About Us
Harbour View House was originally built in the 1930s as a single storey gardener’s cottage. It was renovated by my husband’s family when they purchased it in 1974. Charmingly, they had found it for sale in an ad in The Lady magazine.
After purchasing, they extended the footprint and added a second floor to take advantage of the stunning views and sunsets over the harbour, countryside and Grade II Listed pub opposite, The Crown and Anchor.
Hence, the sitting room, bedroom, and bathroom upstairs. Perhaps an unpredictable layout, but it works perfectly, especially when in a holiday state of mind!!
Upstairs, the windows to the rear and sides take in the adjacent boat park, farmland, and in the distance, Goodwood and the South Downs.
My husband inherited the house some time ago and as we already lived nearby and were busy with a young family, we didn’t have a definitive plan moving it forwards but couldn’t bear to sell it. Therefore, until last year, nothing had changed in nearly 30 years!!
In 2020 we finally got our act together; we totally renovated, decorated and reconfigured the rooms whilst maintianing the original quirky layout.
This was a slow process, especially during lock down, but a real opportunity for me to see the house through fresh eyes and appreciate its uniqueness. I fully understand why my husband has so many happy memories of summers and weekends spent on the ‘Sussex Riviera’!
For many years he had been hesitant to change a thing, but has found the new incarnation to be as exciting as I have. We’ve displayed a lot of artwork and some decorative objects collected by his parents back in the 1970/80s. They bring layers of atmosphere and soul into the house.
We are now looking forward to welcoming guests to stay. We hope that couples, families, or small groups will enjoy and appreciate all that this amazing area has to offer.
We are keen to be helpful and share our knowledge too, as we have lived in Chichester for 27 years and quite frankly would not want to live anywhere else!
We will accept well behaved dogs as they deserve a holiday too!
Please contact me if you have any questions and if I can add some extras to personalise your stay, I will be very happy to do so.
Best wishes,
Alison