ACCOMMODATION LIST

The upper map is intended to indicate the bus routes mentioned below (double-click above maps to enlarge them.)

(This accomodation list was revised revised 27 April 2008)

Though there are plenty of hotels, guest houses and B&Bs to be found in Brighton itself (see www.tourism.brighton.gov.uk or http://hotels.brighton.co.uk/) there are not very many in or near Henfield, so immediate booking is recommended, especially if several families wish to book the same location.

Public transport to Henfield is also limited but there are bus services as follows:
- No 17 (every hour Mon-Sat, every two hours Sun). Brighton-Patcham-Woodmancote-Henfield –Partridge Green- Cowfold-Horsham. (Brighton-Henfield about 35 minutes)
- No 100 (every hour Mon-Sat). Burgess Hill-Hickstead-Albourne-Woodmancote-Henfield-Small Dole-Upper Beeding-Bramber-Steyning-Pulborough.
- No 100 (every two hours Sun, note slightly different route). Burgess Hill-Ditchling-Hassocks-Clayton-Pycombe-Henfield-Small Dole-Bramber-Steyning-Storrington.

A sign ^ is used below to show which places are thought to be served by a bus.

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Those coming to the gathering by train might like to go to Horsham railway station and catch the No 17 bus, which leaves the station forecourt at 25 minutes past the hour from 0925 to 1625. Or go to Burgess Hill and catch the No 100 bus which has a stop not far from the station and leaves at 5 minutes past the hour from 0905 to 1805. They can ask their host to name the best stop at which to get off and how to get from there to the place at which they are staying. Alternatively they could arrange for a friend to meet them at Hassocks railway station, or take a taxi from there.

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Those coming by air to Gatwick airport should take a train to one of the places in the previous paragraph. Though there are fast coaches from Heathrow and Gatwick to Brighton, those arriving at Heathrow are advised to take a coach to Gatwick and carry on as above from there.

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There is a wonderful site at http://www.traveline.org.uk/ on which, for instance you can see the full details of the above trip from Heathrow to Henfield, taking about 3 hours.

We suggest you book three nights Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11, 12 & 13 September which would allow attendance at all the events. Thursday, though not essential, would be helpful for those wishing to make an unhurried start on Friday (especially those displaying family memorabilia and pedigrees). Sunday would be helpful for those joining the proposed coach trip for the Cheshire ‘leg’ of the Gathering which will leave Henfield fairly early on Monday morning – those going by car may prefer to book somewhere en route for Sunday night.

It may be necessary to make a deposit to reserve your rooms, but if you pay now most locations may permit cancellations with no penalty up to about a month in advance if you change your mind. Prices pppn assume two adults sharing a double room, minimum current price. Several places charge extra for Saturday. Some of the distances below are guesses.

For more details of almost all the accommodation, see http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/ or http://www.4hotels.co.uk/ Note that the post code has been given below in all cases. It is worth entering it in http://www.multimap.co.uk/ to discover the precise location, often in a surprising place.

As well as providing information on accommodation in the Burgess Hill area, www.burgesshill.gov.uk (01444 238202) can provide a bed booking service and answer all specific questions. One important factor is that they deal with inspected accommodation which gives a quality assurance.

Help please! Please inform Arthur at carden@one-name.org of anything you find out when attempting to book accommodation (such as the number of rooms available, which places are already full, precise location, errors and so on) so that this document can be amended accordingly. When you have made a booking, please tell us where, so that we can show that you have done so by adding ‘your’ number (taken from the ‘Expressions of Interest’ list elsewhere on this web site). For example, Judy Hearndon has booked one of the rooms at the Laurels at Henfield, so the number [11] appears in red. Comments also appear in red.


Within Henfield

- Hotels
The George Hotel adjoins Henfield Hall £37pppn, single & double rooms but no twins. 01273 492296 [21,24,32,42,49,74,86,104]

- Guest Houses and B&B

Leeches Bed and Breakfast, West End Lane, BN5 9RG. 01273 493999
Lyndhurst Bed & Breakfast, 38 Broomfield Road. BN5 9UA. 4 rooms. 01273 494054. On market, so no point in enquiring for rooms until August.
No 1 The Laurels, BN5 9RQ. 01273 493518. 1 s, 2 dbl., £27pppn. http://www.no1thelaurels.co.uk/ [11,17]

.. £60 per dbl room pn.
Staples, Henfield. 01273 492655. No rooms available in September.

