Bosham
An old fishing village on Chichester Harbour, where a Saxon church and a seafront road that floods at high tide create a picturesque scene.
Bosham is a small village on Chichester Harbour. Legend says King Cnut once commanded the tide to recede here. The village's Holy Trinity Church dates back to the Saxon period and appears in the Bayeux Tapestry. At low tide, the seafront road is exposed, but at high tide it floods, and unwary drivers are sometimes trapped, so 'watching cars get flooded by the tide' has become a local joke. It is great for photography and harbor walks, and there are pubs for lunch. It is about 6 km from Chichester.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Itchenor & Chichester Harbour Water Tours
- Fishbourne Roman Palace
- Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve
- West Wittering Beach
- Bishop's Palace Gardens
- Chichester Ship Canal
- The Novium Museum
- Chichester Cathedral