Cottages in Chichester sleep every combination of people, from a romantic break for two to a full size family. With good locations for town and country they make an ideal holiday base.
Cottages in Chichester give Sussex visitors an unusual mixture of location and surrounding – for the county, anyway, which is mostly thought of as little villages and large expanses of green. This is basically true, but the county does of course have some towns and cities too – and Chichester is one of its main ones.
The glorious thing about Chichester is its combination of size and convenience with its resolutely old character. Not unlike Salisbury in the West Country, Chichester is a cathedral city in the old sense of the word – a sprawling, tumbledown association of cobbled streets and boutique shops (enshrined in the still working shells of Tudor buildings). Cottages in Chichester, then, put the holidaymaker right in the heart of a glorious old city with some very notable landmarks.
Obviously Chichester Cathedral is the most notable landmark of all. Situated in the heart of what used to be the medieval walled town of Chichester, the Cathedral contains a shrine to the town’s patron saint, Saint Richard of Chichester. Its spire is a 19th century rebuilding of the original, which as unfortunately made from weak stone (the local stone is not structurally very strong and has, over the years, caused some problems to the buildings, which have needed to be rectified with sensitive refurbishment.
Philip Larkin’s poem “An Arundel Tomb” was inspired by Chichester Cathedral, which contains the body of a medieval knight and his lady. There is also a very well done statue of William Huskisson, who was a prominent local politicianbut, is more widely known as the first man in history to be killed by a train – he was run over by George Stephenson’s Rocket.
Cottages in Chichester also put you next to the Butter Market and the Corn Exchange – the Corn Exchange is one of the first to have been built in the UK. The Chichester Cross retains its imposing status near the heart of the town; and there is also a Planetarium and science centre.
Visitors to Chichester’s will be well rewarded by a combination of modern amenities (the town is well served for shopping, not only by the normal modern retailers but also by a variety of boutique and independent shops) and beautifully preserved medieval buildings. There is plenty of entertainment too in the form of cinemas, bars, nightclubs and theatres.
Like every settlement in Sussex, Chichester is not far removed from countryside and some wonderful natural walks. So even the most town-oriented of holidaymakers may be tempted to leave his or her holiday cottages in Chichester and go for an explore in the countryside. West Sussex offers its own portion of the Downs for exploration as well as some lovely country villages – and like its eastern counterpart, also has access to a massive selection of stately homes and beautifully preserved Tudor and Norman castles.
Cottages in Chichester sleep every combination of people, from a romantic break for two to a full size family. With good locations for town and country they make an ideal holiday base.