Potters Edge, Sussex hideaway for two

15/05/2026

Would you choose micro village details or local larger scale historic attractions ?
Which is of most interest to you as a guest?

In our immediate village vicinity there is much to discover on foot, including the grave of a cricketing hero and curious wild creatures (look closely at the photos!). We also have buried Roman remains, Battle of Britain radar station, a rare medieval poor box and a priory of the Knights Templar era!

Just up the road in Arundel there is the massive castle and cathedral, WWT Wetlands, quaint streets, a coaching inn and fascinating shops & pubs.

So which would most attract you to book at Potters Edge? The village or the town?

01/05/2026

Which do you prefer? Tulips or alliums?

Arundel’s stupendous Tulip Festival is softly fading now, but the thousands of lovely Alliums are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING this year!

Treat yourself to a few nights’ escape at Potters Edge (from £75 per night) so you can visit the alliums and glorious gardens included in entry price at the castle.

When you come “ home” afterwards, to Potters Edge, you can relax outside and enjoy a peaceful afternoon and evening looking across the pretty cottage garden which is alive with May blooms and enchanting birdsong. We can’t wait to see you soon! Hi

16/03/2026

Most of our guests want to visit the stupendous Arundel Castle which reopened on April 1st. Potters Edge is getting booked up so secure your stay while some dates are still available.
Every visit offers stunning castle displays and interiors, extensive grounds and gardens, wildlife, history and delicious refreshments… additional castle events begin in April and May, which will attract you most?
🌷Arundel Tulip Festival now on with castle and grounds overflowing with glorious spring blossoms and over 110,000 tulips
🗡️Easter Medieval Festival 3rd-5th April with 12th century archery, falconry, costumed combat, authentic live encampment and more
🪴Spring Plant Fair and Roadshow 19th April, expert growers exhibiting and selling numerous high quality, unusual plants
🚩 Swords and Skirmishes with 15th century raids, weapons, crafts, cooking and armour in a turbulent costumed historical weekend 23rd-25th May
🎆Allium Extravaganza the “ fireworks of gardening” provide an impressive surge of colour and texture to admire in the grounds and ornamental gardens in May

21/01/2026

There are just so many castles to explore in Sussex. All of them are reachable from Potters Edge...

𝟑𝟓 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐗 🏰
…𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓!

Castles are listed in chronological order. ‘Rapal Castles’ are underlined on the adjoining map.

🏰𝗣𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗣𝗘𝗩
Built: c. 290
Type: 🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle
Remains: Major Building - Uninhabited

🏰𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁, 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗿 - 𝗖𝗟𝗔
11th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 - 𝗪𝗔𝗟
11th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗘𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗺 - 𝗢𝗟𝗗
11th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗛𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗛𝗔𝗦
1066
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle
Masonry Ruins

🏰𝗔𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗔𝗥𝗨
1067
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle
Major Building - Inhabited

🏰𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗟𝗘𝗪
1067-1070
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle
Major Building - Uninhabited

🏰𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗕𝗥𝗔
c.1070
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle
Masonry Ruins

🏰 𝗔𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘆) - 𝗔𝗥𝗟
Late 11th Century
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle(?)
Earthwork

🏰𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺 - 𝗖𝗛𝗘
Late 11th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗖𝗛𝗜
Late 11th Century
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle(?)
Earthwork

🏰𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺 - 𝗖𝗛𝗨
Late 11th Century
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗘𝗱𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗘𝗗𝗕
Late 11th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗜𝘀𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆 - 𝗜𝗦𝗙
Late 11th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗞𝗻𝗲𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘆 - 𝗞𝗡𝗘
Late 11th Century
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle
Masonry Ruins

🏰𝗕𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 - 𝗕𝗘𝗥
Late 11th - 12th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗟𝗜𝗡
Late 11th - 12th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 - 𝗣𝗨𝗟
Late 11th - 12th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗠𝗜𝗗
c.1120
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗔𝗟𝗗
12th Century
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗙𝗢𝗥
12th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝗔𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 - 𝗕𝗨𝗥
12th - 13th Century
🪵Timber Castle(?) ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle(?)
Earthwork

🏰𝗚𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 - 𝗚𝗟𝗢
c.1200
🧱Masonry Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗥𝘆𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 (𝗬𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿) - 𝗥𝗬𝗘
1249
🧱Masonry Castle
Major Building - Uninhabited

🏰𝗦𝗲𝗱𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 - 𝗦𝗘𝗗
1258
🪵Timber Castle ➔ 🧱Masonry Castle
Masonry Ruins

🏰𝗟𝗼𝗱𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗟𝗢𝗗
13th Century
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 - 𝗩𝗘𝗥
13th Century
🧱Masonry Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆 - 𝗛𝗔𝗥
c.1307
🪵Timber Castle
Earthwork

🏰𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗔𝗠𝗕
1377
🧱Masonry Castle
Major Building - Inhabited

🏰𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 - 𝗦𝗖𝗢
c.1378
🧱Masonry Castle
Major Building - Uninhabited

🏰𝗕𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗕𝗢𝗗
1385
🧱Masonry Castle
Major Building - Uninhabited

🏰𝗛𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘂𝘅 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗛𝗘𝗥
1441
🧱Masonry Castle
Major Building - Inhabited

🏰𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲, 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 - 𝗕𝗢𝗟
c.1480
🧱Masonry Castle
Major Building - Inhabited (Gatehouse)

🏰𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 - 𝗖𝗔𝗠
1512
🧱Masonry Castle
Major Building - Uninhabited

🏰 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 (𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲), 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 - 𝗖𝗢𝗪
1520s
🧱Masonry Castle
Masonry Ruins

21/01/2026

ARUNDEL CASTLE IS CLOSED FORCTHE WINTER !!😔
It is just a 10 minute drive from Potters Edge. It is a major draw for many of our guests BUT it’s closed in the winter. DONT DESPAIR!

