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Itchenor walk on 18th June 2025

We gathered in the sunshine and increasing heat at The Ship Inn at Itchenor where Isabel talked us through our options for shortening the walk if the heat became too much.  Having worked out the points where we could cut the walk short we set off down to The Lipchis Way on the south bank of the Chichester Channel.  The tide was out leaving some yachts and boats moored high and dry but there were still some out on the water for us to admire as walked down towards Horse Pond.  We came across some impromptu swings hanging from trees on the bank which were too hard to resist.  At Horse Pond we turned inland back towards West Itchenor, stopping off at St Nicholas’ church where the shade and benches were perfect for our coffee stop accompanied by organ and choir practice.  A couple of our walkers peeled off to shorten their walk, while the rest of us carried on until we reached the path across the fields of Oldhouse Farm where we decided to brave the direct sun and shorten our walk too.  As we neared Westlands we took the west bound Lipchis Way through Westlands Copse and took our time looking at the real estate before returning to the Channel bank, past piers and then back to The Ship Inn for lunch.

Setting out, sun gear was popular!

Beached boats with the tide out

Loitering at the Harbour Office

View across Chichester Channel

Enhancing the scenery

Boys and their toys

AHoy there

Enjoying The Lipchis Way

Walking and enjoying the views. Multi-tasking in action.

Lapping up the sunshine while waiting for the others

Bobbing about on the water

Setting the style

Marsh on the Channel

St Nicholas’

Coffee break

Braving the sun

Back on the bank of Chichester Channel

I’ve got a yacht over there somewhere

Boats at the end of a pier

The Ship Inn at Itchenor

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