Arundel Swan Hotel, Arundel

Advantages: Very good value for money for a family with children
Disadvantages: With no car, one needs to keep in mind the lack of buses on a Sunday!

...At the start of the school summer holidays, I researched late 1-night breaks in the countryside for my family, and quickly discovered hotel stays for families when late-booked could be horrendously expensive. Eventually, I conceded that the cheapest available booking I could find for us was a Travelodge hotel near Arundel. As a non-car driver/owner, and with a couple of family members travelling with me, I was rather nervous about how we would manage to get to a car-owner's hotel, presumably near a motorway. However, it worked really well, and the weather kept reasonably fair, only raining a few minutes from time to time. Our booking was at Travellodge Arundel Fontwell, and was indeed in the village of Fontwell, more or less midway between Arundel and Burpham, both of which had railway stations working the Sunday we returned home... Read review

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Advantages: Historical town with many attractions nestling in the midst of the South Downs.
Disadvantages: Over run with tourists in the summer. Half the major attractions shut in winter.

...old printers trays (lots of tiny sectioned off areas) for a song a couple of years ago. Polished up, it has proved a lovely wall hanging to pop all those little ornaments and bits and bobs in (though it is a nightmare to dust!). Similarly, these shops are a collectors heaven; be it Rupert Bear annuals, cigarette cards, antique jewellery or lace table clothes - you're likely to find them in Arundel. ~~~ The River Arun ~~~ The River Arun runs right along the bottom of the town. It can look very muddy, brown and angry on occasion. However, during the spring and the summer, it does often look delightful with a good variety of swans and ducks to see. However, one should be aware that the River Arun is not for swimming in, as there are some very strong and dangerous currents in it. Care must be taken if you decide to hire one... Read review

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Advantages: Close to City Centre and overlooks River Cam
Disadvantages: Rooms need the same treatment the communal areas have had.

...Arundel House Hotel is on Chesterton Road, directly overlooking the River Cam and only a 5 minute walk from Cambridge City Centre. It has been developed from a row of terraced houses and whilst this doesn't take away from it as a whole it does affect the setting out of the interior of the hotel - mainly corridors, rooms and bathrooms. I live in Cambridge and had never stayed here before but a friend booked a room for a night away as an anniversary present for my husband and I. The hotel is very clean and stylish but the rooms do not match the quality of the rest of the hotel. The restaurant, bar and conservatory areas are clean, smart, reasonably stylish (depending on your taste!) and comfortable but the room failed to live up to my expectation for a hotel in a prime location with communal areas to such high standards... Read review

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