The Selsey Arms

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2026

Matthew

Friendly and very helpful staff, lovely clean rooms and an excellent Full English breakfast in the morning. Convenient location, will definitely stay again.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2026

John

Nice country pub with a cozy atmosphere. Our room was great, really clean and well presented, comfy bed and pillows, en-suite bathroom with a good shower and a decent size. Owners provided a fan which was very welcome during this current heatwave. We were greeted by Jacob in reception, really helpful, polite and respectful and he showed us to our room. We ate an evening meal on the first night which was lovely and good value, and breakfast on both days was excellent. The other staff we encountered were equally as helpful and nice and are obviously a credit to the pub - big thank you to them for a lovely stay 👍 Great value for money and would recommend.

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2026

Deirdre

Very friendly and helpful staff. Excellent breakfast and a superb chef. A good location for Goodwood and the Weald & Downland museum. Excellent car park.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

Juliet

We booked the Selsey Arms for the convenient and quiet location, near to Chichester. It did not disappoint. A nice welcome and after booking in we were shown to our room, and asked if we preferred a ground floor room (which we didn't, but it was thoughtful to ask the question). The room was spacious with a big fan, comfortable bed and good bathroom with bath and shower over. The pub courtyard is outside - obviously this is a pub/inn and to be expected - and on a busy summer's evening you may hear some background noise from people enjoying food/drink out there. We were provided with bottles of water, kettle etc. And ... breakfast included, which is unusual these days. Normally I'd skip breakfast, if it was a buffet style or greasy fried \"full English\". But the choices were really good - I had scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and lovely homemade chunky toast, my husband had pancakes - again homemade. Really good and we were served by a lovely young woman, cheerful and again, thoughtful. If we find ourselves back in the area I'd go again!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2026

Rodney

lovely place and the rooms were excellent and very clean , will stay again

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2026

Katy

Lovely place to stay, the rooms are clean and tidy, and the ones in the courtyard are quite modern. The site is accessible and there is plenty of parking available. All the staff were lovely, but the young man that did our meet and greet was so helpful.

Tea, coffee and water are provided in the rooms, and oat milk cartons, which pleased my wife she normally has to request this.

The bar has a good selection of beers, including real ales and is used by a lot of the locals, so always a good sign. Without doubt the food at the site is some of the best pub food I have ever eaten, if its available I would highly recommend the Comfit Belly of Pork.

The next time we stay we will have to ensure the Pizza Oven in the garden area is available, as I would love to try their Pizzas!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Daniel

Second time staying, and I imagine we'll be back again. The room was comfortable and well equipped. The surroundings are beautiful. And the food was excellent. We had breakfast and dinner twice and very impressed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2025

Natasha

Great little b&b

Staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was spacious and the bed was clean and very comfortable. Lots of parking.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2025

Kate

Beautiful location 5 miles to the north of Chichester. Popular pub with great food and lovely staff. Comfortable accommodation.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Elaine

We enjoyed our short stay

Clean room, staff polite,excellent breakfast,
safe parking, good value.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2025

Raymond

An ideal place to stay

Good food, staff worked very hard to please, location well placed on main road, popular with local people. An ideal place.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2025

Jonathan

Perfectly adequate for a one night stay

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Irene

Just 5 rooms but well laid out and spacious. Staff friendly and the pub/restaurant very nice.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2025

Alison

Easy to find with plenty of parking, arrived early but wasn’t a problem shown to our room by the landlady which was larger than expected with plenty of room it was of a high standard very fresh looking and clean! Extra pillows found , and had a selection of tea and coffees and had delish quality biscuits! Bathroom was a good size with fresh smelling towels ready and good quality shower gel and conditioner
Evening meal and breakfast were of a high standard
A very pleasant relaxed atmosphere where nothing was too much trouble x
Would book again if ever we return to visit friends in Midhurst
Thank you x
If I didn’t have cats I would quite easily of adopted Ruby the dog who definitely is the boss there !

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Howard

staff are very helpful. The room was very good quality and a very comfortable bed, we went to chichester theatre on saturday night had food at the selsey arms before, the food is delicious would happily stay again and recommend The Selsey arms to anyone

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2025

Christopher

A very clean and comfortable hotel with a good menu and huge breakfasts.

Good location and straightforward drive into Chichester for a visit to the theatre.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2025

Neil

Lovely quiet pub.

We chose the Selsey Inn for it’s location adjacent the Centurion Way and because breakfast was included.
The staff were very welcoming and the room was comfy. The food was excellent and the portions were generous. The pub itself was quiet, we were there Thursday and Friday.
The only downside was the floor of the room above Room 3 was very creaky.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2025

Stewart

Friendly and well located pub

Pleasant two night stay at a comfortable and friendly pub. We only ate breakfast at the property but this was excellent and with friendly service.
Very convenient for Chichester - 10 minute drive to the large car park by the Festival Theatre. Traffic noise from the road was not noticeable as the rooms are set back from the main road behind the main building. The pub is opposite the Centurion Way - a footpath along the old railway line between Chichester and Midhurst.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Nigel

Excellent, friendly and accomodating service.

