Walks in Sussex: Exploring Chichester 

I moved from Chichester to America in 2011, and I’ve been really homesick lately for a while. This video was not only what I needed, but also had a history lesson. Thank you for recording this walk

What a wonderful video. Full of information without being boring!

Wondering what's more soothing; the scenery or the narrator's voice? Love this tour.

Brings me back to this beautiful city..I miss Chichester ♥️.., lived there for 5mos , one of the best place Ive seen😍

I worked in Chichester for 16 years as a Baker in 70 (sadly yet another Coffee shop has taken it over this year 2018 )North St Atkins rescued two Bakery books dated 1927 in a skip our builders threw away when we moved across the street to our new bakery ,in our cellar where we stored our tins was a big wooden door with iron bars on it behind that was huge stones like a collapse was told it was a secret tunnel for priests to escape to the Cathedral from the Roundheads .met my wife there she was shop Manageress at the time married her in 1977 41 years ago this July .

Nice tour of chichester Richard, brought back many memories of my time when I lived there, regards Peter

A very nice walk through a beautiful town, thanks for sharing!

thank you so much, I didn't know much about this city but you kindly show us around and tell us some history of this city.

Another well done video! Great tour combined w/ the town's/area's history. Chichester has a lovely city center. It reminded me of a set off some Disney movie.

Beautiful place, l want to live there ! Thanks for the great tour.

We had an F1 car at the Festival of Speed at Goodwood in 2015 and visited Chichester. Loved every minute of it. I particularly remember the Butter Cross and the Church (and the Barbour jacket I bought in one of the shops :) Thank you for the tour of the town. I learned so much.

Exactly the kind of video I was looking for. Feels like being there. Thanks for putting that together 🙏

In 1984 I was part of a program called the young diplomats program where children from all over the world met in England. And one the places we were taken was Chichester, England. I will never forget such a beautiful town . I even took pictures with two Bobbys. They were very nice. Thank you for the tour of Chichester. It brought back great memories.

Richard,such an interesting walk in a beautiful city,loved all the information you supplied along the walk, Thank you,Brian,

On a serious note, Chichester is a beautiful town reaped in history. The architecture is exquisite. It reminds bit of Colchester as the Roman's firmly left their mark in both towns.

beautiful town Richard Thank you for the quick tour

Morning Richard.... excellent.... thank you....🤗👍🏻😘

Thoroughly enjoyed this video used to live there 52 years ago when I first got married, before moving to Worthing in 1970.

Great video. Very informative. Look forward to when we can get out again and travel!

thank you sir..I miss Chichester so much...such a very beautiful place❤️

Enjoyed this so much. Thx U!

What a nice Hello you say at the start of every video. Its very simple yet gives a subtle tone to what will follow. Another round of Delightful exploration.

I had been to Chichester 15years before. It’s really beautiful town!

Excellent mini tour. Very sympathetic and a great advert for the City.

Chichester, s beautiful Roman when I was there in the 1979. Looks that it increases it's population and more prosperous.

Slow down Richard! Fantastic narrative. Love the historical journey!

Good video. Very helpful for getting around.

Loved the video Richard ... thank you

So nice that the Cathedral spire is still such a magnificent landmark and has not been swamped by modern buildings, unlike the skyline around St Paul’s in London.

I'm a very new watcher of your output Richard, and you have a knack of telling it as it is. Keep up your good work, and don't become a number, if you get my drift. ( 14,01.2023).

I have lived in Chichester since on/off since 2001 lovely city

Loved it. Chichester was "my old stamping grounds" in the very late 50's and early 60's. Beautiful. I live in Canada now, but every couple of years get back to England but only twice have managed to get back to Chichester. So ... this year (2018) I shall try and include it in my one week vacation!

I’ve just come across this video of yours, made before I’d discovered you. It was interesting to see you walking the streets I’ve walked myself so many times. Thanks.

Sehr schöner historischer Überblick kombiniert mit einem Spaziergang durch Chichester. Danke dir! Ich hoffe, ich kann diesen Sommer kommen!

Beautiful! I hope to visit next summer.

Great video Richard, I have fond memories of Selsey and Chichester having spent a couple of holidays there as a teenager. I remember a girl I met there showing me round the area and I recall a very old church somewhere near Pagham perhaps and walking along a canal into Chichester, It was a long time ago now though...

Wow. Truly fantastic video.

Enjoyed your program Brother. Excellent commentary. Please more videos. Thanks from Toronto Canada

hello richard well that was a nice walk and very interesting the walls walk is very good with some great views some loooking over the city . have a great day cheers from trev

Thank you very much kind sir! that was most interesting.

Thanks Mr. Richard. I did enjoy it.

Well done Richard. Tricky to do these videos in such busy conditions I imagine 👍

Love your videos Richard

Very informative video. You are inspire me.

