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BBC News
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Chichester to receive custom Monopoly board after competition
Chichester is set to receive its own Monopoly board after beating off rivals from around the UK to get its own version of the Cathedral, Market Cross and the Festival Theatre will all feature on a new version of the board game, which is celebrating its 90th city is receiving the board after a competition between 20 UK cathedral Keen-Tomlinson of Winning Moves UK, which creates the custom versions of Monopoly with Hasbro, said Chichester had "ticked every box" for a new version of the board game. He said the game's designers would be "wonderfully spoilt for choice" for locations for the game, which can be suggested by the UK towns and cities to have previously received their own versions of the board include Aberdeen, Peterborough, Whitstable and Brighton. The Chichester board, due for release in 2026, will be themed across areas including heritage, shopping and tourism, with its Chance and Community Chest cards also receiving a Chichester-themed for Chichester locations on the board will be open until 23:59 BST on 21 July and can be submitted by emailing chichester@
The Sun
25-06-2025
- The Sun
Pretty historic city near two popular beaches is just 90 minutes from London
A ROMAN city in the UK is often named one of the best places to live in the country and its really easy to get to. The city of Chichester is the only city in West Sussex, and once was a huge Roman market town with baths and amphitheaters. 5 5 Now, the harbour city is often named one of the best places to live, most recently in 2023 by The Times, and happiest places to live by The Guardian earlier this year. The main attraction is the 900-year-old Chichester Cathedral, the only medieval cathedral in England that can be seen from the sea. There is also Fishbourne Roman Palace, the biggest Roman houses in the UK, as well as the open-air Weald and Download Living Museum. Yet thousands of car enthusiasts visit the city every year to go to Goodwood Festival of Speed, an annual motoring festival. Taking place from July 10-13, this year it celebrates 75 years of the F1 Championship and 125 years of motorsport history. Here is everything you need to know about it. But if you want some beach time, one of the nearest is West Wittering Beach, often named one of the best in the UK. Bognor Regis is also just as close, if you wanted somewhere slightly busier. To get there, the city has its own Chichester Railway Station that has direct trains to London Victoria taking around 90 minutes. You have eyes of a hawk if you can find the hidden beach ball on this busy summer scene in less than three seconds_1 5 5 Trains also operate to Gatwick Airport, as well as Brighton, Portsmouth and Southampton. While you can opt for a budget-friendly Premier Inn or Travelodge, there is also the fancy Grade-II listed Harbour Hotel Also in Chichester is Bosham, a tiny village compared to Venice which is home to England's best B&B. It is even in the famous Bayeux Tapestry, as it was where King Harold lived. One local SussexLive: "It looks completely unspoiled […] like an old fishing village you might find in Devon or Cornwall. It's still very quaint and old-fashioned." Or there is Concierge Camping, a five-star camping ground in Chichester named one of the best in the UK that even is compared to a fancy hotel. We've also rounded up the best things to do in Sussex.
