Winchester is the closest city at 20 minutes drive away, and is steeped in history. In addition to the stunning cathedral , visitors can also visit a wealth of medieval buildings including the Great Hall, and King Arthur's Round Table.

Chichester is a city that is renowned for both its beautiful Georgian buildings and the Roman remains in the local area. The most famous of these is Fishbourne Roman Palace, the remains of a Roman villa with stunning mosaics.

Portsmouth is now a modern multicultural city, and boasts a wealth of interesting sites. It is the birthplace of one of Britain's most celebrated authors, Charles Dickens, and is home to one the most famous battleships of all time, the Mary Rose. This can be visited, along with Nelson's ship, HMS Victory, and the first iron-clad battleship, The Warrior, at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. There is also the D-Day Museum that is well worth visiting, and Southsea Castle is the very spot that Henry VIII stood and watched his prized battleship the Mary Rose sink. Portsmouth is also the port of many of the Cross-Channel ferries, and so we are an ideal overnight stopping point for people travelling to and from the continent.

Petersfield is the local town. A small market town, it dates from the middle ages, and boasts a twice weekly market, as well as monthly Farmers Market.

Midhurst is a small market town a short drive from us. It was recently voted as the second best place to live in Britain in a recent survey by Country Life Magazine. It is famous for the polo played during the summer months in Cowdray Park, the area surrounding the historic ruins of the medieval Cowdray Castle.

In the village of Selborne is The Gilbert White Museum, the home and garden of the famous 19^th century naturalist.

The famous 19^th century novelist Jane Austen lived at Chawton. The house where she wrote Pride and Prejudice is open to the public, well worth a visit and is only 8 miles from us.

Goodwood is a beautiful stately home on the outskirts of Chichester. Held annually within the grounds of the estate are the Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival.

RHS Garden Wisley is one of the most stunning gardens in the South of England. Wisley is Britain’s best loved garden with 97ha (240 acres) offering a fascinating blend of the beautiful with practical and innovative design and cultivation techniques. Only a 45 minute drive from Quinhay Farmhouse, it is one of the flagship gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society

West Dean Gardens is a fabulous garden nestling in the South Downs. Winner of the Historic Houses Association/Christie's Garden of the Year Award 2002, it boasts a completly restored 4 acre walled garden with many genuine Victorian greenhouses.

Denmans Garden at Fontwell is the garden of the world renowned landscape designer and writer John Brooks.

Mottisfont Abbey,a National Trust property, is only a 45 minute drive from us. Set amidst glorious countryside along the River Test, this 12th-century Augustinian priory was converted into a private house after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, however, the key attraction is the grounds with magnificent trees, walled gardens and National Collection of Old-fashioned Roses.

Petersfield Physic Garden is set in an ancient walled burgage plot behind the High Street. the garden has recently been planted in a style familiar to John Goodyer, the distinguished 17th century botanist, who lived in Petersfield.

Hampshire also boasts a large number of private gardens that are open to the public as part of the National Garden Scheme.

Quinhay Farmhouse is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty and is the second highest house in the county. There is a wealth of opportunity for walkers and cyclists nearby, including the South Downs.

Queen Elizabeth Country Park is situated just south of Petersfield and is on the South Downs. As well as offering a large number of trails dedicated to walkers, cyclists and horse riders, there are nature trails for children, and the Butser Ancient Farm, is a replica of the sort of farm which would have existed in the British Iron Age about 300 BC. The farm has buildings, structures, animals and crops of the kind that existed at that time, and is open to the public.

Cycling Hampshire is a resource outlining a number of waymarked cycling trails in Hampshire, for both on- and off-road riding. We have easy access to a number of long-distance routes including the South Downs Way, the Hanger's Way, and the Wayfarer's Way.

Horse Riding can be arranged upon request.

There are a number of local golf courses, the most local of which is Petersfield.

There are several racecourses nearby, including Goodwood and Fontwell Park.