...to ask for your help in locating a village in Surrey/Sussex I once drove through?

[Merryoldgoat]

This is a bit bonkers but I’ve seen the amazing things Mumsnetters can do so here you go...

About 5 years ago DH and I went to a wedding in Arundel and on the drive from Wimbledon area to Sussex, we passed through about 3 GORGEOUS villages. They had lovely village greens, rustic pubs, chocolate box cottages etc.

My DH and I are getting a night free of children soon and I would love to book a night in a nice inn in one of these villages.

Is there anyway you can help me work out which villages these might have been?

I wasn’t a driver then so I paid no attention to the route so can’t accurately retrace the journey looking on a map.

5 YEARS I’ve been thinking about these villages!!

@NorburtTheDragon Crawley 🤣🤣😂

I know I come across as a member of the Lurgashall marketing board. I'm really not but I do enjoy watching their cricket team playing on the green from seats outside the Noah's Ark, drinking a cheeky pinot. 🏏🍷

I need to book up urgently. These places are all within 90 minutes of me and sound utterly gorgeous for a weekend break.

I’m getting so excited!

I’m now down a rabbit hole of looking at property for sale...

Found my forever house...

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/fullscreen/image-gallery.html?propertyId=53865958&photoIndex=0

Petworth and Chiddingfold for sure

I live outside Chiddingfold. It’s very pretty and on a main road that would make sense route wise. There’s some lovely places to eat nearby (white hart at witley for example), a tea shop, some good pubs and lovely places for walks. Also a really great farm shop at Milford (good to wander for an hour). Go for it

Found my forever house...

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/fullscreen/image-gallery.html?propertyId=53865958&photoIndex=0

OMFG

Where is that OP?

Cranleigh? Largest village in the UK I think? And when I put in Wimbledon to Arundel into Google and changed it to a cycle route to get a more scenic route it was bang on it. You might have gone through Bramley too.

*OMFG shock

Where is that OP?*

Lurgashall

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-53865958.html

@IsabelleSE19

It’s in Lurgashall - near Petworth. Unbelievable isn’t it? I don’t think my 3 bed end terrace will fetch enough for a move some how...

@itstimeforanamechange

I’ll look at Cranleigh although I think I’d have remembered that name.

😂😂😂 at whoever said Crawley.

I was thinking Wisborough Green too? Village green, old church, duckpond, pubs etc.

@Buteo

Wisborough Green looks gorgeous!

I was going to say Amberley or Wisborough Green.

Wisborough Green has a lovely village green, with a round pond overlooked by a lovely old barn, and a pretty church.

Amberley has a nice pub with fantastic views and an interesting open air museum full of old shops.

Lovely house and about the right price.
The villages in that area often have greens with Cricket on Saturdays or Sundays - and lots of male cyclists in Lycra.

Lurgashall has a superb pub for anyone who finds themselves in that area:

www.noahsarkinn.co.uk/

Hah, I love how the photographer of the house has used a wide-angle camera for the photographs..... I don’t think that was necessary. 😏

Kirdford? Jodie Kidd owns the pub now.
Wosborough Green - I recommend The Cricketers for food
Plaistow?

Who lives in a house like this..... Lloyd grossman.

Find the secret village - aka Poirot/morse/Juliet bravo.

This is tres exciting OP!

FFS whatever you do. Promise us you will give us an update!

DH has just got back from work and I’ve told him how clever you all are! We’re going to look at Chiddingford first and then Lurgashall - either way we need to coincide with some cricket!

I can’t bloody wait!

Yes used to do that route firtnightly from as good friend lives in Worthing/Chich side and it’s lovely... can’t really remember the names

Have fun OP - feel free to update us so we can travel vicariously through you!