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Chichester Harbour viewed across its tidal waters and shoreline

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Chichester Harbour

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Chichester Marina entrance and pontoons in Chichester Harbour

Marina

Chichester Marina

A large, sheltered lock-entry marina deep inside Chichester Harbour, combining serious marine facilities with easy access to one of the South Coast’s finest cruising grounds.

Northney Marina and its sheltered berths on Hayling Island

Marina

Northney Marina

A quiet Hayling Island marina at the northern end of Chichester Harbour, with sheltered berthing, proper boatyard facilities and a distinctly rural outlook.

Sparkes Marina and its pontoons near Chichester Harbour entrance

Marina

Sparkes Marina

A friendly Hayling Island marina close to the entrance of Chichester Harbour, with straightforward access to open water, fuel, marine services and a wonderfully maritime setting.

Emsworth waterfront and boats in Chichester Harbour

Destination

Emsworth

A proper harbour town at the head of Chichester Harbour, where sailing, oysters, boatbuilding and the tide still shape the waterfront.

Bosham village, quay and tidal waterfront in Chichester Harbour

Destination

Bosham

A beautiful tidal sailing village where yachts, mudflats, an ancient church and more than a thousand years of maritime history meet at the head of Bosham Channel.

Sailing boats at Itchenor in Chichester Harbour

Destination

Itchenor

One of Chichester Harbour’s great sailing villages, with all-tide visitor berthing, a famous racing tradition and the harbour stretching away from the jetty in almost every direction.

Aerial painting of Birdham Pool: yachts on pontoons in the basin behind its causeway, the old mill building, and green Sussex fields beyond

Marina

Birdham Pool

A quiet locked basin on Chichester Lake, opened in 1937, reached by a narrow posted channel around high water, with a boatyard and 30-tonne lifting.

East Head anchorage and sandy spit at the entrance to Chichester Harbour

Anchorage

East Head

One of Chichester Harbour’s great places to drop the hook: sand, dunes and a proper beach just inside the harbour entrance, with the tide running past and the whole harbour opening behind you.

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