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Things to do in Chichester
The best holidays are planned around great days out. Here's what's on the doorstep in Chichester, from big-ticket attractions to rainy-day savers.
🎟️ This weekend near Chichester
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Portsmouth Audio Tour: Legends, Landmarks, and Legacy
HMS M33, Portsmouth · 14.7 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
The Big Indie Fest | Portsmouth
The Gaiety Southsea, Southsea · 13.6 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Get Nautical
Bognor Regis Sailing Club, Bognor Regis · 5.7 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Eat Static
The Factory Live, Worthing · 17.8 mi
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Aquariums
28.1 mi from Chichester
Sea Life Centre
SEA LIFE Brighton is the world's oldest continually operating aquarium, opened in 1872 and designed by Eugenius Birch, the architect behind the West Pier. Inside, you'll find more...
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28.2 mi from Chichester
Brighton Aquarium
SEA LIFE Brighton is the world's oldest continually operating aquarium, opened in 1872 and originally designed by Eugenius Birch. Inside you'll find more than 5,000 marine creature...
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Museums & Galleries
1.4 mi from Chichester
Fishbourne Roman Palace
Fishbourne Roman Palace is the largest known Roman residential palace north of the Alps, home to the largest collection of in-situ mosaics in the UK and recreated Roman gardens sai...
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2.9 mi from Chichester
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum sits on part of the former RAF Tangmere airfield, a site that played a key role in the Battle of Britain and later the Cold War. Inside you'll fin...
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4.9 mi from Chichester
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
The Weald & Downland Living Museum in Singleton, near Chichester, is an open-air museum of rescued historic buildings set across 40 acres of the South Downs. You can step inside ov...
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5.8 mi from Chichester
Bognor Regis Museum
Bognor Regis Museum tells the story of the town, from ancient fossils through to the seaside resort created by Sir Richard Hotham. Inside you'll find displays of vintage cameras, f...
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6.9 mi from Chichester
Emsworth Museum
Emsworth Museum tells the story of the town through its people, industries and events, from the tragic poisoned oyster that killed the Dean of Winchester to the only permanent exhi...
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10 mi from Chichester
Arundel Museum & Heritage Centre
Arundel Museum is a small heritage centre exploring the town's story, from its historic port and castle to flint hand axes found nearby dating back half a million years. You can wa...
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11.4 mi from Chichester
Amberley Fire Station (museum exhibit)
11.5 mi from Chichester
Munucipal Engine House (Gas engine display)
11.5 mi from Chichester
BT Connected Earth Telecommunications Hall
Theme Parks
6.2 mi from Chichester
Butlins Bognor Regis
Butlin's Bognor Regis is a holiday camp in the seaside resort of Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. It lies 55.5 miles (89 km) south southwest of London. Butlin's presence in the... — Wikipedia
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9.8 mi from Chichester
Funland Hayling Island
Funland Hayling Island is an amusement park close to Portsmouth, offering over 18 rides such as rollercoasters, a carousel and dodgems, alongside an amusement arcade, a pirate-them...
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10.6 mi from Chichester
Harbour Park
Harbour Park is a children's beach adventure attraction in Littlehampton, offering over 15 attractions including outdoor rides, interactive arcades, a pirate-themed escape room and...
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14.5 mi from Chichester
Clarence Pier
Clarence Pier is Southsea's well-known seaside amusement park on the Portsmouth seafront, offering fairground rides, arcades, indoor crazy golf and a Wimpy restaurant. The fairgrou...
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22.7 mi from Chichester
Robin Hill
Robin Hill is a theme park set across 88 acres of parkland, woodland and countryside gardens at Havenstreet and Ashey on the Isle of Wight. You can take on the Botswana assault cou...
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23.2 mi from Chichester
Go Ape Alice Holt
Go Ape Alice Holt sits in woodland near Binsted, East Hampshire, offering high ropes adventures including a 126-metre zip wire and the 41-crossing Treetop Challenge with its Tarzan...
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25.7 mi from Chichester
Go Ape Southampton
Go Ape Southampton sits in Itchen Valley Country Park in West End, Eastleigh, offering high ropes courses, zip wires and axe throwing among 440 acres of water meadows and woodland...
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29 mi from Chichester
Blackgang Chine Theme Park
Blackgang Chine is the UK's oldest theme park, set on the Isle of Wight and combining storytelling with rides across themed areas including Pirate Cove, Fairyland, Cowboy Town and...
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Water Parks
29.8 mi from Chichester
Guildford Lido
Guildford Lido is a public, open-air swimming pool in Guildford, Surrey, England. In Stoke Park, to the north of the town centre, it is surrounded by 1.8 ha of landscaped grounds.... — Wikipedia
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Zoos & Wildlife
18.3 mi from Chichester
Fishers Farm Park
Fishers Farm Park is a family-run adventure farm park in West Sussex, open 363 days a year and best suited to children aged 0-12. You can meet farm animals, take on outdoor rides,...
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19.9 mi from Chichester
The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary
The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, formerly the Isle of Wight Zoo, is a rescue centre in Sandown where you can see bears, tigers, lions, lemurs and other rescued animals. Expect close...
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23 mi from Chichester
Amazon World
Amazon World Zoo Park is a zoo and wildlife attraction near Arreton on the Isle of Wight, home to around 200 different species spanning the animal kingdom. You can explore the anim...
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23 mi from Chichester
Monkey Haven
Monkey Haven is the Isle of Wight's primate rescue centre in Newport and Carisbrooke, where you can meet monkeys, owls, meerkats and reptiles, many rescued from tragic situations o...
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23.9 mi from Chichester
Birdworld
Birdworld is the UK's only dedicated bird park, spread across 18 acres of landscaped gardens in Berkshire, home to 181 bird species including penguins, flamingos and owls, alongsid...
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24.3 mi from Chichester
Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary
The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary is a charity-run rescue home near Wroxall where you can meet over 100 donkeys, mules and Shetland ponies. There's no need to book — just turn up...
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24.3 mi from Chichester
Marwell Zoo
Marwell Zoo is a 140-acre zoological park near Winchester where you can see hundreds of animals, including giraffes, leopards, meerkats and penguins, alongside attractions like the...
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Where to stay near Chichester
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
Plan it day by day
Create a free account and hit "Save to my trip" on anything below — then assign each one to a day of your holiday so the whole week is sorted before you pack. And if you haven't booked yet, see our guide to holidays in Chichester for the best places to stay.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best things to do in Chichester?
The list below shows attractions nearby with distances from Chichester.
What can we do in Chichester when it rains?
Museums, galleries and aquariums are your friends — filter the list below by category and keep a couple in reserve for wet days.
More ways to explore
Not booked yet? See the best places to stay in Chichester.