Thorney Island, West Sussex: The beauty spot accessed via a secret button through a barbed wire fence
Country Life Trending: January 20, 2021 The remote sandy beach at Thorney Island juts into Chichester Harbour in West Sussex. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo The beaches of Thorney Island, next to Chichester Harbour, are our Secret Britain selection today. A channel called The Great Deep partially separates the mainland from Thorney Island, part of the watery maze that is Chichester Harbour. Owned by the MoD, the island played an important part in the Battle of Britain. Now a rather idyllic station for the Royal Artillery, walkers following the Sussex Border Path can gain access by pr...
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