Harbour Water Tours
Chichester Harbour Water Tours
Itchenor PO20 7AW (9 miles)
Enjoy a trip on Chichester Harbour on board the 52-passenger capacity Canberra. With up to 4 trips daily in the summer there are a selection of departure times to choose from.
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsmouth PO1 3LJ (15 miles)
The Dockyard takes visitors thorough time and allows you to step onboard historic ships and understand the Royal past, present and future. There is a wealth of maritime history including the Mary Rose, HMS Victory and HMS Warrior, Royal Navy Submarine Museum and HMS M.33.
Bosham Quay
Bosham Quay
Bosham Quay (0.2 miles)
Take a stroll to Bosham Quay, just a gentle five-minute walk from the Millstream. It is an attractive walk that goes through winding streets and on to the quayside and past the Saxon church. There is an art and craft centre at Bosham Walk and Bosham Gallery is worth a visit with its array of contemporary wildlife, landscape and marine photography.
West Wittering
West Wittering
PO20 8AJ (10 miles)
West Wittering Beach is a natural and sandy beach, just along from East Head. It has excellent water quality and facilities and is one of the premier Blue Flag beaches in the country. The beach has a café, a takeaway, outlets selling ice-cream and drinks and a beach goods shop.
Petworth House and Park
PETWORTH HOUSE AND PARK
Petworth GU28 9LR (20 miles)
The vast late 17th-century mansion is set in a beautiful 283-hectare (700-acre) deer park, landscaped by Capability Brown and immortalised in Turner’s paintings. The house contains the National Trust’s finest collection of pictures, with numerous works by Turner, Van Dyck, Reynolds and Blake, ancient and Neo-classical sculpture, fine furniture and carvings by Grinling Gibbons. The servants’ quarters contain fascinating kitchens (including a copper batterie de cuisine of more than 1,000 pieces) and other service rooms.
Uppark House
UPPARK HOUSE
South Harting GU31 5QR (12 miles)
Perched on its vantage points high on the South Downs ridge, Uppark commands views as far south as the English Channel. The gardens are gradually being restored to their original 18th century design with the nearby meadow and woodland great for exploring. The Houses’ Georgian interior illustrate the comfort of life upstairs in contrast to the servant’s downstairs.
Weald & Downland Museum
WEALD AND DOWNLAND LIVING MUSEUM
Singleton PO18 0EU (9 miles)
See rescued rural buildings set in a beautiful 40-acre landscape which tells stories of the people who lived and worked in them from Saxon to Edwardian times. Explore the 50 historic buildings including exhibit houses which are furnished with replica interiors.
Fishbourne Roman Palace
FISHBOURNE ROMAN PALACE AND GARDENS
Fishbourne PO19 3QR (3 miles)
Fishbourne Roman Palace was discovered by accident during the digging of a water main trench in 1960. The discovery led to nine seasons of excavations that showed the site had developed from a military base at the time of the Roman invasion in AD43 to a sumptuous palace by the end of the first century. Imagine the luxury that would once have surrounded the proud owner of this lavish Roman residence. This palace was certainly fit for a king. Stroll around the recreated Roman gardens – the earliest gardens found anywhere in the country – and enjoy the largest collection of mosaics in situ in the UK.
West Dean Gardens
West Dean Gardens
West Dean PO18 0RX (8 miles)
Located at the foot of the South Downs National Park, West Dean Gardens is one of the greatest restored gardens open to the public today. Explore the four distinct areas at West Dean and the 300ft Pergola, Victorian Kitchen Garden, Glasshouses, Sunken Garden and arboretum.
Chichester Cathedral
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL
Chichester PO19 1PX (4 miles)
Chichester Cathedral has fine architecture in both the Norman and the Gothic styles. It has two architectural features that are unique among England’s medieval cathedrals, a free-standing medieval bell tower and double aisles. The cathedral contains two rare medieval sculptures and many modern art works including tapestries, stained glass and sculpture.