Wellness is more than a buzzword – these days guests want to leave hotels well rested, well fed and in better shape than when they arrived. With this in mind I jumped at the opportunity to sample the three-night Cycle Electric Sussex tour, described on the Historic Sussex Hotels website as the "perfect combination of luxury, adventure and fresh air". The tour includes a night in each of three historic hotels: Ockenden Manor in Cuckfield, then a 40-mile e-bike ride to Bailiffscourt in Climping, followed by a 25-mile cycle to the Spread Eagle, one of the UK's oldest coaching inns, in Midhurst. I road tested the first two of the three nights. Cuckfield, home to Ockendon Manor, is only 50 minutes from London's Victoria Station but feels a world away, especially on the bright, sunny day when we arrived. The hotel, a short taxi ride from the station, is an Elizabethan manor house with 28 bedrooms, a fine-dining restaurant, an award-winning spa and a croquet lawn, all se