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St Mary’s Church, Barnham – Arun Retractable Footbridge loop from Barnham

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St Mary’s Church, Barnham – Arun Retractable Footbridge loop from Barnham

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St Mary’s Church, Barnham – Arun Retractable Footbridge loop from Barnham

02:13

38.5km

70m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 29.1 km for 92 m

After 30.4 km for 92 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.46 km

St Mary the Virgin Church, Barnham

Highlight • Historical Site

1.51 km

St Mary’s Church, Barnham

Highlight (Segment) • Religious Site

12.8 km

This grade I listed medieval church is situated in a rural hamlet in the West Sussex countryside, just to the east of Chichester. An early nineteenth century schoolhouse is located next to the church - once used as a stable by parishoners attending worship at the church. St Giles' is a simple building dating to the twelfth century, with a deep sweeping roof and a dainty bellcote.

Most furnishings and fittings date to the mid-nineteenth century and comprise a largely complete early ecclesiological seating scheme which is of outstanding national historic interest. The font dates from the twelfth century and is one of a series of arcaded Sussex marble fonts found in this region.

The immediate surrounding area shows evidence of settlement from the Palaeolithic period and there is evidence of a possible shrunken medieval village nearby.
sourced from: visitchurches.org.uk/visit/our-churches/st-giles-merston#about-this-church

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29.1 km

Arun Retractable Footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

This is a pretty cool bridge, as it is one of the few retractable steel pedestrian footbridges in existence. The bridge linking East and West Littlehampton across the River Arun in 1981 has a retractable steel section to allow access to any piloted vessels upriver. It gives great views up and down the River Arun from here too.

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29.7 km

Look & Sea Café

Highlight • Cafe

Nice place to have a coffee and watch the world go by.

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38.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.2 km

9.87 km

2.57 km

2.30 km

1.92 km

396 m

181 m

Surfaces

33.9 km

2.30 km

2.01 km

147 m

104 m

Elevation

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Thursday 16 July

28°C

13°C

16 %

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St Mary’s Church, Barnham – Arun Retractable Footbridge loop from Barnham

St Mary the Virgin Church, Barnham

St Mary’s Church, Barnham

St Giles Church

Arun Retractable Footbridge

Look & Sea Café

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