Selsey
As you would expect, Selsey is dominated by the sea and it always has been. It’s a good base for fishermen, home of the famous Selsey Lifeboat Station and has been providing holidaymakers with seaside fun and fresh air for as long as anyone can remember.
Selsey Crab is well known as 100% certified delicious.
The sea has already claimed part of Selsey way back in early history and the signs are that, in the long run, the sea will get Selsey in the end. Not surprisingly, residents are very worried about this and every big storm brings fresh fears, hurried repairs to sea defences and individual tales of real loss (of money if not, thank goodness, of life).
Selsey is sitting in the firing line of the debate about the extent to which rising sea levels should be resisted - and Selsey has its own specially challenging flood problem to overcome. The sea may get the Maldives first, but it will get Selsey in the end too (and much of central London too in the long run I suppose).
Even Selsey’s biggest fan couldn’t call it pretty, but it has plenty of attractions and a lively atmosphere in summer. There’s a strong sense of community too, although Selsey suffers from more than its fair share of vandalism and a little minor trouble from time to time, when the sunshine, sea air and lager combine in the wrong mixture.
But the sea is the main attraction. The beaches go on for miles, especially along Bracklesham Bay towards East and West Wittering. Selsey is also convenient for Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve as well as Chichester Harbour.
Other attractive features of the town include Selsey Windmill - Medmerry Mill - and the Selsey Lifeboat Museum.
SELSEY INFORMATION
Selsey Festival
A truly eclectic festival with a bit of pretty much everything each August.
Selsey Business Partnership
The Selsey Business Partnership promotes networking among Selsey businesses and acts as a voice to represent Selsey businesses as a single body.
Selsey Carers Support Group
A carers' group who meet once a month in Selsey to share ideas and help each other.
Selsey Romania Orphans Appeal
The Selsey Romanian Orphans Appeal has been providing and maintaining basic equipment to orphanages, medical dispensaries and schools in Romania for over 15 years.
Selsey Lions Club
Membership is open to all those who would like to give something back to the Selsey community.
Selsey Quilters
Selsey Quilters enjoy patchwork and quilting and have raised money for St Wilfrid's Hospice and the Sussex Snowdrop Trust.
The Viking Music & Dance Club
Regular Saturday night Country and Line Dancing.
Selsey Coastguard
Keeping us out of trouble from Fishbourne to Pagham Harbour.
Selsey Lifeboats
One of the most famous lifeboat stations on the south coast
Selsey Fireworks
Well established firework display, advertised on road signs all over the area which takes place at the White Horse Playing Fields in Selsey.
Selsey Town Council
The official Selsey Town Council website
Selsey Cricket Club
Selsey Cricket Club has two Saturday league cricket sides and two friendly teams on Sundays plus junior cricket too.
Manhood Cycle Network
The Manhood Peninsula is pretty flat, so it's ideal for cycling - you can get maps of cycle routes from the Manhood Cycle Network site.
Selsey Bill Sub Aqua Club
The sub aqua club explore the waters south of Selsey although they also arrange regular diving trips away from Selsey.
Wittering Divers
A diving company who offer equipment hire, boat hire, diving training and equipment servicing.
Selsey Golf Club
Selsey's fresh and breezy 9 hole golf course.
Selsey Fish Trips
Boat charter trips from Selsey for sea fishermen
- The city of Chichester
- Appledram
- Fishbourne village and Roman Palace
- Bracklesham Bay
- East Wittering
- West Wittering
- Itchenor
- The Salterns Way
- Chichester Canal
- Details of sailing clubs around Chichester Harbour
- Sidlesham and Highleigh
- Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve
- Pagham village
- Arundel
- Bognor Regis
- Burgess Hill
- Chichester
- Crawley
- East Grinstead
- Haywards Heath
- Horsham
- Littlehampton
- Midhurst
- Petworth
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- Steyning
- Worthing
Tuesday February 07