England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Worthing
Worthing is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 109,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Worthing, with about 77 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
- LGW39 km · London Gatwick Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Worthing
Worthing ( WUR-dhing) is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, 11 miles (18 km) west of Brighton, and 18 miles (29 km) east of Chichester. With a population of 113,094 and an area of 12.5 square miles (32.4 km2), the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Hove built-up area, the 15th most populous urban area in the United Kingdom.
For much of the 20th century the town seems to have taken its eye off the ball with regards tourism, preferring to see itself as a town by the sea rather than a seaside town. In the 21st century, the town has been getting its act together; palm trees have been planted along the beach promenade, the Dome Cinema has been restored and the area around Splash Point revitalised. The town has a growing reputation for the arts and now hosts the Worthing Birdman event which attracts tens of thousands of people.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Worthing
See
- East Beach Studios
- Worthing Pier
- Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
- High Salvington Mill
Do
- Dome Cinema
- M's Cycle Hire
- Worthing Thunder
- Brooklands Park and lake
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Worthing
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 Worthing Seafront hotel | 77 | 3.9/5 2,529 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Worthing to stay in
There are good Bed and Breakfast establishments in East Worthing along and just off the Brighton Road. Sea front rooms here offer excellent views of the picturesque fishing beach and the English Channel beyond.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Worthing
19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chequer Inn | 8.7 km | |
| Brewhouse & Kitchen | 0.6 km | |
| Burlington Hotel | 1.0 km | |
| Springwells Hotel | 8.6 km | |
| Sussex Pad | 6.0 km | |
| The Bridge Inn | 8.8 km | |
| The Bull Inn | 4.3 km | |
| The Gun Inn | 6.5 km | |
| The Kings Head Inn | 8.8 km | |
| The Old Village House Hotel | 6.5 km | |
| The Swan Inn | 0.2 km | |
| The Three Tunns Inn | 8.6 km | |
| The World's End | 6.7 km | |
| Chatsworth Hotel Steyne Hotel | 0.5 km | |
| Detached Portion Of Springwells Hotel To The North | 8.7 km | |
| Findon Manor Hotel | 6.3 km | |
| Former Victoria Inn | 0.6 km | |
| Merton House | 1.0 km | |
| Warne's Hotel (main block) | 0.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Worthing
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Worthing are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; November is the wettest, with about 112 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 Worthing: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), about 39 km from the city centre in a straight line; Southampton Airport (SOU, 71 km) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 73 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Worthing is around 100 km (60 miles) south of London and 18 km (11 miles) or so along the coast from Brighton. Trains to Worthing run from Victoria and London Bridge stations in London, taking about 75 minutes, while Gatwick Airport is about 45 minutes away. There are also trains which run along the coast to Brighton (around 20 minutes). To the west lie Chichester (around 30 minutes) and Portsmouth (an hour). Southern Railway tickets to London and some other destinations can be purchased from as little as £3 (£2 with rail cards) one way, if purchased online from their website.
Getting around
To the east of Worthing the South Coast Cycle Route runs along the coastline, so you can cycle along the promenade down to Lancing and Shoreham. A cycle route also goes from the train station to the seafront. The main pedestrian shopping centre on Montague and South Streets is only one block from the seafront. Stagecoach operates bus services throughout the town and local area. The Pulse is a service running every 10 minutes in the daytime between Durrington and Lancing via Worthing town centre.
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LGW · London Gatwick Airport
SOU · Southampton Airport
LHR · London Heathrow Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Worthing
Eat
Many different international cuisines are offered in Worthing, and most offer excellent food at a reasonable price. There main area for eating out in Worthing is in and around the pedestrianised Warwick Street. There are also an increasing number of restaurants around the West End of the town centre, about 1km west of South Street, around the west end of Montague Street and Rowlands Road. For Italian food, go to Pomodoro e Mozzarella on Warwick Street. This restaurant is far superior to the nearby franchises of Ask and Pizza Express, and offers authentic Italian cuisine in a friendly but very intimate atmosphere.
Drink
Although the South Street drinking strip is typical, there are many good pubs dotted around the centre. Worthing has become known for its micropubs, running to as many as ten.
Stay safe
Although Worthing is generally a very safe place to be, like many large towns, the town centre can get fairly rowdy on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Worthing
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
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of 1 place
Questions
Worthing: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Worthing?
By published guest score: Travelodge Worthing Seafront (3.9 / 5 · 2,529 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Worthing?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Worthing are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; November is the wettest, with about 112 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Worthing?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), about 39 km from the city centre in a straight line; Southampton Airport (SOU, 71 km) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR, 73 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Worthing?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Worthing
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.