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Chichester Attractions
Listed below are attractions in Chichester:
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Bishops Palace Gardens, in Chichester, has some of the nicest and best loved gardens in the city. The gardens are free to enter and enjoy all year round and because they are enclosed by part of the City Walls the...
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Located in the charming West Sussex village of Boxgrove, close to Chichester, the remains of this once grand priory are overseen and preserved by English Heritage. The main structure is thought to have been built between the 12th and...
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Latest Chichester Review
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I recently had to visit Chichester for a business meeting. It was baking hot and my associate decided to take the meeting in Priory Park, eager to get the business I agreed and found this lovely location in the centre of a delightful city with its magnificent cathedral. On the way back we walked through the medieval city centre and along the ancient Roman city walls. I think I may have found another West Sussex city that I adore. 
- On Business
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Chichester’s historic Butter Market has been an important part of the city landscape for well over two hundred years and is of great architectural significance. The site progressively fell out of favour in the late 20th and early 21st Centuries...
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With the perfectly manicured lawns at their clubhouse in Priory Park, Chichester Bowling Club is open daily throughout the bowling season which runs annually between April and September. Unlike many other bowls clubs the greens can be booked by members...
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Chichester Bowmen Club has been in the West Sussex city since their foundation in 1955 and continues to practice their sport on Summer days at Oaklands Park. The club is always keen to hear from new members ranging in age...
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A magnificent Cathedral situated in the heart of the medieval city of Chichester. For 900 years the cathedral has been a centre of Christian worship and community life. It successfully combines the modern with the old from 12th Century Lazarus...
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The old Chichester City Football Club’s earliest success was as Sussex Senior Cup winners in 1927 and from there they went on to reach the first round of the FA Cup in 1960. This club, however, merged with Portfield United...
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Along with the cathedral, one of Chichester’s best known landmarks is the Chichester Cross. This unusual perpendicular market cross can be found in the centre of the old market area. It originally was erected on the intersection of the...
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Housed in a former 18th Century corn store, Chichester District Museum is the place to come and find out about the local history, geology and archaeology of Chichester and District. The museum runs a lively programme of events including walks...
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The Chichester Festival Theatre has one of the richest theatre histories in the South of England and can trace its origins back to 1962 when it was opened by Leslie Evershed-Martin. The unusual design of the theatre was the work...
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Chichester Gate Leisure Park was constructed to provide a central home for all sports and leisure activities in Chichester. This modern and airy feeling leisure park is home to a wide variety of restaurants serving a huge choice of food...
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Chichester Golf Club offers some of the finest golf in West Sussex. Located close to Chichester and Portsmouth and the A3 main road, the golf club boasts two 18-hole championship courses called Tower Course and Cathedral Course, together with a...
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Chichester’s central library is located right in the heart of the city and only a short walk from the Cathedral. The library building is typical of 1960’s concrete design with a circular plan together with a large number of windows....
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One of Chichester’s less well known attractions is the Chichester Ship Canal, a Victorian canal that linked the city with the sea four miles away. Today the canal is a quiet and restful part of the city but visitors can...
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This modern red brick church was built in 1982 in Old Market Avenue to replace both the nearby Methodist and United Reformed churches in the city of Chichester. Its design was chosen to be as welcoming as possible for as...
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The Church of St Olave in the centre of the city of Chichester is a Saxon church and is also the oldest surviving building in the city having been first completed in 1050. The church is dedicated to St Olave...
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Cineworld in Chichester is located in the Chichester Gate Leisure Park area of the city allowing cinema goers the opportunity to make a complete package of their movie night out with restaurants, bars and clubs after the film. The cinema...
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Dell Quay was once the seventh most important port in England and, although small, still remains a busy and vibrant port for mariners today. You can follow the harbour-side footpaths or stroll amongst the many vessels moored here, but beware...
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Earnley Butterflies & Gardens provide three attractions in one. Walk among tropical butterflies and exotic birds, wander around a maze of theme gardens with free competition for kids. Also Noah’s Ark animal and reptile rescue centre with 100’s of...
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East Head is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and of special wetland interest. It is a sandy spit, about 10 hectares in size, to the eastern side of Chichester Harbour and is home to a huge range...
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Chichester's Family Church is a modern forward looking and all embracing church that welcomes people from across the city in the act of religion. The church is also a great place to meet like minded people who share similar outlooks...
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Fishbourne Roman Palace is home to Britain’s largest collection of in-situ mosaic floors which can be seen in the North Wing of an impressive 1st Century palace discovered in 1960. The story of the site is told through an audio-visual...
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Looking somewhat out of place on the border of the cricket field at Priory Park in Chichester is the Guildhall Museum. This medieval structure was built in the 11th century and has been used for many years since as a...
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The windmill is one of the oldest surviving mills in West Sussex, originally built in 1750 to provide flour for the Goodwood estate. It was restored in 1934 and 1955. At a height of 400 feet it stands prominently...
