This August, we came back to the UK, to see my family located in Kent. My wife wanted to see some of the country also, so we planned a little trip to the Chichester area.
It only takes a couple of hours by car to get out of Kent: the building site and anus of England and down to the scenic Chichester area.
We went to a few places on our way down. The first was Bignor Roman Villa. This is a very nice place set among rolling hills right in the middle of the South Downs National Park.
The site is a collection of different huts protecting some fantastic mosaics from the elements, which had decided to rain on and off that day. These mosaics were originally a part of a large Roman villa built about 1800 years ago. Apart from the covered mosaics, there's a small museum, a cafe AND a toilet, something very rare to find in the UK. The mosaics were well worth seeing, for me, as I like Roman history. For my wife, there was a sunflower maze which she liked also. The price was not so expensive and it was a very pleasant hour or two.
If you have a car, and are interested in European history and like rural areas, Bignor is well worth visiting.