skylarks soaring above us. Wild flowers everywhere, including lots of foxgloves and orchids, and sweeping views with no sign of habitation at all - apart from Goodwood race course, and the vintage planes from the airfield.
The walk to Bosham was different again. No more hills! Since we'd already been to Fishbourne Palace on the way to Chilgrove, we walked into Chichester to see the city walls and cathedral and to sit in the Bishop's Palace Garden for a picnic lunch before heading off through the reed beds to The Millstream - yet another excellent hotel with spacious rooms, pretty gardens, attentive, professional staff and really good food. The final day's walk to Chidham Peninsula included a welcome break in the beer garden at The Old House at Home in Chidham. Back in Bosham it was worth walking down to the end of the street to see the waves lapping, covering the road, and to puzzle over the 'No Vehicular Access except for Access' notice.
There's great variety in the setting of these lovely walks, from rolling hills to woodland, salt marshes and beaches. It's generally quiet. The other walkers we met were universally friendly - never had so many Good Mornings. The option to visit West Dean Gardens was welcome, we really enjoyed that. There was a lack of benches so if it's wet stopping for lunch might be an issue. Great for flora and fauna.
All the walks were fine but the Chilgrove to East Lavant via Kingley Vale was perhaps the highlight - the yews were extraordinary, the scenery was nicely varied and attractive and the bird life was most interesting. The view from Beacon Hill was stunning. During lunch by the Fishbourne pond, waiting for the tide to recede, we were entertained by swans, ducks, moorhens and coots, all with young, and the subsequent walk to Bosham was interesting. Bosham proved an attractive place to stay and explore.
Although none of these walks were difficult, it is highly recommended to wear boots as you never know how the weather will pan out as we found out during this previous week. Where's time allows a visit to Chichester Cathedral is well worth a visit.
Really enjoyed the trip. Scenery and walking excellent. Pleased with the first two hotels but a little disappointed with The Millstream. Bathroom a bit tired and dining experience too formal although food good.
HIGHLIGHTS:
1. The first highlight was the walk from the White Horse at Chilgrove, on our walk up to Beacon Hill was a section of the path which (out-Halnakered) Halnaker.
2. We had brilliant weather so sitting outside the White Horse for dinner was very special.
3. A visit to West Dean gardens and the walk up to the Trundle and its panoramic views.
4. Revisiting Bosham was the icing on the cake of these lovely walks. The meal at the Millstream was delicious.
A very well organised holiday especially in the current pandemic circumstances, the perfect way to get away.
Everything felt very safe with all accommodation adhering to best practices.
A recommendation for picnic lunches - and we appreciated the individual choice at The White Horse in Chilgrove - water now comes in glass bottles, which of course is preferable in most contexts. Walkers should be advised in advance to provide their own (lighter) containers.
Highlights: Petworth, the Royal Oak at Hooksway (from Chilgrove) is worth a visit, view from Beacon Hill, Kingley Vale and the earlier part of that day.
Excellent introduction to walking holidays. Our 9 and 12 year old kids managed the daily dose of walk just fine. The notes are excellent, almost never used the maps. The accommodations are great with very good food options. The walk provides splendid vistas and is overall very pleasant and enjoyable. The packed picnics are very good as usually there were no pubs or food options along the way.
This was a glorious holiday on some of the hottest days of the year. We were delighted at the surprisingly quiet and unspoilt countryside. On our first day we completed the entire walk without encountering another soul, apart from in Petworth itself. We loved following the twisting white ribbon, the South Downs Way, with its wild flowers, clouds of butterflies and skylarks soaring above. The Weald and Downland Museum kept us fascinated for 4 and a half hours. Many encounters will stay in the memory: the guide at Petworth House who gave us an insight into the history behind some of the paintings; the German family with whom we had a mutually enlightening discussion on Brexit and the locals in the Black Horse at Byworth who during a long and happy evening filled us in on ‘Testicle Ted’, the notorious former landlord of the Welldiggers.
A really excellent holiday, which took us to a part of the country we didn't know and provided an enjoyable and interesting introduction. Thank you
Despite some inclement weather we enjoyed our visit to the South Downs National Park. On our last day we visited the Weald and Downland living museum, well worth a visit in its own right but made more special by turning out to be the location of BBCs Repair Shop and they were filming the day we were there!
Lovely area, interesting routes. The yew trees at Kingley Vale were truely impressive! Don’t miss West Dean Gardens as they are beautiful.
Chichester is well worth a visit and the Pallant House art gallery is excellent. The scenery of the South Downs is very varied and the ancient yew wood at Kingley Vale was a highlight. The Hare and Hounds pub at Stoughton provides a very good lunch stop on the optional circular walk from Chilgrove