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The great Roman City Walls that marked the outer boundary of the city of Chichester have long since been breached and during the Victorian expansion Jubilee Gardens was established on the ‘wrong’ side of the city walls. Today the garden...
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The Minerva Theatre is a studio theatre located alongside its much bigger neighbour the Chichester Festival Theatre in Oaklands Park in Chichester. The Minerva Theatre has a full seating capacity of 283 and was opened in 1989 to provide a...
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This health and fitness centre located in the Chichester Gate Leisure Park is owned and operated by the leading UK Health Care Charity and offers guests and members a huge range of facilities and services to get and stay fit...
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Oaklands Park in Chichester is a large area of public open space that has been left mainly to lawn but is lined by a lovely collection of mature native trees. It is, however, dominated by the city’s two theatres the...
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The Oxmarket Centre for Arts is hidden away off East Street in Chichester and offers visitors the chance to see and buy a wide range of art produced by local artists in the city including textiles, sculpture, photography, jewellery and...
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Winner of the Gulbenkain Prize for museums and art galleries, the most prestigious arts prize in the UK, Pallant House Gallery recently battled against museums across the country to be named Museum of the Year 2007. This hidden gem of...
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Pallant House Gallery is a beautiful piece of modern architecture that has been made a grade 1 listed building for its protection. At the heart of Chichester, the gallery holds one of the most impressive collections of modern contemporary...
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Priory Park, in Chichester, is unique in many respects not least that within the site there are no fewer than three scheduled monuments - The Guildhall Museum, the Roman built City Walls and the remains of a Norman Motte and...
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Chichester Priory Park Cricket Club can trace its history back to 1851 when the club was first founded in grounds that were surrounded by the ancient Roman City Walls and bordered by the medieval Guildhall Museum and a castle mound....
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Established in 1964 Chichester Raquets and Fitness Club is located on a corner of Oaklands Park in the city. The club promotes fitness and well being through sports such as tennis and squash together with a modern and well equipped...
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During the Victorian era, the Irish navvies cut a canal in the landscape of the West Sussex countryside to link the city of Chichester with the sea around ten miles away. Whilst much of the canal has now become impassable...
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The South Downs Planetarium is without a doubt one of the most interesting museums in the locality. The centre features a hundred seat Star Theatre with a planetarium projector, dome and ten-metre diameter projection range. It also has...
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First built in 1836 to the design of noted architect Joseph Butler, St Paul’s Church in Chichester is a beautiful church. Today it is surrounded by busy main roads but inside its solid walls there is peace and quiet and...
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This impressive and imposing statue started out at a water fountain in Chichester’s South Street and was later stored in the Sailors Chapel under the Cathedral for a time before making its way to Priory Park. The strong biblical appearance...
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This controversial piece of street art was sculpted by Philip Jackson and unveiled on 15th June 2000 with the statue of St Richard taking pride of place outside Chichester Cathedral. Cast in bronze the statue stands 280 centimetres tall on...
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This museum was opened in 1982 and contains more than seventy years of military aviation history from this region. There is a special emphasis on the work carried out by the Royal Air Force at Tangmere and the air...
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Every Cathedral has its own bells to call the faithful to worship but Chichester Cathedral’s impressive spire could not accommodate any bells, so a separate building was erected in the 14th Century to house the bells: The Bell Tower. The...
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Everywhere around Chichester you are reminded of its Roman past and at the Novium exhibition centre you can see just how inventive the Romans truly were. The modern purpose built museum and tourist information centre was designed by architect Keith...
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The City of Chichester was first established as a Roman city and to defend the city the Romans constructed an impressive City Wall. One and a half miles of the original walls still exist and visitors to the city can...
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The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum is a unique collection of over 40 domestic and agricultural buildings dating from the 13th century to Victorian times, rescued from destruction and rebuilt in a magnificent parkland setting. Supporting exhibits on medieval...
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West Sussex County Council has an archive of information that stretches back 1000’s of years and most of the documents are stored at the West Sussex County Council Records Office in Chichester. In addition to records of marriages, births and...
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A place of tranquillity in the rolling South Downs all year round, West Dean features a restored walled kitchen garden with some of the finest Victorian glasshouses in the country. A circular walk through a 49-acre arboretum offers breathtaking views...
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West Wittering is a beautiful stretch of sandy beach, located near to Chichester on the south coast of England and easily accessible by road. It is popular with families for picnics, barbeques and all the usual seaside activities as...
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Westgate Sports Centre in Chichester one of the city’s first class and modern sports centres. The centre boasts a complete range of facilities for fitness training as well as rooms and areas set aside for specific sports such as tennis,...
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All around Chichester I discovered remarkable links to its Roman past, even down to the street plan, which still apparently follows the original Roman routes. Obviously there's a lot that brings the city right up to date, a stunningly beautiful cathedral, a quite lovely canal walks, the Festival Theatre and the Royal Military Police Museum are just a handful of the places we visited during an excellent day trip to the city.
- Mick69
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