Old Whyly
‘The house is beautiful, the garden is glorious,’ writes a reader this year, after a return visit to Sarah Burgoyne’s Georgian farmhouse, so handy for Glyndebourne. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
‘The house is beautiful, the garden is glorious,’ writes a reader this year, after a return visit to Sarah Burgoyne’s Georgian farmhouse, so handy for Glyndebourne. Interiors of this ‘delightful’ B&B are filled with antiques and paintings. Cheery fires burn on winter days. The bedrooms are spacious, pretty and traditional. One has a shower, another a bath en suite; two have a private bathroom. The gardens blaze with year-round colour, from the first spring bulbs through azalea time to autumn. Guests have full use of a hard tennis court in the orchard, and an outdoor pool with wisteria-draped pool house. They can take tea alfresco, and walk in an adjoining estate, spotting rare orchids. At night, Paris-trained Sarah cooks a three-course dinner, using local and home-grown produce for such dishes as curried squash soup, spring Southdown lamb and chocolate tart. Breakfast is ‘as good as you’ll find anywhere’, with ‘delicious home-made stewed fruit and jams’, new-laid eggs from the ducks and hens, honey from the hives in bee heaven. A picnic is provided on request. ‘Highly recommended.’ (Catrin Treadwell, and others)
Hotel details
Address
London Road
East Hoathly
Sussex
BN8 6EL
England
Telephone
01825 840216
Bedrooms
4.
Open
all year.
Facilities
drawing room, dining room, in-room TV (Freeview), 4-acre garden, heated outdoor swimming pool (14 by 7 metres), tennis, unsuitable for disabled.
Background music
none.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
allowed in drawing room, not in dining room or unattended in bedrooms.
Credit cards
none.
Prices
per room B&B £99–£150, D,B&B £139–£190. Set dinner £40, hamper £42 per person. 1-night bookings may be refused at weekends in summer season.
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- Evening Standard: 5 of the best hotels in Sussex
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