Chichester City Walls Trail

On our holiday in Chichester last year, I walked a short stretch of the city walls. This year I found the above free leaflet in Tourist Information and bought the thirty two page souvenir guide that describes each section of the walls in great detail, what to look for on the way round and some history of their construction. Each quadrant has it's own part together with lots of photographs and sketches.

We started at the Promenade Quadrant which starts at West Street, our entry to the old city from our accommodation. The walls have been rebuilt using the old stonework. 

The guide told us to "keep an eye out for an unusual object in one of the gardens. What appears to be a large mass of rubble is actually the core of a Roman bastion". See photo below.

We crossed over North Street and found Priory Park and the Park's Quadrant.

The mound below is all that remains of a Norman motte and bailey castle constructed soon after 1066. 

The building in the middle of the park is the Guildhall, looking splendid in the sunshine.

We took too many photos in the park.

We had to leave the park before getting back on to the route to Priory Road.

Heading up the steps to the East Walls instead of the alternative route at ground level.

To arrive at East Street for the start of the Georgian Quadrant and a busy part of town.

Passing the the Chapel of St John. 

Our guide book tells us that parts of the walls are not accessible here because they pass through private gardens. We go through a car park where there is the remains of another Roman bastion.

Out of the car park and on to Theatre Lane and the former South Gate.

The final section (The Cathedral Quadrant) took us first along Deanery Farm Lane.

The wall was behind the trees.

Until we come out of the trees at the junction with Avenue de Chartres. 

Where we turned right to follow the path to turn right again at West Street (where we started) close to   the Cathedral and Bishops Palace Gardens.

We were again lucky with the weather, and as it was lunchtime, we found a table in the Cathedrals' Cloisters Cafe.