Also close by is Chichester Harbour, a Site of Special Scientific Interest partly within the Hambrook parish. This is a wetland of international importance, a special area for protected wild birds and an area of great conservation. Walking in Chichester Harbour is the perfect way to discover the landmarks and wildlife it has to offer the outdoor enthusiast.

Chichester is also a cathedral city the only city in West Sussex, It was a Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement and a major market town from those times through Norman and medieval times to the present day, IT ALSO HAS THE MOST INTACT Roman City walls in the country.

Nearby Emsworth is a small town on the edge of Hampshire near the border of West Sussex. It lies at the north end of an arm of Chichester Harbour, a large and shallow inlet from the English Channel and is equidistant between Portsmouth and Chichester.