Welcome to Chichester Harbour
Chichester Harbour is both the largest natural estuary in South East England and the largest recreational boating harbour in Europe, in terms of the number of moorings present. There are multiple environmental designations including a National Landscape, for its natural beauty, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, for the flora and fauna, a Special Protection Area, for the birdlife, a Special Area of Conservation, for the habitats, and a Ramsar Site, for the wetlands. Whatever your reason, Chichester Harbour is a wonderful place to visit.
Chichester Harbour Conservancy is a unique organisation that is the only Statutory Harbour Authority with responsibility for leisure, recreation and the conservation of nature. Our focus until 2050 will be on addressing the biodiversity crisis and advancing our preparedness for climate change and sea level rise. In doing this, we aspire to manage Chichester Harbour for the benefit of future generations, whilst keeping access open for our harbour communities to enjoy today.
We recently published our new five-year Management Plan for Chichester Harbour and you can read it here.
Thank you to our photographers for the images on this website, including Paul Adams, Brian Bracher, John Arnott and Shirley Rushmer.