Located within a Grade II listed building dating back to the 18th century, The Ship Hotel retains much of its Georgian splendour and the in-house restaurant with its honey-coloured oak floors and comfortable chairs help to create a tranquil atmosphere.
 
The cooking is quite straightforward and brings out the finest flavours in some of the best locally sourced ingredients. For dinner there is a selection of bread and olives before moving on to starters of, say, Cullen skink with Arbroath smokies, potatoes and onion in a creamy broth. The fish caught in the waters off Chichester are renowned so whet your appetite with thoughts of smoked haddock fishcakes with creamy mash in golden crumbs with a watercress sauce.

You could also try the local pork lion cutlet on a classic bean cassoulet before rounding off the meal with a warm treacle tart with crème anglaise, perhaps assisted by a sliver or two of that Sussex broad oak cheddar.