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West Wittering
Village and parish in West Sussex, England

West Wittering

West Wittering is a village and civil parish situated on the Manhood Peninsula in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England.

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It lies near the mouth of Chichester Harbour on the B2179 road 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southwest of Chichester close to the border with Hampshire. The sandy beach was described as having excellent water quality in 2017.

Get in

Getting to West Wittering

Road access is from the A286 from Chichester to Birdham. The B2198 and B2179 then form a loop round the villages. The nearest petrol station is at Birdham. When closed the next closest are at Siddlesham and Chichester. A high-frequency bus service operates from Chichester (the closest rail station) and Birdham up to every 15 minutes.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Earnley Butterflies Birds and Beasts
  2. 02
    Medmerry RSPB Reserve

    PO20 7NE (OS Grid ref:SZ 857 966), pagham.harbour@rspb.org.uk.

  3. 03
    National Trust East Head
Do

Things to do

This area of the coast area is particularly known for Windsurfing and Kitesurfing. Other shoreline activities include scuba diving with a Valentine Tank and the submarine HMS A1 being among the noted wrecks off the shore. Diving permits are required for protected wrecks.

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    Foreshore office RYA yacht training

    Chichester district council assists with boat launches - excluding personal craft and jetskis - runs Royal Yacht Association (RYA) accredited training courses and generally manages the beach.

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    West Wittering Beach
  3. 03
    Solar Heritage Boat Trip
  4. 04
    Fossil Hunting on Bracklesham Bay

    Common finds include sharks' teeth and bivalve shells.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Dom ristorante
  2. 02
    Pond Barn
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    Drifters

    59 Shore Road, East Wittering, PO20 8DY (at south end of Shore Road opposite the Shore Inn), info@drifters-ew.co.uk.

How locals move

Getting around West Wittering the local way

  • Get inAccess to West Itchenor is also possible from a small pedestrian and cycle ferry from Old Bosham.
  • Go nextChichester Selsey West Itchenor for foot ferry to Bosham and harbour boat trips Bognor Regis

From Wikivoyage: Bracklesham Bay, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.