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Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £300 to £599
Self catering accommodation in Balcombe sleeps 2.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Games Room • Easy Walking • Sleeps 2
Accommodation overview: These beautifully presented single-storey holiday cottages stand elegantly in a courtyard of similar properties, within the grounds of the spectacular residence, Brantridge Park. From the moment the car passes through the gates winding through the lush meadows of bluebells and daffodils, guests feel as though they have stepped into a piece of British history. The main house, which all guests are welcome to visit, dates back to 1750, and for many years was the home of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, and was a favourite with many of the royal family. The splendid 5-acre landscaped gardens are a particular feature of the location - designed by Princess Alice, there are many hidden trails and paths leading to the 90 acres of woods and parkland. There is a small gym, reception area with tourist information, plentiful books and DVDs to borrow, games room with table football, table tennis, and a separate snooker room, as well as croquet, tennis, bowls and putting, making it the ideal retreat for couples or families. Found halfway between the village of Handcross and Balcombe, the properties are conveniently placed just 45 minutes from both Brighton and London, and about 20 minutes from Gatwick. Discover many NT homes and gardens, such as Leonardslee and Wakehurst Place, also discover The Bluebell Steam Railway and racing at Lingfield or Hichstead. Also explore vineyards, golf, abbeys and castles, all within easy reach. Shop and pub 1½ miles.
  
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Keyhaven sleeps 4.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Easy Walking • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: In the New Forest National Park, ¼ mile from the sea, this attractively converted wing of a large 1780 Grade II listed Georgian country house lies in its own formal gardens. A 5-minute walk through a wild flower meadow (Dexter cows in winter) leads to a 17th-century smugglers’ inn serving good food. Beyond the inn lies Keyhaven Estuary with sailing clubs and public launching quay. Milford-on-Sea, 1 mile, for shops (inc fishmonger) and beach. Walking/off road cycling in the New Forest, along the sea wall or traffic-free Ancient Highway to the old Georgian town of Lymington (Saturday morning street market). Local bike hire, horse riding and golf. Sea fishing, ferries to the Isle of Wight and bird watching in Keyhaven Nature Reserve. Hurst Castle, Beaulieu National Motor Museum, Portsmouth and Bournemouth are easily accessible. Shops 1 mile. Living/dining room with vaulted ceiling. Well-equipped kitchen. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. First floor: Galleried double bedroom (5ft bed) with low sloping ceiling.
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Sleeps 4
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Merston sleeps 4.
Features include: • Pub nearby • Easy Walking • Sleeps 4
Accommodation overview: This spacious holiday property, attached to the owner’s home, is a comfortable well equipped retreat. It is very tastefully and stylishly presented, thoughtfully co-ordinated with a lovely open outlook and views across fields. Bognor Regis with family seaside entertainment, 10 minutes’ drive; Bracklesham Bay, East and West Wittering about 15 minutes’. Chichester has stunning cathedral, festival theatre, golf course, boat trips and leisure facilities. Excellent walking on the nearby South Downs and Pagham Nature Reserve. Visit historic Arundel Castle, picturesque Bosham, and Portsmouth with Spinnaker Tower and nautical heritage such as HMS Victory. For days out, either Brighton to the east or the New Forest to the west. Shop and pub 1 mile. Spacious living room. Dining room. Kitchen with breakfast area, French doors. Double bedroom with French doors, en-suite bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. First floor: Twin bedroom with en-suite toilet.
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Sleeps 6
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Selsey sleeps 6.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Detached • Easy Walking • Sleeps 6
Accommodation overview: Offering a wealth of comfort, charm and character, this delightful, detached, thatched Grade II listed cottage has been lovingly refurbished and tastefully furnished throughout. Dating back to 1600, Hollyhocks combines modern conveniences with period features such as inglenooks, leaded light windows, low doorways, tiled floor and beams, and has a pretty enclosed cottage garden. Located along the main road, it is convenient for all local amenities (2 minutes’ walk), and only a 10-minute walk from the local golf course, Pagham Nature Reserve and the popular beach. Historic Chichester, Goodwood, Fontwell, Arundel, The Witterings, Bosham and Brighton are all within easy driving distance. Shop 200 yards. Pub 500 yards. Living room. Dining room. Well-equipped kitchen. Family room. Double bedroom with 6ft bed. Bathroom with shower attachment and toilet. Shower room with toilet. First floor: Double bedroom with four-poster bed. Twin bedroom.
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Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £900 to £1299
Self catering accommodation in Vines Cross sleeps 8.
Features include: • Pool • Open Fire or Woodburner Stove • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Pub nearby • Easy Walking • Sleeps 8
Accommodation overview: In a rural location approached by a private drive, this secluded, detached holiday home has been refurbished to a high standard, retaining original features. Set within the owners’ 90-acre working farm, it has a large garden, outdoor swimming pool and children’s play area. Excellent for walking and touring. Easy access to Beachy Head and Tunbridge Wells. Coast 12 miles. Cuckoo Trail cycle/footpath 1 mile. Shops 1½ miles, pub 1 mile. Spacious living room with open fire and door to garden. Beamed dining room with conservatory and door to patio. Well-equipped, Shaker-style kitchen. Utility room. Two single bedrooms, one with en-suite bathroom (two steps down) with toilet. Cloakroom with toilet. Steep stairs to first floor: Double bedroom (5ft bed) with en-suite shower room and toilet. Separate stairs to first floor: Two double bedrooms, one with 5ft bed. Shower room with toilet.