Excellent, friendly and accomodating service.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2025

Graham

Selsey Arms

Had a fantastic stay - great staff .
Lovely room .
Amazing dinner and fabulous full English breakfast.
Could not fault it - definitely stay here again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

william

Lovely location.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2025

Camilla

Little gem

Supposed expectation. Boutique room. Comfy bed

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Shaun

Friendly staff, and excellent, generous, made to order breakfasts. Good value for money, given current hotel prices. The room was very clean.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2025

sarah

Great location for visiting this beautiful countryside. Lovely room, easy parking

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2025

Philip

Lovely old pub with nice rooms in beautiful countryside

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2025

Nicholas

Lovely old place and very friendly people.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Hannah

Really enjoyed our one night stay. Very convenient for our trip to the Weald and Downlands museum. Staff were all friendly, room was lovely and breakfast was delicious.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

We had a wonderful stay. Clean and comfortable rooms, lovely staff and a delicious breakfast!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2025

Rachael

Stayed here one night as I was attending a wedding down the road at Farbridge. The property, room and facilities were all lovely. Comfy bed, nice fluffy towels and the room had everything you could need. Plenty of parking and nice garden. The staff were welcoming, including Ruby the dog, and the breakfast was amazing! And very nice to have my gluten intolerance accommodated for at breakfast too. My only slight negative is the price but it was perfect location and only a 20 min walk to the venue (3 min drive).

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2025

Michael

Clean and comfortable. Great food and location

Business

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jan 2025

Lee

Was an ok place to stay but not great. Room was mostly ok, bathroom needed some TLC. Biggest complaint was the breakfast. Crockery and cutlery hadn't been cleaned properly. Food was not served hot. Was just an ok place...

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2024

Kirsten

Well looked after

Good overnight stay prior to going to Goodwood. Well looked after including bacon butties to take away for an early start as we didn't have time for breakfast.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2024

Karolyn

A great stay in beautiful quiet bedrooms and breakfast was delicious.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2024

timothy

An excellent overnighter, finishing with a superb breakfast. Very quiet and spacious rooms with good facilities. And only a few mins from the very interesting city of Chichester.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Simon

Really I’ve stay,clean rooms
Lovely breakfast home cooked .

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Amazing stay in the centre of Sussex countryside

Amazing place close to Goodwod horse and motor racing venues. Great food. We had both lunch and dinner at the hotel. Tastefully decorated rooms with nice en suite facilities. Would have loved to have booked same period next year, but all rooms already fully booked. Lovely landlady / chef owner.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2024

Rosie

From the moment I arrived I felt welcome.
I had a wedding cake to deliver the next day and the chef kindly stored it overnight in his walk in fridge.
I was shown to my very comfortable room and all facilities explained.
Breakfast choices were huge and delicious.
Staff were polite and friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2024

Guy

Lovely Surprise

This was a lovely surprise. Stayed one night for a family wedding nearby, having driven past the pub hundreds of times through many different incarnations. The rooms were super clean, looked brand new and had everything we needed, the service was great and the breakfast hit the spot. It's a proper lovely traditional country pub.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2024

Andrew

Property was very clean, food was very good quality and staff were efficient and accommodating.
Look forward to next visit

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2024

Peter

This place was just what we needed. Relaxing country area with some great walks nearby. Stayed 2 nights and didn't move the car.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2024

Gino

We were tended to by courteous, pleasant staff. We did not require breakfast and the management reduced our bill taking this into consideration. The bedroom was spotless and very comfortable. It was a peaceful night which was undisturbed. The only possible thing missing was that no shower cap was provided! :-)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2024

Jane

Country weekend

Fantastic shower, lovely clean and spacious room. Very comfortable bed. Breakfast excellent.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2024

Ian

One fault sadly ... generally great stay

Went to the racing and hotel close to venue staff great and food good overall great except one criticism slept in rooms in courtyard and sound proofing from room above ..floorboards very creaky and hard to get back to sleep ..but only fault

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2024

Will

Buisness trip 2 night stay

Great staff, great food. Very accommodating.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2024

Adam

Great place to stay

Great place to stay. Comfortable, clean with a good shower. Food is all home cooked and a really good choice.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2024

Daniel

Great weekend

Really great weekend break here. Food was excellent, room was great (and quiet), setting was beautiful. Would definitely stay again.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2024

J

John and Tinks Easter getaway

Tinks and I had the best weekend ever here. The people are fantastic, the locals are great, the food tasty and the room was probably amongst one of the best we have ever stayed in. So good we will be going back.....often.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2024

Michael

A return to Sussex. Like coming home.