When the central tower fell in 1860 it left one heck of a void and that took a whole lot of sweeping up. Unfortunately the Normans built economy money saving structures and walls were constructed of dressed ashlar (stone blocks) and both faces and the middle was simply flint and rubble with a dollop of cement but to be fair it had lasted some 700 plus years. But their cement wasn't a patch on the hard Roman & Saxon stuff and for a week or so, with the weight of the massive tower pressing down, that middle core finally disintegrated and spewed dust by the bucketful every minute until, when the walls had finally lost their integrity it was disaster time. But with that weeks warning the fall of the tower and spire was expected and nobody was hurt or killed in the collapse. Thanks again for a most interesting video Richard.

Thank you RIchard, very interesting indeed

Very interesting commentary. Looks a nice place.

I remember when traffic used to go round the Cross. Lovely City.

Nice place! I love it. I enjoyed eating cakes in the Cathedral. It was a great moment.

✔Excellent Video walking through the Chichester Town street. Your voice is very clear 👍

I am of Sussex heritage, but never knew much about my family from the region as I grew up in Norway. But I remember going there a few times as a kid, and the trip down memory lanes watching your videos, from Chichester to Arundel brings back a lot of childhood memories! Thanks

It's beautiful.

wonderful video. I enjoyed it.

Good stuff thanks👍

Gorgeous small, ancient city. We moved here six months ago and don't regret it.

Born in chichester :)) Chichester is my MAIN FAVVV place in the WHOLE world. Rowan walls where he starts, Is where I used to live ages go. If you ever go there, I would reccommed going to priory park and and the nero near the south part of chichester. My personal favourite place in chichester is the Sainbury park (I calll it that, idk what its actually called) its in abry road. I lived in chichester for 7 years and I still love it ♡︎☺︎︎

Need a time-machine to be transported back to the 1960/70s when Chichester was a real piece of art !!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent thank you:)

Love the place always :)

thank you for this video. I just got a teaching role in Chichester, and I was longing to know much about the place particularly for a black person.

Chichester looks great. Love the old historic buildings. I think the downtown area would look even more aesthetically pleasing if the streets were lined with trees.

great video

Very enjoyable videos, wish I'd discovered your work before the lockdown! DIVINE DESTINATIONS (verse 4 of 5) Afar the cream cathedral spire from meadow grasses rising In worldly guise to heavenly highs a purpose emphasising Peregrine terror swooping low, a bolt from silent skies One careless pigeon inside out its brood to satisfy A city in great history steeped delights the modern age Fine Roman treasure catalogued page after unique page... JB

I often drive into Chichester and always love it. I love its history and the Cathedral is amazing.

Yoo I walk round there! Can't believe I've walked round the same place as the bald explorer. Wonder if I'm in the video

I miss Chichester ❤️

Great voice☺

I was there in 1995...It feel like dreaming ...the buildings....the streets ...the air ....the sounds .... The only difference is the people ...All in a hurry ....

Brilliant as always Richard. I would be interested in some more focused and slightly in depth walks where there is so much to see.

Can't believe you started outside the world famous old Shippam's factory and didn't even mention it! Been making spreads and cured meats since the 18th century and supplied food for the entire British Naval fleet and was a mainstay for the Victorians. They were granted Royal Warrants to His Majesty King George VI & Queen Elizabeth II.

Very interested place with old building and church's

Hope to visit next year nice to see the English flags above the shops

Great video again buddy, love Chichester went to college there and has a special place in my heart :) You ever been inside the cathedral? Am I right in saying that Chichester cathedral is the only cathedral in the UK that you can see from the sea?

I live in Chichester!

I love the streets in these towns that have no traffic. Real people friendly places.

lovely chichester

many thanks from Tunisia

vey interesting!

Hi I from dubai and in 1995 I studied in Chichester. You brought back the memories of the best days of my life. When I saw the cross. 😥 thank you I will come back to visit again hopefully.

Excuse me, May l ask chichester is soft water or hard? Thank you for your help.

Hi Richard, have you done any info about the tunnels and hawkhurst gang? Got a bit of info as I live in the area

The building at the crossing of the 4 main streets in Chichester is the market cross. The butter market is 50 or so yards up north street. Hardly a tour of Chichester though - so much more to see! But, as for the closing comments - if you keep walking in the direction of Westgate (where the vid finished) you’ll end up walking to Portsmouth - the Festival Theatre is beyond Northgate, in Oakland’s Park!

Whats nice city tô visiit 👍

Muy hermoso paseo, la próxima vez podremos entrar a la catedral?.. Felicidades..

Great tour I live and work at St Richards hospital.

I've been to Chichester once years ago. I wonder what the "Chester" part means because Chester also has the Roman city walls around it

Also great narration me old son.

That really isn't a busy Chichester. The town centre is usually far more crowded than that.

Great place Chichester, nearby Arundel Castle....

My partner's ancestors, Florance, come from Chichester

lol 1:08 I was behind him 😂😂😂

Lived in East Wittering for Steven years

Nice

Can't believe you didn't show the canal

The Roman name "Novio Magus Reginorum" - the "New Market of the Regnenses" (Iron Age tribe).

In Greece bell towers are often built seperately.

Chi gang 🤤🤤🤤

Looks like any other City Street, same paracites on the main Streets...Same old shop brands.

I live hereeeeee

I’ve been there before