Guidebook for West Sussex
Food Scene
If you are looking for a cooked breakfast on the weekend the sailing club offers breakfast in a beautiful setting and it's just across the road from the pub at the end of Club Lane.
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Itchenor Sailing Club
The LaneIf you are looking for a cooked breakfast on the weekend the sailing club offers breakfast in a beautiful setting and it's just across the road from the pub at the end of Club Lane.
Right on the beach and great for breakfast!
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Billy's on the Beach
Bracklesham LaneRight on the beach and great for breakfast!
Modern European Restaurant and Cocktail Bar. Good for pre-theatre dinner.
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Purchases Restaurant & Bar
31 North StModern European Restaurant and Cocktail Bar. Good for pre-theatre dinner.
The Old House at Home is another one of our pubs so of course we'll recommend it! There's a main bar and big garden (great for the kids) out the back and on weekends we have a cocktail bar that hosts different music events. We also have "summer sunset sessions" on some Saturday nights in the garden. No table bookings, just turn up and enjoy yourselves!
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The Old House at Home West Wittering
Cakeham RoadThe Old House at Home is another one of our pubs so of course we'll recommend it! There's a main bar and big garden (great for the kids) out the back and on weekends we have a cocktail bar that hosts different music events. We also have "summer sunset sessions" on some Saturday nights in the garden. No table bookings, just turn up and enjoy yourselves!
If you're looking for breakfast or even just a great cup of coffee The Quarterdeck offer both!
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The Quarterdeck Cafe
If you're looking for breakfast or even just a great cup of coffee The Quarterdeck offer both!
Parks & Nature
Kingley Vale is known for its twisted and ancient yews and includes a grove of veteran trees which are among the oldest living things in Britain. It also has superb chalk grassland and is one of the most important archaeological sites in southern England, with 14 scheduled ancient monuments.
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Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve
Kingley Vale is known for its twisted and ancient yews and includes a grove of veteran trees which are among the oldest living things in Britain. It also has superb chalk grassland and is one of the most important archaeological sites in southern England, with 14 scheduled ancient monuments.
A private, soft sandy beach, lots of (paid) parking, toilets and cafe. Life guards on duty. Windsurf and kite surf hire at X-train (also known as 2XS). If you would like to hire a beach hut on West Wittering beach please get in touch as we can organise this for you. http://westwitteringestate.co.uk/
To get away from the crowds walk to the far west end of the car park and take a walk down to Easthead, a spit of land with a beautiful bay at the end favoured by the boating set.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/east-head
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Playa de West Wittering
Pound RoadA private, soft sandy beach, lots of (paid) parking, toilets and cafe. Life guards on duty. Windsurf and kite surf hire at X-train (also known as 2XS). If you would like to hire a beach hut on West Wittering beach please get in touch as we can organise this for you. http://westwitteringestate.co.uk/
To get away from the crowds walk to the far west end of the car park and take a walk down to Easthead, a spit of land with a beautiful bay at the end favoured by the boating set.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/east-head
Arts & Culture
The palace is the largest residential Roman building discovered in Britain and has an unusually early date of 75 AD, around thirty years after the Roman conquest of Britain. Its many superb mosaic floors dating from this period make it even more exceptional.
Much of the palace has been excavated and is preserved, along with an on-site museum. The rectangular palace surrounded formal gardens, the northern parts of which have been reconstructed.
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Fishbourne Roman Palace
Roman WayThe palace is the largest residential Roman building discovered in Britain and has an unusually early date of 75 AD, around thirty years after the Roman conquest of Britain. Its many superb mosaic floors dating from this period make it even more exceptional.
Much of the palace has been excavated and is preserved, along with an on-site museum. The rectangular palace surrounded formal gardens, the northern parts of which have been reconstructed.
Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UK’s flagship theatres, renowned for the exceptionally high standard of its productions as well as its work with the community and young people. Situated in a cathedral city in West Sussex between the South Downs and the sea, the Festival Theatre’s bold thrust stage design makes it one of England’s most striking playhouses; a studio theatre, the Minerva Theatre, sits nearby.
https://www.cft.org.uk/whats-on
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Teatro del Festival de Chichester
Oaklands WayChichester Festival Theatre is one of the UK’s flagship theatres, renowned for the exceptionally high standard of its productions as well as its work with the community and young people. Situated in a cathedral city in West Sussex between the South Downs and the sea, the Festival Theatre’s bold thrust stage design makes it one of England’s most striking playhouses; a studio theatre, the Minerva Theatre, sits nearby.
https://www.cft.org.uk/whats-on
Since re-opening the Gallery has been widely acclaimed for its innovative exhibitions and pioneering Learning and Community Programme and has won numerous awards and accolades including the Gulbenkian Prize, the largest prize for arts and cultural organisations in the country, the Charity Award 2013, the highest profile event in the charity calendar, for Outside In, its flagship project aimed at those facing barriers to the art world.
http://pallant.org.uk/home
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Pallant House Gallery
9 N PallantSince re-opening the Gallery has been widely acclaimed for its innovative exhibitions and pioneering Learning and Community Programme and has won numerous awards and accolades including the Gulbenkian Prize, the largest prize for arts and cultural organisations in the country, the Charity Award 2013, the highest profile event in the charity calendar, for Outside In, its flagship project aimed at those facing barriers to the art world.
http://pallant.org.uk/home
From their website...Enjoy our 40-acre site and visit our collection of historic buildings – we have more than 50 to explore from a replica Anglo-Saxon hall house to an Edwardian tin tabernacle church. There is a regular programme of demonstrations, including milling in our 17th century watermill; cooking in our Tudor kitchen; blacksmithing in our Victorian smithy; plus seasonal demonstrations. Take a walk in the woods, bring the dog (we are dog-friendly), visit our waterside café (also dog-friendly) or enjoy your own picnic.
