England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Horsham
Horsham is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 51,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Horsham, with about 61 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- LGW14 km · London Gatwick Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Horsham
Horsham () is a market town and civil parish on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald, in West Sussex, England. The town lies 31 miles (50 km) south-south-west of London, 18.5 miles (30 km) north-west of Brighton and 26 miles (42 km) north-east of the county town of Chichester.
Horsham is a market town where people gather for festivities and trade goods in the Carfax on Thursdays and Saturdays in the town's, not-at-all-square, square.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Horsham
See
The town is based around a central square (that isn't square) called the Carfax (said to mean 'where four roads meet'). It is pedestrianised and often features music on the bandstand in the summer. There is also an element of European cafe culture with street cafes and alfresco bars on the square and the historic alleyways running from it. The rest of the centre is no more than five minutes walk from the Carfax.
- The Causeway
- Site of the former Shelley Fountain
- Horsham Museum
Do
- Huxley's
- Major Mindgames
- Upper Rapeland Wood
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Horsham
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Horsham Central hotel | 61 | 3.9/5 909 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Horsham to stay in
Horsham has few hotels, and none at the higher end of the market. Some of the villages surrounding Horsham do have quality hotels however.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Horsham
15 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| South Lodge Hotel | 1985 | 6.7 km |
| Mannings Heath Golf Club | 3.8 km | |
| The Cherry Tree Inn | 4.9 km | |
| The Crown | 0.3 km | |
| The Greets Inn | 3.6 km | |
| The King's Head Hotel | 0.2 km | |
| The Plough Inn | 5.5 km | |
| The Punch Bowl Inn | 8.0 km | |
| The Red Lyon | 5.7 km | |
| The Sussex Oak Inn | 3.6 km | |
| The Tipsy Fox | 4.7 km | |
| Magpies Lodge | 6.3 km | |
| South Lodge | 6.9 km | |
| Springfields | 0.6 km | |
| The Lamb Inn | 0.2 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Horsham
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Horsham are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 81 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Horsham: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 46 km) and London City Airport (LCY, 56 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The closest airport to Horsham is London Gatwick (LGW) which is only 20 minutes by car or train (the station is right in the airport). London Heathrow (LHR) is about an hour by car (depending on traffic) or two and a half hours by train via London, change at Hammersmith and London Victoria. London Stansted (STN) is about an hour and a half by car (depending on traffic) or 2½ hours by train, change at Tottenham Hale and London Victoria. Horsham can be reached easily by train. There are four trains per hour from London. Two trains from London Victoria via Croydon and Crawley.
Getting around
The town centre is compact and walkable. A small number of bus services are available to the residential areas. All services run via the bus station, the train station and the central square, the Carfax.
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LGW · London Gatwick Airport
LHR · London Heathrow Airport
LCY · London City Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Horsham
Eat
Horsham has a range of restaurants covering most of the various styles found in England, with Italian being particularly common. Most town centre restaurants are on East Street, although there are some in the Carfax, on West Street, and further along. There are numerous take-away food outlets near the town centre. Most are just to the west, in the Bishopric and Springfield Road.
Drink
Horsham is basically known for its selection of pubs in the town centre. Some are tied to the Hall and Woodhouse brewery, a UK-wide chain that offers good prices. The Anchor Tap and The Malt Shovel are independent pubs, the former focusing on a small-town vibe, and the latter on rock music events during weekends, but a similar vibe during the week.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Horsham
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Horsham: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Horsham?
By published guest score: Travelodge Horsham Central (3.9 / 5 · 909 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Horsham?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Horsham are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 81 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Horsham?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), about 14 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 46 km) and London City Airport (LCY, 56 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Horsham?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Horsham
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.