Hotels near Portchester Castle
The Little Gloster
Gurnard - 11 miles away
A Scandinavian breeze flows through this pretty corner of the Isle of Wight. Visitors in 2019 share Guide inspectors’ enthusiasm for the ‘lovely, fresh food’, ‘amenable service', and sweeping Solent views from inside and out at this buzzing restaurant-with-rooms.
The Millstream
Chichester - 11 miles away
We have readers who have been returning for more than 20 years to the Wild family’s traditional hotel ‘in a picturesque village’ once known for oyster fishing.
Southampton Harbour Hotel
Southampton - 13 miles away
A taste of life at sea is creating waves at this large, contemporary hotel jutting out over Ocean Village Marina.
The Pig in the Wall
Southampton - 14 miles away
A Georgian house ‘charmingly set into the ancient city wall’, this little Piggy is wee, wee, wee – at least, compared with its country cousins.
Crouchers
Chichester - 14 miles away
Between cathedral city and marina, set a little back from the main road, Lloyd van Rooyen and Gavin Wilson's smart, contemporary hotel centres on a farmhouse in a pastoral setting.
The Master Builder’s
Beaulieu - 14 miles away
Nautical styling is spliced with New Forest hospitality at this ‘friendly’ riverside hotel, once the home of Henry Adams, master shipbuilder to Nelson.
The White Horse
Chilgrove - 14 miles away
Chic and rustic, this ‘simply lovely’ spot, in the foothills of the South Downs, is a countryside inn through and through.
The Blacksmiths
Donnington - 14 miles away
Steeped with Scandinavian cool, Mariella and William Fleming’s renovated village pub-with-rooms is a stylishly relaxed spot near the Chichester canal towpath.
Chichester Harbour Hotel
Chichester - 15 miles away
Priory Park, where W G Grace once wore whites, is a cricket ball throw from this Georgian hotel inside the city’s Roman walls.
Montagu Arms - 'Escape to the Country' Special Offer from £179 per room
Beaulieu - 15 miles away
‘Our sixth visit, and a wonderful end to our holiday,’ write readers who stopped over at this wisteria-smothered hotel in an unspoilt New Forest village.
Rylstone Manor
Shanklin - 15 miles away
Atop the cliffs of Sandown Bay, Mike and Carole Hailston’s ‘delightfully relaxing’ island hotel enjoys a ‘lovely’ setting: it stands within the perimeter of public gardens with steps leading down to the sands.
The Crab & Lobster
Sidlesham - 15 miles away
‘We enjoyed the waterside location,’ write trusted readers this year, drawn back for a third stay at Sam and Janet Bakose’s 350-year-old inn overlooking Pagham Harbour with its reserve of mudflats and salt marsh.
Hillside
Ventnor - 17 miles away
‘As we pulled up at Hillside, Gert shot out to meet us, greeted us warmly, gathered up our baggage and took us to our room.’
Park House, Hotel & Spa - Sunday Spa Break Special Offer
Midhurst - 17 miles away
‘All aspects of the hotel hit the standard: staff service, decor, food quality, ambience.’ New endorsements for this Edwardian country house hotel under the South Downs.
The Royal Hotel
Ventnor - 17 miles away
You can take afternoon tea, as Queen Victoria did, at this ‘VERY good hotel', perhaps on the Geranium Terrace, ‘the whole length adorned with superb pink geraniums’.
The Wykeham Arms
Winchester - 18 miles away
Bursting with character, a ‘top-rate pub-with-rooms’, in an 18th-century coaching inn (Fuller’s Hotels and Inns) near the cathedral.
The Old Store
Chichester - 18 miles away
There are treats in store for guests behind the chequerboard facade of this B&B, in a ‘pretty’ South Downs village close to Chichester.
The Old Vine
Winchester - 18 miles away
A vine indeed grows up the Georgian frontage of Ashton Gray’s pub-with-rooms, behind which lies an older building – with a 14th-century tavern in the cellar.
The Pig in the Forest
Brockenhurst - 19 miles away
Innovative hotelier Robin Hutson turned to pig husbandry in 2011, alchemising this New Forest hunting lodge into the mother of his still-growing family of Pig hotels (see index).
Britannia House
Lymington - 19 miles away
Built in 1865 as the Britannia Commercial Hotel, this ‘homely’ B&B sits in a quiet location close to the quay with its web of cobbled streets.
Lime Wood
Lyndhurst - 19 miles away
At the end of a long drive past rustic cabins, a helipad and a forest-fringed meadow, this 21st-century rebuild of a Georgian lodge is a ‘highly professional, near faultless’ modern country house hotel.
The Church House
Midhurst - 19 miles away
Visitors to Fina Jurado’s genteel B&B, in a medieval market town, are in for a surprise: a string of four 13th-century cottages has been knocked through to create a ‘wonderful’ open space.
Spot in the Woods
Netley Marsh - 19 miles away
On the edge of the New Forest, this comfortable Victorian villa in large grounds is a reviving spot.
Woodlands Lodge Hotel
Southampton - 19 miles away
Touring dogs and their discerning owners are warmly welcomed at Imogene and Robert Anglaret’s ‘perfect little dog-friendly hotel’ which has walkies straight into the surrounding New Forest.
Hotels not in the Guide that you may want to consider
Hotels near Portchester Castle
Florence House
Portsmouth - 4.1 miles away
Small and personal, with a stylish interior, this hotel (part of the Mercer Collection) is in a restored Edwardian house retaining many of its original features. A short stroll from the seafront and the group’s gastropub, The Florence Arms (home-cooked food, ales, ciders, gins and fine wines).
Number Four Boutique Hotel
Portsmouth - 4.2 miles away
A short walk from Portsmouth City Centre and the seafront, this stylish hotel has elegantly decorated bedrooms, and a lounge bar run by obliging and friendly staff. Part of the Mercer Collection.
G! Boutique Hotel
Portsmouth - 4.2 miles away
In an unassuming house on a quiet Southsea street close to the beach and amenities, this hotel is unexpectedly funky inside, There is a bar and room service for drinks, light meals and snacks.
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