THE PIG-in the South Downs

For the children

• Nature activities
• Family dining
• Spa

Best for

Families with walkers and food-lovers

Ages

All ages

Family rooms

Larger rooms and garden huts; check room capacity when booking

Outdoors

South Downs walks, Arundel Castle, beaches at West Wittering and Climping

We only list facilities we could confirm on their website — something not listed may still be there.

Days out nearby

• Arundel Castle ↗

  ~4 miles · ~15 mins

  Castle / historic · nearby attraction

  A towering medieval castle with a keep to climb, armour displays and a summer medieval tournament week with jousting knights. Lovely gardens and the river town of Arundel make it a good West Sussex day.

• Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ↗

  ~30 miles · ~45 mins

  Castle / historic · ideal day trip

  HMS Victory, the Mary Rose and HMS Warrior in one ticket, plus action stations-style activities and harbour boat tours. Plenty of hands-on bits for children and easy to combine with Gunwharf Quays.

• Bluebell Railway ↗

  ~35 miles · ~45 mins

  Steam railway · ideal day trip

  A heritage steam line through the Sussex Weald, with sheds of locomotives to explore and special family trains through the year. A gentle, nostalgic outing near Sheffield Park.

• Bocketts Farm Park ↗

  ~39 miles · ~45 mins

  Farm park · excellent toddler activity

  A working family farm with daily animal feeding, pig races in season, indoor play barn and a long astro slide. Under the North Downs, it is easy to pair with a Surrey Hills stay.

• Marwell Zoo ↗

  ~37 miles · ~45 mins

  Zoo · ideal day trip

  A conservation zoo in parkland near Winchester, with snow leopards, rhinos and giraffes, a road train to save little legs and several good adventure playgrounds. It is calmer than the big city zoos and works nicely alongside a Hampshire countryside stay.

• British Wildlife Centre ↗

  ~38 miles · ~45 mins

  Wildlife park · ideal day trip

  The place to see red squirrels, foxes, otters and badgers up close, with keeper talks every weekend. Quiet and educational, it is a short drive from the Sussex and Surrey country-house hotels.

• Monkey Haven ↗

  ~38 miles · ~45 mins

  Wildlife park · excellent toddler activity

  A small primate and wildlife rescue centre where talks introduce each rescued monkey, owl or meerkat. Short and gentle enough for toddlers, it is a good rainy-morning add-on to an Isle of Wight break.

• Drusillas Park ↗

  ~41 miles · ~45 mins

  Zoo · ideal day trip

  A compact zoo built around the height and attention span of small children, with meerkats, penguins and lemurs close up, plus play areas and small rides between the enclosures. Manageable in a day and near the South Downs and the Sussex coast.