This was just the place I had hoped it would be. My wife and I enjoyed the great character, olde ‘worlde’ charm, really good and welcoming service. Quiet rooms. The food was simple (don’t expect Cordon Bleu), plentiful and very tasty. We were told they had lots of walkers and cyclists from the Centurion Way. We’ll be back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2023

Susan

Comfortable and delicious food

Greeted and had our suitcase carried to the room.
Very comfortable and spacious room with all one could need, including complimentery bottled water.
Appreciative of having large bath sheets rather than smaller bath towels.
Delicious breakfast with plenty of choice, and well presented.
We ate dinner there too and that was equally delicious.
Excellent service from all staff.
Please note that The Selsey Arms is not in Lavant but in West Dean!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2023

Michelle

Great location when visiting Goodwood

Enjoyed a lovely stay at the Kelsey Arms. Staff are very friendly and attentive. Food was excellent with a good choice. Stayed for one night whilst visiting the Goodwood festival of speed. Ideal location for Goodwood, ample free parking. Would definitely recommend this property.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2022

Simon

Lovely stay, great hosts and breakfast

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2022

Jason

Super, friendly pub, restaurant and delightful rooms. Great location for Goodwood Racecourse - just a very short taxi ride. Excellent value for money.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2022

Jackie

Fab-u-lous

Stayed for two nights - lovely pub, super friendly staff and great food.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2022

Keith

From our first point of contact on arrival right through to our departure the service and friendliness was faultless. We will be returning as there's loads of things to do around the area.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2022

Verified traveler

1 night stop over.

Clean comfortable room with all we required for a short stay. Dining & breakfast was well served and fine on value.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2022

Colin

Excellent Service

Very pleased and very helpful staff - provided an early breakfast to enable us to get off to Goodwood Members Meeting. Planning to stay in September for Revival.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2021

Alan

Exactly what I wanted. Somewhere to stay with a good breakfast, after going to the wedding at the venue a few hundred meters away.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2021

Paul

Good but needs attention.

Nice pub and food good. Ok for a stop over 1/2 nights. Our room was showing signs of ware and tear. Wardrobe base broken jamming draw below. Bathroom smelt musty/ damp. It’s a shame as with a little attention to detail it would be nice. Silicone sealant was appalling. But it was functional.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2021

Barrie

Overnight stopover

Overnight stop with friends cycling South Coast. Friendly staff. Good food, Good ale, comfy room, good nights sleep.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2021

Stuart

Great stay!

A lovely Country pub with nice home cooked food. The room was great and the breakfast was fantastic the next morning. Look forward to coming back again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2021

Pamela

Stayed 4 nights. Comfortable room. Friendly helpful staff. Excellent breakfast and very good evening meals. Would stay there again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2021

Frances

Wedding trip

We attended a wedding in a nearby venue which The Selsey Arms was in an ideal location to. The room was good although quite small and just a skylight view, there was another window but this was at our floor level as we were on the top floor (eves of the barn). We had a lovely meal in the pub restaurant one night and the service and food were excellent and good value. A good location to explore Chichester town also.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2021

Verified traveler

Excellent for Goodwood

Very comfortable room and great evening meal. Very convenient location for Goodwood!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2021

Elaine

Just stayed the one night whilst attending a wedding party nearby. Very nice , warm and comfy room and powerful shower.
Breakfast next morning was perfectly cooked, piping hot and very tasty.
Would definitely recommend to anyone..

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2021

SJ

Comfortable and clean and very well located for many attractions (if only they were open!!)

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2021

KIM

Friendly staff, great food. Bus stop right outside the pub. Rooms lovely and clean. Nice walks available, short drive to Goodwoid racing, though if you want a cab for racing, book well in advance.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2021

Alex

Staff were great and lovely feel to the place. Bit disappointed the room hadn’t been cleaned properly - old bag of crisps behind the bedside table, much on table, TV not tuned and didn’t work, bathroom light on the floor etc. But still a lovely stay and amazing staff and friendliness

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2021

Becki

The staff welcome and hospitality was excellent. The staff are friendly and you feel right at home. The food is fantastic and full of flavour.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Loved the food -excellent . The staff -brilliant . Rooms -lovely .

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2021

Nicola

A long wait.

In general very good and after a very efficient check in with very friendly staff we enjoyed a light snack in the bar where the service was very good. However breakfast was very slow, we arrived at 8am and being the only customers we ordered quickly a full English and a scrambled egg and mushrooms but it was over 40 minutes before it arrived, and the rest of our party had an equally long wait. In total there were only 9 people in the restaurant. Hopefully this is not their usual breakfast chef.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Beautiful presented. Comfortable bed and excellent breakfast

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Really quaint and quiet if you just want to get away for a couple of nights, beautiful surroundings.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2021

Lucy

Lovely spacious room. Bed was very comfortable!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Friendly environment & had everything we needed for a night

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Fantastic stay! The owners and staff were extremely welcoming! We arrived quite late in the evening and the kitchen was closed but had no issue with putting the fryer back on to knock up some chips as we were starving. Lovely full English in the morning for breakfast

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2021

Christopher

I would stay again.

