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We have an excellent and interesting selection of holiday properties. Personally inspected houses, flats and cottages. It will reassure you to know that we have the English Touring Board’s three-star rating on our properties. They are all maintained to the highest standards, are fully furnished and have excellent cooking facilities if you wish to eat in at any time.

	Guildhall Street, Chichester, West Sussex Situated ‘within the walls’ and close to the City centre, this well furnished apartment is situated adjacent to a pleasant coffee shop just a few yards from Priory Park. A good base for exploring this cathedral city, much of it pedestrianised, with excellent shops and eating venues. The Festival Theatre and fine harbour popular with sailors and water sports enthusiasts is a ‘must’. There are shops and pubs within 50yds. Property on the first floor consists of:- 2 bedrooms – 1 double and 1 twin, both with en suite bathroom and WC, basin and bidet. Kitchen/dining-room with washing machine and fridge/freezer and electric cooker and microwave, lounge with colour TV. Night storage heaters, all electricity included, parking for 1 car. Telephone for incoming calls only. Duvets provided. £200 – 450 per week, maximum occupancy 4 persons.

	Oaklands, Somerstown, Chichester, West Sussex Choice of two modern apartments in a block located in a quiet part of the City very close to the Chichester Festival Theatre, and only a short walk from the city centre with an excellent pedestrian shopping centre, restaurants and pubs and fine harbour. Sandy beaches only a miles away. The properties consist of:- One twin bedroom apartment, with bathroom and over head shower and separate WC. Kitchen with electric cooker, microwave, fridge and washing machine. Lounge with colour TV, comfortable three-piece suite, table and four chairs. Night storage and electric heaters, all electricity included. Telephone for incoming calls only. Duvets provided. Garage £150-320 per week, maximum occupancy 2 persons. Two-bedroom apartment, one double and one twin, with bathroom, including bath, shower and seperate WC. Kitchen with gas cooker, microwave, fridge and washing machine. Sitting room with three-piece suite, colour TV. Gas central heating. Telephone for incoming calls only. Duvets provided. Garage. £175-370 per week. Maximum occupancy 4 persons.

	Seagate Court, West Wittering, West Sussex A ground floor apartment on this popular seafront complex, with lawned areas for communal use. The beach is opposite with shops and centre of the village nearby. This is an ideal base for exploring the beautiful Sussex countryside with its historic houses, castles and monuments set in the lovely South Downs. This ground floor property consists of:- One double and one twin bedroom, Bathroom with shower over bath, basin and WC. Kitchen with electric cooker, fridge/freezer, microwave and washing machine. Lounge with three-piece suite, electric fire, dining table and four chairs. Colour TV and incoming telephone. Heating is by night storage heaters. Comunial parking for one car and garden chairs available. Duvets provided. £175-370, maximum occupancy 4 persons.

	Bards Cottage, West Wittering, West Sussex Delightfully situated in its own grounds with beautiful garden. This dream cottage is one of our most popular properties and quickly gets booked. It is ideal for those looking for a comfortable country/beach holiday. Alternatively you can explore the many interesting villages, houses, ports and harbours of Sussex and nearby Hampshire. (We give you details of just a few places we think are worth visiting on the following page). The property consists of:- One double with en-suite bathroom and two twin bedded rooms. Seperate bathroom with shower. Kitchen with cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer. Washing machine. Lounge with colour TV, three piece suite and seperate Dining room. Gas central heating. Parking in own driveway. £350-600 per week, maximum occupancy 4 persons.

All properties are available for a minimum of 7 days from Friday to Friday

For further details of our range of properties, availability or to book your holiday, please contact us by phone or e-mail.

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Here is just a taste of what you can see and do when you come and stay in one of our holiday properties. Within a radius of twenty miles there is a wealth of historic buildings, museums, windmills and watermills, gardens and parkland, vintage steam railway, National Trust properties, not to mention motor racing at Goodwood, the Royal Armouries at Portsmouth, the Royal Naval Dockyard in Portsmouth, cathedrals, Arundel Castle. Need I go on?

In Chichester itself, apart from the lovely shops and old town, there is the wonderful 900 year old cathedral and is the site of the Shrine of Sir Richard of Chichester. You can even take brass rubbing by appointment! 1½ miles west of Chichester is the Fishbourne Roman Palace. This was probably Roman Britain’s largest domestic building; the sumptuous home of King Tiberius Claudius Togidubnus. This site was extensively excavated in 1960.You can walk through the remains of the north wing of this magnificent 1st century Roman Palace, with many mosaic floors, under-floor heating systems and bath suite inside a covered building to protect it. . Open air theatre and concerts are performed during the summer. Bus and Train from Chichester. Tel: 01243 785859

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum tells the story of Military Flying from the earliest days to the present day, with special emphasis on the Royal Air Force and the Air war over southern England in World War II. Wonderful exhibits of aircraft down the ages. Contact www.tangmere-museum.org.uk

Arundel Castle is 18 miles east of Chichester. It is the home of the Dukes of Norfolk and dates from the Norman Conquest, built in 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel. Among its many treasures it contains a fascinating collection of fine furniture, dating from the 16th century, tapestries, clocks and portraits by Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Reynolds etc. Contact www.arundelcastle.org

The National Trust have several houses and gardens in the area , among them Nymans Gardens, Handcross, Haywards Heath, West Dene Gardens, near Chichester. Contact: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

In need of sustenance? Why not visit a vineyard. Yes- vineyards do very well in this part of Sussex. Lurgeshall Winery near Petworth, contact: www.lurgashall.co.uk and Nutbourne Vineyard near Pulborough producing award winning wines. Contact: 017898 815196

Portsmouth harbour has a world class waterfront. For those who love sailing this must not be missed! See the world’s greatest historic ships – HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, the Mary Rose (Henry VIII’s favourite warship, sank in 1545 with 700 men aboard. 437 years later the world held its breath when she was finally recovered from the sea bed). Join the crew of a Type 23 frigate in a James Bond style action adventure. Then go hands on in the hi-tech exhibition area. Visit the Royal Armouries museum. Contact: www.armouries.org.uk

For the Motor Racing enthusiast why not visit Goodwood Race Track, 3 miles east of Chichester. This was home to British Motor Racing. They now run special festivals of speed. This year, 2001, there is one in July and September. Contact www.goodwood.co.uk

Finally, you must not miss The Palace House and Abbey in Beaulieu, Hampshire. The garages are also home to the National Motor Museum, with a fabulous collection of vintage and classic cars. Contact: www.beaulieu.co.uk

Now I haven’t mentioned Marwell Zoo have I, nor. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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