The Highdown
Pub with rooms in Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
From £140 per night
Curator's notes:
- Imposing building; refurbished in 2019
- Cosy, contemporary rooms
- Crowd-pleasing menu served all day
- Don't miss Highdown Gardens next door
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Rooms from:
13 doubles: £140
Good to know
Major credit cards accepted
Alfresco & private dining
Tea Room
Parking available
Dogs welcome overnight
Water & waves
The beaches at Goring-by-Sea and Worthing are just a few minutes drive away and some of rooms enjoy sea views.
Outdoor Adventures
Bring your boots or your bike and head directly onto downland trails for an invigorating walk or ride with far-reaching views.
Tea Room
Follow a visit to Highdown Gardens with tea and cake at this traditional-style tea room beside the inn. Open 9am-4pm daily.
Rooms
The thirteen en suite rooms in the beautifully restored stable block behind the cafe and the flint-built inn offer a very comfortable base for exploring the South Downs and Sussex coast.
There are classic King/Twin rooms, more spacious Superior rooms and a Suite/Family room with roll-out sofa bed, with a few rooms enjoying distant views to the sea. All have been refurbished in classic country style with soothing blues and greens on the walls and the feature panelled wall behind the super-comfortable beds - topped with crisp linen, thick down and colourful throws and cushions.
The welcoming decor also features big bedside lamps, eye-catching botanical prints, retro radiators. upholstered chairs, Smart TVs and detail touches include a coffee machine, telephone, decent teas and a teapot, full-length mirror and a well-researched guest information folder.
Bathrooms are smart and modern, with trendy brick-tiled walls, huge walk-in storm showers and luxury L'Occitane toiletries. Fancy a long soak after downland hike, then book the Suite or one of the Superior rooms as these have roll-top baths too. Resident's lounge downstairs.
Restaurant & bar
There's something for all tastes and appetites on the crowd-pleasing all-day menu, which changes every six weeks and includes chef's specials, with good gluten free options and decent Sunday roasts.
Starters or lighter dishes range from crispy baby squid with sweet chilli sauce to scallops, spiced carrot puree and dukkah crumb, and feta arancini with sun-blushed tomato sauce and pine nut salad. Main dishes take in pub classics like chicken, ham leek pie and a substantial rump steak sandwich with Dijon mustard and tarragon mayonnaise and chips. Alternatively, perhaps tuck into roast butternut squash risotto, chicken Caesar salad or pork fillet with truffle potato terrine and Madeira sauce. There are traditional puddings (rhubarb and stem ginger sponge) and full afternoon teas (with bubbly) if you arrive early.
To quaff, you'll find four local ales on tap, a raft of boutique gins, classic cocktails and a short, global list of wines that include local Nyetimber fizz and 17 wines by the glass.
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