Building visitor experiences in the District

Edition: July 2024

We are working on a range of projects to support the visitor economy, part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

60 restaurants and shops join Horsham’s Sussex Six campaign

South Lodge Hotel has officially joined the Sussex Six campaign. Sixty quality shops and hospitality businesses are now part of the campaign, which is a pledge to take on at least six new locally-sourced products.

South Lodge has committed to increase the already extensive Sussex seasonal ingredients and local produce used to create the menus in their three award-winning restaurants, Botanica, Camellia and The Pass. Dan Wait, General Manager of South Lodge, said:

“Sussex Six represents everything that we believe in at South Lodge, and we are delighted to take on the challenge of bringing even more local produce into our restaurants.”

He recently joined a business event held by the Sussex Six team at Firebird Brewing with local food and drink businesses, sharing successes on making businesses more environmentally sustainable. Other businesses participating in the scheme include farm shops and local high street independent shops, delis, cafés, pubs and restaurants across the Horsham District.

Details of supporting businesses can be found on the Sussex Six pages of sussexfoodanddrink.org - the online directory for Sussex produce. Please support these businesses and your local community.

Another great sign-up for the campaign is its first major event, Loxwood Joust Medieval Festival. They will be serving local food and drink, including Loxwood Mead, Trenchmore’s Wagyu Beef burgers, Silly Moo Cider, Langham Brewery ale and Cabin Pressure Sloe Gin,
at their Medieval Festival on the first three weekends of August in Loxwood Meadow near Billingshurst.

The Sussex Six campaign is organised by Natural Partnerships CIC with support from Horsham District Council and is part-funded by the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Experience the best of Sussex winelands with Great British Wine Tours

We are working with Brighton-based Great British Wine Tours to develop and offer six new local food and drink itineraries aimed at business and group travel. Find out more at: www.greatbritishwinetours.co.uk.

Explore drinks producers in Horsham District

The Council has also produced a new illustrated map of local wine, beer, spirit, and cider producers, highlighting Horsham District’s strength in this area of interest.

You can access a downloadable and printable copy of the map from our towns and villages webpage

There is something for everyone to enjoy exploring our local producers, from walking through picturesque vineyards to learning about artisan production and sampling delicious food and drink.

Support if you need it

If you are feeling like you need some extra support with any alcohol habits, please remember we have a friendly free Alcohol Advice Service. We encourage anyone who feels concerned about the amount they drink to have an informal chat with us about how we can help. Find out more about our Wellbeing Services.