Itchenor
Like picturesque Bosham across the mouth of the Birdham Channel, there's a lot of money and a lot of second home owners in Itchenor. Who can blame them? It's a beautiful place and ideal for sailing in Chichester Harbour.
The tides allow 24 hour launching and the yachting facilities are extremely good.
If Chichester Harbour has a headquarters then it's probably here as Itchenor is home of the Chichester Harbour Conservancy which runs Chichester Harbour as a nature reserve. The Conservancy's work has helped to make the harbour an area where wildlife and recreation can co-exist successfully.
A trip on the tiny Itchenor Ferry is a great way to see the harbour for those who don’t have their own boat, albeit for only a few minutes on the journey to the southern part of the Bosham peninsula. For those with more time, you can take a tour of the Harbour from Itchenor. If you can, make sure you leave a few minutes to read the interesting information board about the history of the Itchenor Ferry.
Itchenor Church, pictured below, has some lovely stained glass.
St Nicholas Church also contains a copy of the first chart ever made of the shifting sands of Chichester Harbour - the original chart was made over 200 years ago.
You might also like
- Sailing clubs you can join around Chichester harbour
- Places to moor boats in Chichester Harbour and around the Sussex coast
- Other places to sail or moor in West Sussex
- The village of Birdham - just along the harbour shoreline form Itchenor
- Cycling along Salterns Way to Itchenor from Chichester or West Wittering
- West Wittering Beach - probably the best sandy beach in West Sussex
- Good places for a seaside self-catering holiday
ITCHENOR INFORMATION
Itchenor Sailing Club
A great site, with weather and sailing conditions for Chichester Harbour and the Solent, plus all the information you would expect from a high quality sailing club.
XOD
Website specialising on the XOD class at Itchenor Sailing Club.
Junior Fortnight
Website of Itchenor Sailing Club's Junior Fortnight complete with results and some great sailing photos from the event.
The Itchenor Society
Fighting tooth and claw to preserve the special atmosphere and beauty of Itchenor.
Itchenor Ferry
The famous Itchenor Ferry makes the short but enjoyable journey across Chichester Harbour to Smugglers Hard at lovely Bosham from the jetty at Itchenor.
The Ship
The Ship Inn at West Itchenor is a lively pub, especially in summer of course, just 100 or so paces from the Chichester Harbour waterfront at Itchenor.
Haines Boat Yard
For boat repairs, lay up, storage and other boat maintenance services in Itchenor.
Itchenor Boat Hire
You can hire a whole range of boats to enjoy the wildlife, natural beauty and sailing on the Harbour from Itchenor Boat Hire.
Itchenor Training centre
The RYA-approved powerboat training centre at Itchenor Training Centre Marine Works, The Street, Itchenor, West Sussex PO20 7AL
PLACES NEAR ITCHENOR
Birdham | Bosham | Chidham | Chichester | Chilgrove | Fishbourne | Hunston | Kingley Vale | Lavant | Singleton | West Dean |
Itchenor hotels, B and B, camping and holiday lets
- The City of Chichester
- Bosham Hoe and Bosham village - the other side of the Itchenor Ferry journey
- Fishbourne village and Roman Palace
- Birdham - for Birdham Pool and the Chichester Marina
- Chichester Canal
- The people who keep Chichester Harbour going
- Details of sailing clubs in Itchenor and around the rest of Chichester Harbour
- Sidlesham and Highleigh
- Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve
- Salterns Way permissive cycle path
- West Sussex news, blog and features
- Full details of sports clubs in West Sussex
- West Sussex bed and breakfast guide
- Arundel
- Bognor Regis
- Burgess Hill
- Chichester
- Crawley
- East Grinstead
- Haywards Heath
- Horsham
- Littlehampton
- Midhurst
- Petworth
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- Steyning
- Worthing
