Dell Quay from Chichester Marina

An easy West Sussex walk that explores a part of the Chicheter Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The route is popular with the possibility for a pub lunch at Dell Quay. The walk offers different perspectives of the landscape depening on tides.

Technical sheet

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.10 km
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    Calculated time: 1h 45 
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    Difficulty: Easy

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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 4 m
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    Vertical drop: - 5 m

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    Highest point: 6 m
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    Lowest point: -1 m

Description de la randonnée

(S/E) After parking walk along the south side of the Marina with the many craft to your right. Cross the lock gates and continue north along the footpath running parallel to the shores of the Chichester Channel for just over a mile to Dell Quay.

(1) Turn right along Dell Quay Road, which leads back to the A286. After 500 metres take the footpath (track) on your right (grid ref. SU840027). This leads you past New Barn Farm on your left and continues back to the western end of Chichester Marina. Here turn left, and with the boats to your right, complete the circuit of the Marina and return to the car park(S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 2 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 2.91 - alt. 3 m - Dell Quay, turn right
  3. S/E : km 6.1 - alt. 1 m

Practical information

A short West Sussex walk that is ideal for combing with a leisurely lunch at Dell Quay. Depending on tides you will have varying views from mudflats to high water. The start is the car park (grid ref. SU835010) which is reached off the A286 south of Stocksbridge and signed Chichester Marina.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Penny
Penny

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : 16/01/22
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk but in winter the path out is VERY VERY MUDDY. We aim to try again in dry weather although today was fine and sunny for January!

GillM
GillM

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : 23/09/21
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The weather was glorious and it was a lovely walk - mixture of walking along the marina, walking through woods alongside the water and walking back through farmland. We are quite elderly and can't walk as far as we used to, so this was a perfect walk - easy, level and not too far. Lovely views of sailing boats on the water and Dell Quay was beautiful in the sunshine. We started late in the morning so had lunch at the Boat Cafe in the Marina at the beginning of the walk - lovely views from the cafe. Were tempted to have coffee and cake at the Hope and Anchor at Dell Quay but we needed to get back home by late afteroon so didn't have time.

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