Selsey | Chichester Self Catering

Surprising arisings from the beach!

Posted by Gayle Palmer on 22nd November 2018 | Featured | No Comments

There is masses of news about litter and pollution – which is a good thing. More awareness is essential if we don’t want to kill ourselves off in double quick time! What is also noticeable around the Chichester area (as … Read More … Read More

Tags: #againstlitter #SidleshamLitterPickers, beach clean, beach treasure, Chichester, make a difference, pollution, Selsey

West Sussex Sunsets

Posted by Gayle Palmer on 13th April 2018 | Featured | 1 Comment

Scintillating sunsets for the romantically inclined. Wonderful for a dog walk along the beach as the sun sets to the West. Why not come and enjoy them for yourself? West Wittering and West Beach in Selsey give some of the … Read More

Tags: Birdham, Chichester Self catering, family holidays, holidays, romance, Selsey, Sidlesham, sunset, West Sussex, West Wittering

Have you heard a Marsh Frog?! Pagham Harbour is the place to go…

Posted by Gayle Palmer on 18th June 2017 | Featured | No Comments

Not sure what to do? Want to explore the local wildlife and don’t know where to start? Like frogs? Carry on reading and share! Fed up of the queue to West Wittering Beach?! (Yes, you and the rest of us!) … Read More … Read More

Tags: beach, Chichester, countryside, East Beach, harbour, marsh, Marsh Frog, Pagham Harbour, pond, queue to West Wittering, reeds, Selsey, Summer fun, Things to do, West Sussex, wildlife

Selsey Outdoor & Walking Festival May – June

Posted by Gayle Palmer on 21st March 2017 | Featured | 3 Comments

Do you love walking and want to explore the area in much more detail? How about make the most of the Manhood Peninsula over the May Bank Holiday week? Selsey would like to welcome you to the 2017 Outdoor & … Read More … Read More

Tags: 26 May - 3 June 2018, bats, beach, coast, cycle, cycle trail, exercise, festival, garden tour, natural history, nordic walking, owl, rambling, rural, Selsey, snorkelling, stargazing, walking

We’re going to the Beach! Beach! Beach…

Posted by Gayle Palmer on 4th June 2016 | Featured | No Comments

“We’re all going on a.. Summer holiday!” Well – you know the rest! This is perhaps one of the few places that is universally LOVED by the British, of all generations. At Chichester Self Catering we have all sorts of … Read More … Read More

Tags: BBQ, beach, Chichester, Chichester Harbour, children, Church Norton, East Beach, East Head, family, icecream, Medmerry beach, paddling, Pagham Harbour, Selsey, suntan, West Wittering

Fresh shellfish and wet fish from Selsey fishermen.

Selsey seafood!

Posted by Gayle Palmer on 21st May 2016 | Featured | No Comments

Do you like crab, lobster and fresh fish straight from the fishermen?? Looks like you are in luck then! We are truly blessed by living next to the sea, and an area famed for its ultra fresh shellfish and fish! … Read More

Tags: beach, Chichester, cockle, cockles, crab, dab, Dabs, dover sole, East Beach, fine dining, fish, fish and chips, food, fresh fish, huss, Julies Hut, lemon, lifeboat station, lobster, mackeral, mussel, oyster, plaice, prawn, rockfish, salmon, scallop, sea bass, sea bream, seafood, Self catering, Selsey, shark, shellfish, shrimp, sole, wet fish, whelks, winkle, winkles, Witterings

The Manhood Peninsula – a varied and magical area

Posted by Gayle Palmer on 21st May 2016 | Featured | No Comments

The Manhood Peninsula has its own special identity. This is a unique landscape, wildlife and a seaside way of life for locals and visitors alike. It is bound to the West by Chichester Harbour and to the South – The … Read More

Tags: agriculture, Bay, beach, Birdham, Bracklesham, Chichester, Conservancy, Earnley, harbour, history, horticulture, Itchenor, Manhood Peninsula, Selsey, Sidlesham, Sussex, tourism, village, West Sussex, wildlife, Wittering

Just what you need when you come to the sea!

It’s gotta be fish and chips when you stay, at least once!

Posted by ivrcreativewp on 17th December 2015 | Featured | No Comments

Holidaying by the sea wouldn’t be the same with at least one fish and chip supper! At Chichester Self Catering we are right in the middle of the “Manhood Peninsula”, which is the lump of land South of the City … Read More

Tags: batter, Chichester, cod, fish and chips, gluten free, haddock, huss, mushy peas, pickled egg, pickled onion, pies, plaice, sausage, saveloy, scampi, Selsey, skate, Witterings

Walking your dog around Pagham Harbour RSPB Reserve

Posted by Gayle Palmer on 21st May 2015 | Featured | No Comments

Pagham Harbour is the nearest of the three Harbours to Chichester Self Catering and stunning! Is is about 3/4mile away on foot on VERY quiet rural lanes, although to get to it you do have to cross a busy B-road … Read More

Tags: beach, big skies, Chichester, children, Church Norton, coastal, dog, Dog walking, flowers, geese, grasses, harbour, historic, lagoon, lizard, Pagham, Pagham Harbour, RBPB, scientific interest, Selsey, West Sussex