Places of interest

Places to Eat
Crab and Lobster
Mill Hamlet Cottage
Mill Lane, Sidlesham
Chichester PO20 7NB
01243 641 233
www.crab-lobster.co.uk
The Walnut Tree Bar
and Restaurant
Vinnetrow Road, Runcton
Chichester PO20 1QB
01243 785 881

Village Shops
Hunston Post Office
and Stores
Selsey Road, Hunston
Chichester PO20 1NX
01243 783154
Other local village shops
can be found at
www.chichester.gov.uk/
villageshopdirectory

Attractions
Chichester Ship Canal
Canal Wharf
Stockbridge Road
Chichester PO19 8DT
01243 771 363
http://chichestercanal.org.uk
Pagham Harbour
Local Nature Reserve
The Visitor Centre
Selsey Road, Sidlesham
Chichester PO20 7NE
01243 641508
www.westsussex.gov.uk/
paghamharbour

Cycle Shops S
& Hire Locations

H
S H Tinted entries are off the map

Hargroves Chichester S
30b Southgate
Chichester PO19 1DP
01243 537337
www.hargrovescycles.co.uk

LEISURE SERIES
Time : ~75 Mins

CYCLING ROUTE

City Cycles S
44 Bognor Rd
Chichester PO19 7TG
01243 539 992
www.citycycleschichester.co.uk
Geared Bikes and Wear
70 Stockbridge Road
Chichester PO19 8QJ
01243 784 479
www.gearedbikes.co.uk

02

Distance : 8M / 13Km

Barreg S H
Meadowside, Main Road
Fishbourne PO18 8AN
01243 786 104
www.barreg.co.uk
Halfords S
Unit 1, Portfield Way
Chichester PO19 7YH
01243 533 062
www.halfords.com
Stowaway Bikes S H
Unit 4 Premier Business Park
Main Road, Birdham PO20 7BU
01243 512 374
www.stowawaybikes.co.uk

Bill Way
Market Cross to Pagham Harbour
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flat terrain

Suitable for riders of all abilities

Not suitable for road bikes

Information
Cycling Team
web: www.chichester.gov.uk/cycling
email: cycle@chichester.gov.uk
tel: 01243 785 166

The Chandlery
Chichester Marina
Chichester PO20 7EJ
Marine Works
The Street
Itchenor PO20 7AL

This leaflet is available

in large print format

Mobile Mechanics
Bike Master
info@bike-master.co.uk
07944 302 974
Cycle Matters
info@cyclematters.co.uk
07801 563 468, 01903 533 225

Details correct at time of going to print.

Please be aware routes are shared with other
users (vehicles, pedestrians, dogs, horses etc).
Users of the cycle routes and leaflet series do so
at their own risk. We do not accept any
responsibility for any loss, damage or injury,
howsoever caused, arising directly or indirectly
from use of this leaflet. Please consult Directgov
for information on appropriate safety equipment
and safe cycling

fact
Pagham Harbour was
declared as a Local
Nature Reserve (LNR)
in 1964 and is almost
600 hectares in size
with around 280
hectares of salt marsh
and tidal mudflats.

fact
Chichester Ship Canal
was opened in 1823.
One of the regular
cargoes on the canal
was gold bullion from
Portsmouth to the
Bank of England.
Water voles are a
protected species and
have been seen in the
canal.

fact
The Reserve is
surrounded by many
habitats including
shingle, open water,
reed swamp and wet
permanent grassland.
There are many rare
species of fauna and
flora in the Reserve
including seals,
wasp-spiders, herons,
shrews, voles,
butterflies along with
many species of
breeding and
migratory birds.

City Cycles

There are 2 alternative routes to get to point 1,

follow either a,b,c or A,B,C,D.

a
b
c

Start at the Market Cross and

follow the cycle route along
South Street on road. Be careful,
as there can be heavy traffic.

Chichester
Ship Canal

Hargroves

Geared

Follow the one-way system bearing

right along Basin Road towards the
canal basin and turn left onto the
cycle route to Hunston. Here the
route is a designated cycle path.

The Walnut
Tree

At the Hunston bridge, follow the

cycle route left towards North
Mundham on road ignoring the
cycle route sign to Hunston.

1
2
3

A
B

Hunston
Post Office
and Stores

Take care crossing into

Church Road at North
Mundham indicated as blue
cycle route 88. Continue for
approximately 2km.

C
D

Start at the Market Cross and

follow the cycle route along East
Street. Cycling restrictions apply
between 09.00 and 17.00.
This part of the route is on road
and there can be heavy traffic.
Turn right onto St Johns Street.
Cross Market Avenue and turn
down Caledonian Road following
cycle route signs to Bognor Regis.
The route turns right onto Lyndhurst
Road, crosses Whyke Lane and left
onto Cleveland Road. At the end of
Cleveland Road, turn right onto
Whyke Road and turn left onto Quarry
Lane. At the end of Quarry Lane, cross
the A27 using the footbridge giving
way to pedestrians.

There have been four

major reclamations of
Pagham Harbour to
secure land for
agriculture and reduce
erosion however,
during storm periods,
the sea breached
defences and it was
decided to leave the
land as a tidal inlet.

Follow the cycle route south

along Vinnetrow Road and turn
right following the blue cycle
route signs through the Lakes
and along School Lane.

fact

At the end of Fisher Lane, the

route continues on a mostly
clay track with some minor
roads and concrete. There are
a series of gates and cattle
grids and grazing animals
from here to Pagham Harbour.
Turn left onto Rookery Lane
and follow into Mill Lane
passing the pub. Cycle round
the harbour turning left off
Mill Lane following a narrow
cycle path shared with
pedestrians to the Nature
Reserve. Please take care.

fact

Did you know? At one

point Selsey was an
island, Seal Island.

Pagham Harbour
Nature Reserve

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