Best campsites for the Chichester Harbour AONB

Boats and birds. These define most of Chichester Harbour AONB and ensure visitors keep coming. These are some of England’s most popular boating waters, popular with dinghy sailors, yachties and all kinds of nautical types who enjoy messing about in boats. There are 14 sailing clubs and around 12,000 leisure boats to keep them occupied. As for wildlife, an estimated 55,000 birds are here throughout the year, including large numbers of Brent Geese, Dunlin and Little Egrets. 

From the water, visit Bosham, one of the most attractive of the Harbour villages and where King Canute allegedly tried to turn the tide back. There’s the added bonus of excellent tea shops.

With the backdrop of the South Downs, Chichester and the surrounding coastline is threaded with tidal channels, inlets and creeks that run through mudflats and salt marshes, reed beds and ditches. It may be the smallest AONB in the southeast, but there’s plenty going on.

Top Chichester Harbour AONB Camping Options

Rowan Park Caravan and Motorhome Club Site
England, South East, West Sussex, Bognor Regis

Nestled in a tree lined, park like setting, Rowan Park Caravan and Motorhome Club site is adjacent to a country park and just 2 miles from the traditional seaside resort of Bognor Regis. Bognor Regis has a shingle and sand beach, promenade plus many appealing entertainments, including South Coast World - a Butlins attraction - where one entrance fee allows access to all of the rides throughout the day. The site is well suited for motorhomes, caravans and campers. The site has 95 pitches (some seasonal), 6 for tents and 32 hard standing. All have 16 amp electricity.

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Chichester Camping & Caravanning Club Site
England, South East, West Sussex, Southbourne

This small, neat site is just to the west of Chichester and north of Bosham harbour. Formerly an orchard, it is rectangular in shape with 58 pitches on flat, well mown lawns on either side of gravel roads. All pitches have 16A electricity, 42 with level hardstanding. Although the A27 bypass takes most of the through traffic, the site is by the main A259 road so there may be some traffic noise in some parts (not busy at night). Opposite the park are orchards through which paths lead to the seashore. Arrival must be before 20.00 unless prior arrangements have been made with the site manager.

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