Worthing seafront is bright and sunny but with a nippy wind as I set off for today’s walk. Heading west from the pier I take a photo from the beach before walking along the prom.
After about ten minutes I come to a Canadian flag blowing about in the wind and a commemorative plaque honouring the Canadian troops who were here in both World Wars…
As I continue along the mile-and-a-half of prom, I again appreciate how well kept the place looks. There are no broken railings or benches, and there are obvious signs of investment such as plenty of kerbside electric car charging points!
Eventually the prom ends and the path crosses the beach in front of some very nice beachside properties…
Somewhere about here I pass from Worthing into Goring-by-Sea. The concrete path continues past large grassy areas and, apparently, a pirate hide-out…
At a busy beachside cafe the path turns onto the beach and cuts through some bushes…
I emerge onto a very busy grassy area…
…and pass into Ferring…
Not much of Ferring can be seen from the coast path…
…but only ten minutes later I reach the Kingston Gorse private estate. They seem like a whacky, fun-loving bunch!
At least I don’t have to walk along the pebble beach. This wide grassy path is a public footpath…
Past the estate the grass path continues, except for a short detour on the beach, past more huge mansions all the way to Rustington on the outskirts of Littlehampton.
It’s at Rustington that the prom starts again…
Shortly after, I enter Littlehampton proper…
Like Worthing, Littlehampton looks well-kept and prosperous. There is some building work on the sea front that will provide amenities such as beach showers and EV charging points, which will be nice!
This east beach area is also the home of the ‘longest bench in Britain’! Completed in 2010 it is 1000 feet long, can seat 300 people, and runs between two of these structures…
So I arrive at the river Arun…
…and turn inland along a nice riverside walk, passing cafes and flats…
…until I reach the footbridge across the river, which is the endpoint for today!
