Your guide to Sussex on England's South East coast

A lively mix of city, coast and countryside, Sussex is a great place for a short break, family holiday or day visit. With a huge range of places to stay - quality bed and breakfasts, smart townhouse hotels, deluxe country manors and funky rock star hangouts. If you prefer self-catering, choose from cosy country cottages, stylish apartments and hip beach retreats. Sussex is a foodies' paradise, full of great places to eat, from bustling city bistros and chic canteens to elegant country manors, rustic tearooms, traditional pubs and bright and breezy beach cafés.

Explore miles of dramatic and distinctive coastline, from the golden sands of Camber and the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs to the inlets of Chichester Harbour, and unspoilt countryside of the High Weald and the rolling South Downs, perfect for exploring.

Visit the cathedral city of Chichester and the stylish seaside city of Brighton & Hove, historic towns like Midhurst, Lewes and Rye, and pretty villages like Ditchling and Amberley. Sussex has many historic houses from the magnificent treasure houses of Goodwood and Petworth to thatched Alfriston Clergy House, and famous gardens including romantic Nymans Garden, the landscaped gardens and lakes of Sheffield Park, and West Dean, with its Victorian kitchen garden and restored glasshouses.

There's stylish shopping, sparkling nightlife and a buzzy art scene too, with one of the best 20th century art collections in the country at Chichester's Pallant House Gallery, exciting theatre and live music at Chichester Festival Theatre and the Brighton Dome, and interesting galleries and artists' studios throughout the county. Sussex has plenty on offer to make your visit a memorable one!

For other local information about Sussex historic towns and picturesque villages why not visit one of the local destination websites. www.visitchichester.org (Chichester, Midhurst, Petworth & Selsey), www.sussexbythesea.com (Littlehampton, Arundel & Bognor Regis), www.visitworthing.co.uk (Worthing, Lancing & Shoreham ), www.visitbrighton.com (Brighton & Hove), www.visiteastbourne.com (Eastbourne), www.visit1066country.com (Battle, Bexhill, Hastings and Rye).

For more information go to: http://www.visitsussex.org/