Yew Trees, Henfield. 01273 492699. Information to be added later.

Within 10 miles of Henfield (there are thought to be a few more B&Bs).

- Hotels
Coach House, Cowfold RH13 8BT. 01403 864247. 6m^. £29 pppn. See Note A.
South Lodge Hotel, Lower Beeding. RH13 6PS. 10m^. £58 pppn http://www.exclusivehotels.co.uk/

Cisswood House, Mannings Heath, RH13 6NF. 01403 891216. Four Star. 12m^. http://www.foliohotels.com/cisswoodhouse/
Hickstead Hotel, RH17 5NZ. 01444 248 023 6m. £40 pppn http://www.classiclodges.co.uk/
Tottington Manor, Edburton BN5 9LJ 3m. £52 pppn http://www.tottingtonmanor.co.uk/ 01903 815757
Duke of York Inn, Hurstpierpoint. 3m. 01273 832262
Old Tollgate Hotel, Bramber. 5m^. 26 rooms. 01903 879494. http://www.oldtolgatehotel.com/

.. £43pppn. One of best restaurants in the area. [92]
Springwells Hotel, Steyning. 5m^. 01903 812446. 1 s, 7 dbl, 2 twin. £35pppn.
Travelodge Hickstead RH17 5NZ. 8m^. Note B. £28 pppn excl b’fast http://www.travelodge.co.uk/ [97]

- Guest Houses and B&B (those at Woodmancote may be on the B2116 Hurstpierpoint road, not the A281)
The Tithe Barn, Woodmancote. BN5 9ST. 2m^. 5 beds. 01273 492986. Vacancies (April 2008).
Eaton Thorne House, Woodmancote. BN5 9BD. £25 pppn. 6 rooms. 2m. 01273 492591 [39,43, 56,81,98]
Caffyns Cottage B&B, Woodmancote. BN5 9SA. 2m^. 01273 494598 [68]
Timbers, Small Dole. 3m^. 01273 494847
Frylands Farm Guest House, Wineham. BN5 9BP. 3m. 3 rooms. 01403 710214
Bramble Cottage, Bolney. RH17 5PG. 9m. £30. http://www.bramblecottagegebb.co.uk/ 01444 881643

..£80 per double room pn.
Broxmead Paddock, Bolney. RH17 5RG. 9m. 2 rms, £25. http://www.broxmeadpaddock.eclipse.co.uk/
Wickham Place, Hurstpierpoint. BN6 9AP. 5m. 4 s, 7 dbl, 2 twin. £35. 01273 832172
Buncton Manor Farm B&B, Steyning. 5m^. 01903 812736
New Farm House, Bolney. RH17 5SD 9m 01444 881617
Poppy Cottage, Hurstpierpoint. 5m. 01273 831154
Uppingham B&B, Steyning. 5m^. 01903 234401
Nash Manor, Steyning BN44 3AA. 5m^. 01903 814988. 6 rooms. http://www.nashmanor.co.uk/
Stable Court, Cowfold RH13 8AW. 7m. 01403 864748. 1 s, 2 dbl. £40pppn. Up long lane.
New Close Farm, Hassocks BN6 9ND. 7m 01273 843144. 1 s, 1 dbl. £30pppn.
Dower Cottage, Clayton BL6 9PL. 01273 843363. 8m 4 rooms. http://www.dowercottage.co.uk/
Pound Cottage, Partridge Green, RH13 8JU. 01403 710218. 3m^. 3 rooms. [87]

Youth Hostels http://www.yha.org.uk/ Only Tottington Barn is nearby. There are also Youth Hostels at Lewes (20 miles), Arundel (23 miles), Polegate (26 miles) and Uckfield (28 miles). Brighton one is to close.
Tottington Barn, Shoreham. 10m. £15 pppn excl b’fast. See Note C. truliegh@yha.org.uk

Other Hostels. Ten Hostels in Brighton with prices from £20 pppn are listed by http://www.hostelbookers.com/ They have not yet been investigated for facilities available.

