Polo ponies, Tudor ruins and a farm shop worth spending hours while looking for the best souvenirs: Cowdray has plenty going on beyond its 16,000 acres of West Sussex countryside. The estate has belonged to the same family since 1909, with the remains of its Tudor mansion recalling visits from Henry VIII and Elizabeth I before a devastating fire in 1793. Today, you can watch the polo at Cowdray Park, pick up estate-reared beef and local produce at the farm shop, or retreat to Cowdray House, a 22-bedroom country home available for the most exclusive stays.