http://www.wealddown.co.uk/
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Weald & Downland Living Museum
Town LaneFrom their website...Enjoy our 40-acre site and visit our collection of historic buildings – we have more than 50 to explore from a replica Anglo-Saxon hall house to an Edwardian tin tabernacle church. There is a regular programme of demonstrations, including milling in our 17th century watermill; cooking in our Tudor kitchen; blacksmithing in our Victorian smithy; plus seasonal demonstrations. Take a walk in the woods, bring the dog (we are dog-friendly), visit our waterside café (also dog-friendly) or enjoy your own picnic.
http://www.wealddown.co.uk/
Cass Sculpture Foundation was founded in 1992 by Wilfred and Jeannette Cass. Their mission was to provide support for artists to achieve new levels of ambition in the field of large-scale sculpture. The result is a pioneering not-for-profit organisation that inspires, enables and presents the output of some of the most important figures in contemporary sculpture.
http://www.sculpture.org.uk/
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Cass Sculpture Foundation
New Barn HillCass Sculpture Foundation was founded in 1992 by Wilfred and Jeannette Cass. Their mission was to provide support for artists to achieve new levels of ambition in the field of large-scale sculpture. The result is a pioneering not-for-profit organisation that inspires, enables and presents the output of some of the most important figures in contemporary sculpture.
http://www.sculpture.org.uk/
Shopping
Draper’s Yard is a whole village of sheds housing upwards of 20 different businesses. They are a delightfully eclectic mix with an ever changing offer: from art to textiles; coffee to hairdressing and jewellery to ceramics to name but a few. The Shedquarter ‘Yardies’ come either by the week, month or ad hoc day.
http://www.drapers-yard.co.uk/
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Drapers Yard Market and Studios
16 The Hornet Draper’s Yard is a whole village of sheds housing upwards of 20 different businesses. They are a delightfully eclectic mix with an ever changing offer: from art to textiles; coffee to hairdressing and jewellery to ceramics to name but a few. The Shedquarter ‘Yardies’ come either by the week, month or ad hoc day.
http://www.drapers-yard.co.uk/
New Waves Box brings together a collection of new and old homewares and gift inspirations, as well as aiming to give you something a bit different with quality quirky handcrafted items.
New Waves Box
Rookwood Road New Waves Box brings together a collection of new and old homewares and gift inspirations, as well as aiming to give you something a bit different with quality quirky handcrafted items.
Cool clothing and surf shop in the heart of East Wittering.
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Witterings Library
38 Oakfield AveCool clothing and surf shop in the heart of East Wittering.
Essentials
Here you will find everything you need in a small village...butchers, grocerys stores, ATM's, pub, cool surf cafe + surf shop, vegetable and fruit shop, pharmacy and local surgery.
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East Wittering
Here you will find everything you need in a small village...butchers, grocerys stores, ATM's, pub, cool surf cafe + surf shop, vegetable and fruit shop, pharmacy and local surgery.
Great shop for all your essentials including a Post Office and really good croissants! Hot baguettes also available most mornings.
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Nisa Local The Birdham Stores
Main RoadGreat shop for all your essentials including a Post Office and really good croissants! Hot baguettes also available most mornings.
01243 671833.
For more serious illnesses or injuries St Richards Hospital in Chichester.
The Witterings Medical Centre
Cakeham Road01243 671833.
For more serious illnesses or injuries St Richards Hospital in Chichester.
Entertainment & Activities
Cineworld, Ten pin bowling, Air Arena, Mac Donalds and many other restaurants.
http://www.chichestergateleisurepark.co.uk/
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Chichester Gate
Chichester GateCineworld, Ten pin bowling, Air Arena, Mac Donalds and many other restaurants.
http://www.chichestergateleisurepark.co.uk/
Chichester Watersports is on the A27, just 5 minutes from Chichester town centre. The lake, measuring around 40 acres, was once a gravel pit. The South Downs is the main supply of the freshwater lake, which has become the centre for waterbased activies such as wakeboarding, paddleboarding, waterskiing, monoskiing, wakeskating, wakesurfing and knee-boarding on the South Coast. It also has an inflatable water park. Booking advised.
http://www.chichesterwatersports.co.uk/index.html
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Chichester Watersports
Coach RoadChichester Watersports is on the A27, just 5 minutes from Chichester town centre. The lake, measuring around 40 acres, was once a gravel pit. The South Downs is the main supply of the freshwater lake, which has become the centre for waterbased activies such as wakeboarding, paddleboarding, waterskiing, monoskiing, wakeskating, wakesurfing and knee-boarding on the South Coast. It also has an inflatable water park. Booking advised.
http://www.chichesterwatersports.co.uk/index.html
A watersports school (X-train) so if you need any coaching in Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, Surfing or SUP. Based at West Wittering beach.
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2XS Ltd
A watersports school (X-train) so if you need any coaching in Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, Surfing or SUP. Based at West Wittering beach.
Getting Around
Bus No 53 from the main road (A286) will get you to and from Chichester. Check out the Stagecoach app for timetables. It also goes to East Wittering where you can get the number 52 back to the bus stop on the main road.
Area Taxi are the local cab company 01243 601701.
Chichester Bus Depot (Stagecoach South)
Bus No 53 from the main road (A286) will get you to and from Chichester. Check out the Stagecoach app for timetables. It also goes to East Wittering where you can get the number 52 back to the bus stop on the main road.
Area Taxi are the local cab company 01243 601701.
If you would like to hire an e-bike please get in touch with us and we can arrange this for you via our local e-bike centre.
ebike-centre.co.uk
Main RoadIf you would like to hire an e-bike please get in touch with us and we can arrange this for you via our local e-bike centre.