Bosham

A harbour village on an inlet of Chichester Harbour, where a Saxon church looks out over the water.

From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 15 min by train · 2 h 47 min by car

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VillageBy the sea

Must-see places

Holy Trinity Church, Bosham

Church · A Saxon-towered church beside the harbour that is shown in the Bayeux Tapestry.

Bosham Quay

Waterfront · The village's working waterfront, where boats moor at the head of Bosham Channel beside the old mill and the church.

Quick facts

A waterside village on Chichester Harbour, where boats lie on the creek, the tide runs out to mud and the lanes end at the water's edge.

Holy Trinity church by the quay has a tower with Saxon lower storeys and appears in the Bayeux Tapestry, which shows Harold stopping here before he sailed for Normandy.

Spring tides flood the low road and some parking spaces by the shore, so check a tide table before you leave a car there; the village also has its own station with direct trains to London.

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