HORSTED PLACE HOTEL

Set in a Gothic Revival country house dating from 1850, this high-end hotel overlooking the renowned East Sussex National golf course is 6.7 miles from Glyndebourne opera house and 7.3 miles from Lewes Castle. The refined, individually decorated rooms and suites feature en suite bathrooms, Egyptian cotton sheets and flat-screen TVs. Suites add separate sitting areas. Full English breakfast is complimentary. There's a sophisticated fine-dining restaurant offering seasonal, upmarket dishes and afternoon teas. There's also a drawing room with a log fire, multiple meeting rooms, a garden terrace, and a tennis court and croquet lawn.