Could you be one of our clever off-season guests who are not deterred by this?
We love helping our winter guests to have a cosy stay here at a bargain price whilst discovering varied experiences, cosy cafes and no crowds!
There are multiple possibilities when staying in our cosy corner of Sussex at this time of year:

🍻🍷🍹breweries, wine bars, cocktails
🥾🌊☃️ brisk walks across fields/beaches
🎶🎭🎟️ local gigs, comedy nights, theatres
👜🛍️ retail therapy in Brighton or Chichester
🕰️ 🎖️🎨 antiques, militaria, books, galleries
🌳🏛️🏺gardens or historic sites including Petworth House, Wakehurst Place, Goodwood, cathedrals(Arundel & Chichester), Fishbourne Roman Villa …
🧑‍🎨🎨👒 pre-book classes & experiences in pottery, hat making, painting and more…
🛶🚲🏃‍♂️get winter-active with cold swims, water sports, runs or walks

What will you choose?
Indoor/outdoor?
Culture/arts?
Shopping/eating?
Exploring/ resting?

We are happy to help and advise you with our many local contacts!
Escape the winter blues at Potters Edge…

18/01/2026

Most of our guests love their private courtyard with its view across our cottage garden and the woodland beyond it.
In winter months some still wrap up and sit out there, but most enjoy the view from a cosy spot indoors!
Why not book a peaceful mini break? You could even take part in the RSPB Garden Bird Watch while you’re here…
🐦‍⬛🦉Guests have spotted black birds, jays, robins, owls, woodpeckers, blue-tits, gold finches, sparrows…
🕊️🕊️and even the pair of white doves who call in at our feeding station!

Would you prefer to be snug watching from indoors OR spread your wings on a winter day and visit the WWT Arundel bird sanctuary just up the road?

21/12/2025

Our December guests have been full of praise for the cosy ambience at Potters Edge.
On your mini break here, would you choose to stay snuggled indoors or venture out for a bracing country walk?

We love this time of year, adding stars and some red touches to welcome our guests with Christmas warmth.
Our little Sussex village always has a special atmosphere with carol singing, shy deer and owls in the lane, and beautifully decorated cottages.

16/12/2025

29/09/2025

Isn't this the relaxing autumn treat that you deserve?
Autumn has arrived at Potters Edge and our guests are loving it!
This mellow, calming season in beautiful West Sussex brings you a gentle, warm welcome with no crowds or queues.

What appeals to you most?
🥧 cosy lunches in local cafes and pubs;
🌊 bracing walks on windswept beaches;
🍷 chats & drinks together on tranquil evenings?

This charming 5* studio-for-two, in a quiet no-through lane, is just three miles from historic Arundel.
Settle into the “spotless, welcoming space with hotel-quality shower room and blissfully comfortable bed”. Enjoy the comfy sofa, well- planned kitchenette, digital TV and strong wi-fi. Plus the private courtyard with cosy throws for reading, bird-watching or relaxing by day or evening.
Your own parking space and bike storage are tucked beside your studio.

So please comment to let us know your favourite…
Will you choose those cosy cafes 🥧?
The bracing beach walks 🌊?
Or relax on tranquil evenings together 🍷?

Make plans for your autumn escape and book your dates at cosy Potters Edge now. We can’t wait to welcome you…
🍁☕️🛏️🌳🍰🍂🍷🥾🥮🌿🕯️🧦🍳🚿🍕🌽
Competitive prices. (No pets)

Potters Edge, Sussex hideaway for two.
Book via Facebook profile or WhatsApp/ message 07715 490797

22/09/2025

Where would you choose to visit whilst staying at cosy Potters Edge? There is so much to do all year round!

These stylish pictures are part of a framed set displayed near your comfy bed, so you can peacefully dream of days out, or have a lie-in and plan your next outing!

🍦🏄 🪁Selsey has an old fashioned seaside vibe with stunning views stretching between Pagham Harbour and Selsey Bill. From September, the crowds disappear and it is a great spot, in all weathers, to visit the lifeboat station or relax, walk, paddle, fly kites or enjoy a warming drink (or ice-cream?);

🏇🏁🏎️ Goodwood (Chichester) is high on the South Downs, where adrenaline fans enjoy horse and motor racing events throughout the year. The historic circuit and race track can be explored anytime and cosy refreshment stops will warm you!

⚓️🍁☕️Bosham village edges beautiful Chichester harbour. Stroll past sailing boats or quaint streets and surrounding woodland. Buy gifts in the arcade then enjoy a cosy fireside meal or drink.
BUT please park carefully as foolish drivers ignore signs near the shore, and then find their car might be stranded ( or drowned!) at high tide 😱

Pick a date and book soon. Autumn/winter prices start @ £80 per night. We can’t wait to welcome you!
Comment below and tell us which outing would be your choice…