Wonderful attractions to make your visit to 
Chichester even more worthwhile

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 Another leading attraction is Flagship Portsmouth. Enjoy three of the most important warships ever built - King Henry VIII's pioneering Mary Rose, the only preserved 16th century warship in the world, Lord Nelson's flagship HMS Victory, and the first iron battleship, mighty HMS Warrior 1860. Then come up to date with a Warships by Water boat tour around the Royal Navy's modern warships, including usually aircraft carriers, see how they all fit into 800 years of naval history in the Royal Naval Museum. The Mary Rose Museum contains a unique collection of everyday items and you can compare and contrast life at sea during Tudor times with life on land as portrayed by the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum.

West Dean Gardens are adjacent to the Museum and consist of over 35 acres of ornamental grounds and a widely acclaimed restored Victorian kitchen garden.

A few miles away is Amberley Museum, a thirty-six acre open air museum of industrial heritage.  With its historic buildings,
working exhibits and demonstrations the Museum aims to show how science, technology and industry have affected peoples' lives.

Discover a magnificent 1st Century Roman palace with breathtaking mosaics and replanted gardens at Fishbourne Roman Palace.  Fishbourne was the largest Roman palace built in the UK. 
(7 miles)

Bignor Roman Villa also contains the remains of major Roman buildings.  (6 miles) 

Petworth House (National Trust) has an outstanding art collection displayed in superb staterooms, beautifully restored Victorian kitchens and a magnificent deer park.  In 2002 it will house a special exhibition of Turner paintings. (12 miles) 

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