Self-catering. http://www.touristnetuk.com/
New Hall Cottage & Flat, Small Dole, Henfield BN5 9YJ. 01273 492546. 3m^. Sleep 4 & 5 resp. [4,7,37]

Willow Cottage, Bolney. RH17 5SD 6m 01444 881617. www.burgesshill.gov.uk
Newells Farm, Lower Beeding. RH13 6LN. 3 cottages, each sleeps 6. 01403 891326 vicky.storey@btinternet.com
Southwater New Village. 1 first floor apartment, sleeps 3. £55 per night, i.e., £18 pppn. 01902 757598 gnightingale@btinternet.com
Cottesmore Cottages, Pease Pottage. 7 lodges, each sleeps 4. £600 per week, i.e. £22 pppn. See note D. 16m. http://www.cottesmorelodges.co.uk/
Tovey Lodge, Ditchling. BN6 8XE. 2 units, sleep 2-4. About £350 per week, i.e., £13 pppn. 08456 120544. http://www.sussexcountryholidays.co.uk/
Byre Cottages, Storrington RH20 4AE. 01903 745754 13m. 5 units from £200 to £500 pw, sleeps 20 in total.

Little Oreham Farm, Small Dole. 01273 492931. Information to be added later.
Woodhouse Cottages, Woodmancote. 2m^. 01273 491142. Information to be added later.

YMCA. The nearest is in Horsham (15 miles). It is not known whether short-term accommodation is available. info@horshamymca.org.uk

Chalet Parks. The only chalet park found so far is Cottesmore Lodges above, see Note D.

Caravan Parks. The following accept touring caravans and motor homes. It is not known whether any has caravans available for hire for a week or less.
Blacklands Farm, Wheatsheaf Road, Henfield, BN5 9AT. 01273 95985. http://www.blacklandsfarm.co.uk/

Farmhouse Caravan & Camping, Tottington Drive, Small Dole, BN5 9XZ. 01273 493157
Southdown Caravan Park, Henfield Road, Small Dole, BN5 9XH. 01903 814323 dropbox@southdowncaravanpark.co.uk

Note A. The Coach House at Cowfold has 13 rooms of which 8 are twin bedded. 9 are on the ground floor opening directly on to the yard, in the Stableblock. See photo at www.infotel.co.uk/25633.htm Prices currently £58 per room excluding breakfast, but may soon be increased. Breakfast not included, but available. No residents’ lounge, but pleasant areas in pub. Rooms OK but need refurbishing.

Note B. Travelodge Hickstead offers rooms at £61 which can each accommodate 3 people. Currently it is possible to book Thursdays and Sundays at £29 per room and Fridays at £39 – these “saver” rates apply up to July, but it is not known if they will still apply in September. Even cheaper rates are sometimes available a month or so in advance. Breakfast not included, but available from “Little Chef.” For more information try http://www.travelodge.co.uk/ There are two Travelodge sites in Brighton, one on the No 17 bus route above. They are rather more expensive than the Hickstead site.

Note C. This modern Youth Hostel has 15 rooms, all with bunk beds, 4 x 2 beds, 3 x 4, 6 x 6 (56 beds altogether). The rooms are small and primitive but clean, like cabins on a cross-channel steamer. Each room has a washbasin. Showers and WCs available nearby. £15 pppn. If two people take a 4 bed room, the unused beds will be charged at the child rate of £10. Duvet, pillow and laundered sheets provided (good idea to bring a pillowcase and perhaps an extra pillow). Excellent kitchen, lounge, dining area. Meals on request, or self-catering. The hostel is on the top of the South Downs with wonderful views, reached by a 3 mile single-track road from Shoreham. Though little over 5 miles from Henfield as the crow flies, the hostel is just over 10 miles by road, as access is only from the south! Very cheap and well worth consideration, especially for a large party.

Note D. Cottesmore Cottages. These superb lodges on a country house estate each sleep 4 and are fully equipped with kitchen, dishwasher etc. Changeover day Saturday, cost £600 per lodge (without health club or golf package) even if you only arrive Thursday, so this location is really only suitable for those who want a base for a full week.