Today’s walk will take me around the Bosham (pronounced ‘boz-um’ I believe) peninsula. Unfortunately there is a long stretch of coast that is private land with no public access, some of it farmland and some residential. So today will feature a fair bit of road walking!
I start on the southern edge of Fishbourne and head down the path that takes me down the other bank of the Chichester Channel.
After only three-quarters of a mile, the path turns inland through the trees…
…before emerging onto a lane.
To the left, the direction the coast is in, is a sign by the gates…
So I turn right and set off down Hook Lane…
About half an hour of walking down the lanes brings me to Bosham Hoe. This little settlement is on the southern tip of the peninsula about a mile and a half from Bosham itself, but I can’t tell you much more about it…
So I continue along the road for nearly a mile further. Here, the road turns to the right and there is a footpath to the left…
The short path takes me back to the shore opposite West Itchenor.
A little ferry runs between here and West Itchenor. It appears that it also takes bikes, judging by the people queuing up to board…
Now that I’m back on the shore, it seems I am fortunate that it is low tide and I can stay here!
I follow the beach path up the western side of the peninsula towards Bosham. The water to the left is now the Bosham Channel…
After a little while the beach turns into mudflats and the path turns onto a road.
The tide seems to be pretty central to life around here…
Bosham Quay is a nice spot for a quick snack
I’m actually going to end my walk today back at the main road just under a mile north of here. To find the footpath entails going into what looks like someone’s driveway! I’m not certain I’m going the right way, but then I see a sign…
Down here…
And I’m back on the beach!
The path runs sometimes on the beach…
…sometimes on an actual path…
…past some modest little homes…
…until I reach the Colner Creek…
…and here we are, today’s finish. It’s a bit of an anonymous spot but it’ll have to do!
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