Friendly and helpful staff. Good food selection. Nice room. Only stayed for one night, but would happily stay again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Very nice staff, clean room, well kept Bar area, wide range of beers available. Very pleased

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

A very pleasant stay, very clean and quiet room, excellent breakfast and great selection of drinks and service.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2021

Jackie

A must stay

Fabulous big room with superb breakfast. Wish we could have stayed longer so we could have enjoyed more of the hospitalty and location. Thank you guys n gals loved it. Xx

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2021

Robert

Excellent. Would stay again

Really enjoyable stay. Very friendly staff both on arrival and throughout my 2 night stay. All covid procedures adhered to. Room was clean and plenty of room with en suite and excellent shower. WiFi connection in room and throughout the premises. On site pub food was brilliant and good choice. Also some real ales on tap.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2021

D

friendly local service

can't fault the service , the room was clean, the food from the bar was excellent and extremely well priced considering the location, great breakfast as well - i will be using here when working from the office, thanks for the service

Business

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2021

Tracey

Great service
Super clean room
Breakfast was fantastic
Would recommend

Business

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2021

IAN

Nice place, try it.

Super service, nice welcome. Good food & drink. What more do you really want?

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2020

STEVE

Goodwood

Booked late but owner and staff very helpful and attentive throughout. Would stay there again.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2020

Jill

There was a warm welcome from the staff and the room was also warm and cosy. The pub is on the edge of the South Downs National Park in beautiful countryside but unfortunately it was wet during our stay so we did not see the full beauty of the surroundings.
The pub itself is cosy and had an open fires at one end and a wood burner at the other. The bar itself is quite small but there is a spacious dining room as well.
The bedrooms are at the rear/side and are accessed through a smal courtyard which I imagine would be busy on a warm summer night. This is nicely furnished and also had a cosy booth to one side with the car park accessed from the rear. There were four rooms available but I think we were the only guests staying. Our room was clean and recently decorated to a high standard with modern bathroom facilities en suite. The bed was comfortable and the area quiet at night.
The staff were friendly and helpful throughout with local recommendations for places to visit. We ate in the pub for dinner and breakfast and the food was good and plentiful.
We would definitely recommend.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2020

Tom.

An excellent hotel. Staff and regular customers very welcoming. Rooms very comfortable and well appointed.
Food of very high quality and extremely well cooked and presented.
I highly recommend.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2020

Paul

Food excellent.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Room was lovely and spacious. Breakfast was brilliant!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2020

david

wow the room was fantastic the staff were fantastic and the food well fantastic i strongly recommend this place and yes we will be back

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2020

Spencer

New Owners - Nice Improvements

I've stayed here many times when in the area for business. There are new owners who have made some really good improvements already in their short time here and welcome any comments on how they can make even more. Lovely rooms, good food and a 'real' welcome to guests - keep up the good work !

Business

4/10

Poor

13 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Was kept awake by someone walking across floor al lnight only got a couple of hours sleep informed staff but never really said anything

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Amazing home cooked food , great atmosphere, very friendly staff

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2019

Ray

The breakfast was a traditional English and cooked just right

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

We were attending a wedding about a mile away and one of the staff very kindly gave us a lift to the venue.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Sep 2019

Claire

Expensive and disappointed

We Booked this hotel for a stay after the goodwood revival festival for a Sunday stay.
The bar shuts at 6pm and restaurant shuts at 4 pm.
It’s advertised as Bed and Breakfast - however there was no one to be seen on Monday morning to provide breakfast or even checkout.
The phone number provided to contact the owners / staff never gets answered.
Overall - really disappointing especially in view of the expensive room!
Would not book here again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2019

Sarah

Great room

The room is spacious and decorated nicely. We had a comfy bed and it was clean. Easy access also.

We had a lovely stay!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2019

Mark

Nice but brief stay

Really good brief stay. Staff very friendly and even the biker group that meet there were respectful of guests staying. Highly recommend the food!

Business

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Spacious room

Good breakfast

The pub area was busy sometimes, so it was a bit noisey then. Very quiet generally with a lovey walk along lanes and footpaths.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

19 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Breakfast was good. Small double bed. Needs more attention to room cleaning

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2019

Debbie

Staff were very welcoming & food was excellent ... rooms were abive standard & very comfortable..
Jack is a great host ...
A brilliant 2 nights stay ..

Friends_and_family Family