Further afield

West Sussex is the heartland of English wine and nearby Tinwood Estate offers tours and tastings (tinwoodestate.com). The county also has sandy beaches such as West Wittering (above left), where oystercatchers and sanderlings arrive for the winter. For greenery, visit West Dean Garden (above right) to see resplendent dahlias (westdean.org.uk) or take The Centurion Way, a 5.5-mile path from Chichester to West Dean (southdowns.gov.uk).