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TAKE OFF UP TO
100 POUNDS A DAY
(BRITISH POUNDS,
THAT IS)
DURING STAY AT 900-YEAR-OLD ENGLISH CASTLE
Amberley Castle is offering a special "Winter
Warmer" rate of £45 per person, per night (approximately $73), for stays
between now and March 31, 2000. This special price is based on two adults
sharing a double room and includes a full English breakfast. The offer applies
to Monday-Thursday stays only. There is no minimum stay requirement, but guests
must take dinner at the Castle. Regular prices at the Castle are £145 to £195 per room ($235-$320),
per night, for two persons in a double room. Suites and four-poster bedrooms
are not available at the Winter Warmer rate. In 1103, the first buildings of Amberley Castle were
built in an idyllic site, nestled in
the lee of West Sussex's lovely South Downs. For most of its 900 years, the
Castle has been occupied by bishops, Royalists, dukes and other nobles. In
fact, Queen Elizabeth I held the lease to the Castle between 1588 and 1603. Now this historical castle has been transformed into an country
castle hotel, the only one in the south of England. Protected by its 60-foot
medieval fortified wall and great oak portcullis, the Castle's very antiquity
lends a flavor of history to its elegantly appointed rooms. Each of the
Castle's 15 bedrooms and five suites is furnished with antiques and fine
fabrics and has its own Jacuzzi. The Castle also has its own resident ghost, Emily, a village
girl who was seduced and rejected by her ecclesiastical lover when the castle
belonged to the See of Chichester during the Middle Ages. Emily threw herself
off the battlements, and it's rumored that she reappears on appropriately dark
and stormy nights. The castle is located in the village of Amberley, where
guests can enjoy the ancient Norman church, thatched roofs, and country pubs.
Guests can also explore the Amberley Wildbrooks, the beautiful water meadows of
the River Arun, preserved as a nature reserve. During their stay, guests can also visit other Sussex
castles such as Arundel, Cowdray, Lewes and more. Each guest bedroom at
Amberley Castle has a book called "Castles in Sussex", which
describes the castles and gives directions. Amberley Castle is close to Chichester, a town with elegant
shops and a renowned theater. The Castle is also near Brighton, a haunt of
antique lovers as well as the famous Houses of Goodwood, Petworth, Parham. Jane
Austen's house at Chawton is also not far from Amberley. Amberley Castle is easily accessible from Gatwick and
Heathrow Airports. London is an hour away by road, and there is direct train
service from London Victoria and Gatwick to Amberley. For further information, contact Amberley Castle, Nr Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9ND, England. The telephone is 011-44-1-79-883-1992; the FAX is 011-44-1-79-883-1998. The web site is http://www.amberleycastle.co.uk Photo courtesy of Amberly Castle |
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Travelers who may have over-indulged during the holidays can
take off up to 100 pounds a day (British pounds, that is) during a stay this
winter at Amberley Castle, a 900-year-old country castle hotel in southern
England.