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Sleeps 8
Weekly price range £900 to £1299
Self catering accommodation in Selborne sleeps 8.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pets allowed • Easy Walking • Sleeps 8
Accommodation overview: In an AONB within the grounds of the owner’s organic dairy farm, this carefully converted Grade II listed barn, one of a pair, enjoys wonderful views over a lake and has excellent scenic walks including The Hangers Way. The grounds are SSSI protected and it is an English Heritage Site. Beams and oak floors further enhance this holiday home. Visit Gilbert White Museum and Jane Austen’s house. Within easy reach are Winchester, Portsmouth, Chichester, New Forest, Goodwood, Isle of Wight, Wisley, South Downs, beaches, steam collection and Marwell Zoo. Shop and pubs 1¼ miles. Living/dining room (seats 8) with wood-burning stove and French doors to balcony. Well-equipped kitchen. Double bedroom with 5ft bed. Double bedroom with en-suite bathroom and toilet. Single bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. First floor: Double bedroom with low, sloping ceiling. Twin bedroom with low, sloping ceiling. Shower room with toilet.
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Sleeps 20
Weekly price range £1300 to £
Self catering accommodation in Shanklin sleeps 20.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Easy Walking • Sleeps 20
Accommodation overview: Offering spectacular sea views over Sandown Bay towards Culver Cliff, this magnificent villa was built in 1929, as a gentlemen’s residence. Noted local architect, Ernest Smith, was commissioned to take full advantage of the cliff-top location and exceptionally sunny climate to produce one of the Isle of Wight’s premium properties. He designed a grand detached house with decadently proportioned rooms; all main living and bedrooms have large windows topped by stained glass detail, framing the vistas. Art Deco influences include an upstairs sun room with huge sliding picture windows to enjoy the breathtaking sunrises and scenery by day and bay illuminations by night. Huge stained glass windows bring out the oak-panelled hallway, magnificent staircase and galleried landing. Built for entertaining, the house has an impressive triple aspect drawing room and large oak-panelled dining-room with doors into the sun room and garden for al-fresco dining. The architecture, proportions and landscaped gardens with palms over the sea are reminiscent of an elegant Mediterranean villa.
Cliff-top walks begin from the garden gate; the tarmac cliff path enables people of all ages and abilities to take a stroll, five minutes to the sandy beaches. The cliff forms a backdrop to a long sandy Blue Flag award-winning beach that extends from Sandown to Shanklin. Swimming and watersports are supported by lifeguards in summer. For those who can tear themselves away from the beach, the area around Sandown Bay is renowned for its fossils, and ¼ mile away from the house lays Shanklin with its charming, historic village, thatched cottages, tea rooms, small shops, seafront train service and lift to the cliff path. For the more energetic, there are longer walks from home, through chimes and parkland landslips, to Ventnor, for a well-deserved hearty meal at a renowned inn. There are over 500 miles of footpaths and cycle tracks on the island, half of which is designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The island offers opportunities to explore geological sites, such as the Needles a short drive away, or Smuggler’s Cove closer to home. Shanklin Chine and Ventnor Botanical Gardens are within easy reach and provide a good chance of spotting the endangered red squirrel and Glanville Fritillary butterfly, unique to the island. Osborne House and Carisbrooke Castle (English Heritage), Mottistone House (National Trust), Brading Roman Villa, Dinosaur Isle and the Steam Railway are but a few of the island’s attractions for all ages. Shops ¼ mile, pubs ½ mile. Stained glass entrance porch. Large oak-panelled hallway leading to huge drawing room with gas ‘wood burner’. Banquet dining room. Well-equipped kitchen with breakfast area and French doors to decking and gardens. Laundry/drying room. Two twin bedrooms, one with wheelchair access to outside and en-suite wet room with toilet (Mobility Levels 1 and 2). Two separate toilets. First floor: Galleried landing leading to five double bedrooms, each with 5ft bed; one with additional bunk bed (for +2) and day bed (for +1), one with day bed (for +1), one with additional single bed (for +1) and pull-out single bed (for +1); one with en-suite shower room with toilet. Each bedroom with TV, four with sea views, three with access to sun room with sliding picture windows, and one of the doubles with en-suite shower room and toilet. Three additional bathrooms, each with over-bath shower and toilet.
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Sleeps 2
Weekly price range £600 to £899
Self catering accommodation in Shorwell sleeps 2.
Features include: • Short Breaks • Pub nearby • Easy Walking • Sleeps 2
Accommodation overview: Nestling peacefully in a rural hamlet location adjacent to a quiet country lane opposite fields, these beautifully presented holiday properties provide a wonderful retreat from which to discover the delights of the island. Situated in the grounds of a Grade II listed thatched cottage, they have been fully refurbished and stylishly furnished. They have exposed stone and beams and offer an ideal retreat for couples - perfectly located for keen walkers and cyclists. Chale village, 1½ miles, lies at the foot of St Catherines Hill, and close by there are stunning walks along miles of Heritage coastline, beaches and country pubs. Within easy reach are St Catherines Lighthouse, pretty villages of Shorwell Brighstone, Chale and Niton and amazing rock formations of the Needles. Blackgang Chine and Yarmouth Harbour are also within easy reach as well as numerous other holiday attractions. Picturesque thatched rooftop villages such as Old Shanklin, Godshill and Brighstone serve ice cream and cream teas, and many of the seaside resorts serve freshly caught fish of the day. This temperate island has towering cliffs, beaches, bays and coves, farmlands, river valleys and steep ravines, all linked by a
500-mile network of footpaths including 68 miles of coastal walks with spectacular views which are all accessed easily. For the outdoor enthusiast, there are also some great golf courses, riding, mountain biking, fishing, sailing, crabbing, surfing, kite flying, hang gliding and jet skiing. Shop and pubs approximately 1½ miles.
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