Showing 1–16 of 16 outdoor attractions in Chichester
MuseumsWeald and Downland Living Museum
SightseeingGoodwood Racecourse
National ParksChichester Harbour Conservancy
MuseumsTangmere Military Aviation Museum
MuseumsFishbourne Roman Palace
AdventureChichester Treasure Trail
SightseeingThe Chichester Ship Canal
Sports & ActivitiesJungle Paradise Adventure Golf
Children's FarmsAldingbourne Country Centre
Zoos and Wildlife ParksDunreyth Alpacas
WaterMulberry Marine Experiences C.I.C
SightseeingSolar Heritage
Sports & ActivitiesWillowbrook Riding Centre
Sports & ActivitiesLavant House Stables
BeachesEast Wittering Beach
Sports & ActivitiesSurfs SUP Watersports
Outdoor Family Adventures in Chichester
Water runs through Chichester's outdoor listings more than it does in most inland towns. Chichester Harbour Conservancy, The Chichester Ship Canal, Solar Heritage and Mulberry Marine Experiences C.I.C all take the day onto or beside the water, which changes the packing and the supervision before it changes anything else. Sixteen entries carry outdoor space in all. Away from the water, Weald and Downland Living Museum and Tangmere Military Aviation Museum are where most families end up spending a full day.
Anything on or near open water asks more of the adults than a playground does — layers, proper footwear, and one grown-up whose only job is watching. Half the sixteen have indoor space too, so a change of plan need not mean going home.
Outdoor activities in Chichester: FAQs
What should we sort before a day on the water?
Ask the operator three things: where the age or height line falls, what they provide by way of buoyancy aids and what they expect you to bring, and what happens to a booking if conditions change. Then dress everyone for one step colder and wetter than the forecast suggests. Children get cold on the water far faster than the adult holding the plan tends to remember.
Which of these work with a small child in tow?
Dunreyth Alpacas asks least of anybody and suits children too small for a boat or a briefing. Weald and Downland Living Museum also scales down well, since a small child can simply look at the buildings while an older one reads about them. Both are easier days than the water listings and neither needs much explaining in advance.
And when it rains?
Eight of the sixteen are indoor listings as well, which is half the page. Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, Weald and Downland Living Museum and Mulberry Marine Experiences C.I.C all qualify. That is a decent set of options for a coast that does not always cooperate with a plan made on Thursday.
Anything that will interest an older child?
Chichester Treasure Trail hands over the route and the answers, which tends to work better than an outing described to them in advance as nice. Tangmere Military Aviation Museum suits the ones with a specific interest in machines and history. Solar Heritage puts that same teenager on the water rather than walking them somewhere.