Overlooking the reed beds and salt marsh of Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve, in an 'atmospheric location with great birdwatching from the doorstep', this excellent restaurant with rooms serves 'great food with especially imaginative vegetarian dishes'. It is a sister venture to The Halfway Bridge, Lodsworth (see entry). Oak-beamed bedrooms have a subtle palette of pale blue, sage and taupe, with some overlooking open farmland. A reader who had a 'comfortable room with a superb shower' appreciated the 'thoughtful touches such as fresh milk in the fridge'. There are rooms in adjacent Crab Cottage, which has a sitting room and a kitchen with an espresso machine, should you want to self-cater, but a full English awaits next door. The restaurant is stylish, and also comes with a log-burner in an inglenook for chillier days. Specials are chalked up on a fish-shaped blackboard, while the à la carte menu brings dishes such as traditional fish soup, baked crab gratin; beer battered fish and chips, and steaks. A separate vegetarian/vegan menu might include sweet potato gnocchi, Moroccan spiced chickpea tagine. (Anne Dudley)