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Chichester

West Sussex


Slow Ways linking Chichester and Bognor Regis, Emsworth, Midhurst, Selsey, Westergate

England / West Sussex / Chichester

Chichester’s five Slow Ways are 60% checked

Drawn: 5/5
reviewed: 5/5
verified: 2/5
and surveyed: 1/5

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Slow Way Route To do
Chichester—Bognor Regis
Chibog one

Verify me Distance 13km/8mi Ascent 21m Descent 31m
Chichester—Midhurst
Chimid one

Double check Distance 21km/13mi Ascent 401m Descent 416m
Chichester—Westergate
Chiwes one

Double check Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 24m Descent 29m
Chichester—Westergate
Chiwes two Pioneer me Distance 9km/6mi Ascent 17m Descent 24m
Emsworth—Chichester
Emschi two Survey me Distance 17km/10mi Ascent - Descent -
Selsey—Chichester
Selchi one Enjoy me Distance 18km/11mi Ascent 58m Descent 65m

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Collective progress

63% of Chichester’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

6/6

drawn

5/6

reviewed

2/6

surveyed

2/6

verified

7 people have contributed to Chichester’s Slow Ways

1 people have pledged to walk and review a route

2 people have surveyed a route in Chichester

80km out of 89km have been walked and reviewed

185km of reviews have been shared in Chichester

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A rather lovely route which incorporates several sections walking beside the shore of Chichester Harbour....

Bostal Boy

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Chichester—Westergate

JohnMyerson added Chiwes two, a new walk from Chichester to Westergate

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The stretch along Vinnetrow Rd requires walking down a fast road with a blind bend and no pavement....

srsaunders

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From Aldwick, the route strikes out across country along field paths through South and North Mundham. I agree with the previous reviewer, the ideal Slow Way from Chichester to Bognor would be to use SELCHI One from Chi to South Mundham, then pick up this route CHIBOG One from South Mundham to Bognor....

Bostal Boy

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The only other thing I would add is that there is a good bus service (Bus no 51) to either get to Selsey to start the walk or to get back to Chichester from Selsey depending on which way you choose to walk....

Paul Haines

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It also parallels the Chichester Cathedral Mini Pilgrimage from Bosham to Chichester which can be found on the British Pilgrimage Trust website....

Paul Haines

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Geoff Conway took this photo on Selchi one

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You leave Chichester by following the canal south to Hunston. The path splits with one path going due south towards the North Wall on Pagham Harbour. The Sel-Chi path heads south west towards Halsey Farm....

Geoff Conway

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It is better to follow the canal into (or out) of Chichester from Hunston, following the initial part of the route to Selsey (SelChi) rather than through Whyke. It makes for a nicer route into/out of the city than using residential streets....

Richard Gotheridge

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Unpleasant walking on busy roads south of Goodwood Triangle carpark SU87951134. There are much quieter routes into Chichester on the other side of the Trundle...

moschatel

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Emsworth—Chichester

moschatel added Emschi two, a new walk from Emsworth to Chichester

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This route follows the Chichester Harbour coastal footpath as much as possible, with lovely views of the harbour inlets. The footpath at Fishbourne is tidal at peak high tides....

moschatel

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Bostal Boy surveyed Selchi one

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A really quiet route from Chichester to Selsey which keeps well away from the major roads that cross this area. From Hunston the route follows farm tracks and little-used lanes through wide open fields past South Mundham to the edge of Pagham Harbour at Sidlesham Quay....

Bostal Boy

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This is followed by a section walking along Vinnetrow Road which is a busy rat run with no pavements and very narrow verges. A short section walking alongside the busy road seems to be unavoidable on the current route....

Bostal Boy

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As for the route, we struggled to find the connection between Dallaway Road and Whyke Road. Other than this the routemap was roughly accurate (apart from the weird diversion up Palmer Place, which we ignored!) Overall, we found the route to be a quick and quiet way to get from Chichester to Bognor, so in that respect it succeeds :) (i took pics but can't get them from phone to laptop and can't login to site from phone for some reason - not recognising the password and Chrome password saving isn't working either)....

Joe Downie

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Chichester

ColinHicks surveyed Chichester

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Chichester—Bognor Regis

Slow Ways added Chibog one, a new walk from Chichester to Bognor Regis

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Chichester—Midhurst

Slow Ways added Chimid one, a new walk from Chichester to Midhurst

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Chichester—Westergate

Slow Ways added Chiwes one, a new walk from Chichester to Westergate

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Selsey—Chichester

Slow Ways added Selchi one, a new walk from Selsey to Chichester

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Chichester, Wed 24 April

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Chichester’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SU8606304817

Lat / Lon

50.83648° / -0.77916°

Easting / Northing

486,063E / 104,817N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Chichester's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

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