Silence is golden

The Woodcote (Petworth)

GETAWAYS • West Sussex

There’s undeniable pleasure in waking up to the sort of quiet that can’t be found in the city. The Woodcote promises such serenity, which settles alongside you until the birds begin to chirp after sunrise. The restaurant with rooms isn’t outside of civilisation – it’s on the outskirts of Graffham and only a few minutes away from the antiques hub of Petworth – but it embodies a sort of calm worth seeking out.