The Irish Sun
25-06-2025
- The Irish Sun
Pretty historic city near two popular beaches is just 90 minutes from London
A ROMAN city in the UK is often named one of the best places to live in the country and its really easy to get to. The city of Chichester is the only city in West Sussex, and once was a huge Roman market town with baths and amphitheaters. Advertisement 5 Chichester is just 90 minutes from London Credit: Alamy 5 Chichester Cathedral can even be seen from the sea Credit: Alamy Now, the harbour city is often named one of the best places to live, most recently in 2023 by The Times, and happiest places to live by The main attraction is the 900-year-old Chichester Cathedral, the only medieval cathedral in England that can be seen from the sea. There is also Fishbourne Roman Palace, the biggest Roman houses in the UK, as well as the open-air Weald and Download Living Museum. Yet thousands of car enthusiasts visit the city every year to go to Goodwood Festival of Speed, an annual motoring festival. Advertisement Read more on UK cities Taking place from July 10-13, this year it celebrates 75 years of the F1 Championship and 125 years of motorsport history . Here is everything you need to know about it. And new this month is The Nest , a new theatre venue with live shows all throughout the summer But if you want some beach time, one of the nearest is West Wittering Beach, often named one of the best in the UK. Advertisement Most read in News Travel Bognor Regis is also just as close, if you wanted somewhere slightly busier. To get there, the city has its own Chichester Railway Station that has direct trains to London Victoria taking around 90 minutes. You have eyes of a hawk if you can find the hidden beach ball on this busy summer scene in less than three seconds_1 5 The city hosts the Goodwood Festival of Speed every year Credit: Alamy 5 Weald and Download Living Museum is an open-air museum that is like going back in time Credit: Alamy Advertisement Trains also operate to Gatwick Airport, as well as Brighton, Portsmouth and Southampton. While you can opt for a budget-friendly Premier Inn or Travelodge, there is also the fancy Grade-II listed Harbour Hotel Also in Chichester is It is even in the famous Advertisement One local SussexLive: "It looks completely unspoiled […] like an old fishing village you might find in Devon or Cornwall. It's still very quaint and old-fashioned." Or there is Concierge Camping, We've also rounded up the best things to do in Sussex. 5 It is often named one of the best places to live in the UK Credit: Alamy Advertisement
Spectator
07-06-2025
- Health
- Spectator
Walking, not working out, is the best exercise
These days almost everyone you meet is a member of a gym, and instead of attending church every week – as they did in days gone by – they make regular visits to these temples of the body beautiful: the new religion of our times. Yet despite these obligatory bouts of body worship, the general health of the nation – physical and mental – does not appear to be improving. The evidence tells us that obscene levels of obesity are at an all-time high, and everyone has heard stories of those struck down in the prime of life by strokes, coronaries or – most common of all – cancer, the plague of our age. Last week, for example, I heard of an acquaintance, thought super-fit by his friends, who wearied his girlfriend with constant demands for vigorous sex, and who suddenly dropped dead in the stairwell of his home – felled by a heart attack that apparently came from nowhere. And who of us has not heard of someone visiting a doctor with a mysterious pain, only to be given a deadly diagnosis of some fell disease and told they had just a few months more to live? Instead of ruinously expensive sessions in a gym, I would recommend a form of exercise that requires no membership fees, no purchase of expensive equipment, and no regular attendance at a given location. I mean the gentle practice of merely putting one foot in front of the other – and just walking. Walking – either alone, with a like-minded companion, or in one of many organised groups – is a safer, cheaper and more beneficial way of staying fit than going to gyms. And you get to see the superb sites of our gorgeous countryside, which you don't when lifting weights. It is the simplest form of exercise known to humankind, and makes no dangerous demands on the cardiovascular system, which gym visits, jogging, cycling or running a marathon entail. Moreover, walking slowly releases endorphins as well as leaving one with pleasantly aching parts of the body at its conclusion. Unless you can afford to keep a horse, walking is by far the nicest and easiest way of viewing our green and pleasant land. Last weekend, for instance, I visited a hill fort that inspired William Blake to pen that famous phrase when he wrote 'Jerusalem' while looking out towards the Trundle, a Bronze Age settlement on St Roche's hill near Goodwood in West Sussex. It is certainly not the north face of the Eiger, but ascending the 676ft Trundle still requires a steady half-hour climb. And it is not as demanding as two other beauty spots in the same area: Kingley Vale, whose grove of yew trees are reputedly older than nearby Chichester Cathedral; and Harting Down, a National Trust-owned area of the South Downs that really does take it out of the calf muscles. It is the simplest form of exercise known to humankind, and makes no dangerous demands on the cardiovascular system Even in overcrowded south-east England, it is still possible to explore hills, woods, fields and forests where you will meet few fellow walkers. And if panting your way up to a hill fort is not your idea of fun, how about a sandy stroll around the beautiful beaches of West Wittering, where only a yapping hound is likely to disturb your peaceful contemplation of the coast I have walked several of the maintained long-distance paths that cater to the more dedicated strollers. The South Downs Way between Eastbourne and Winchester is popular with both walkers and – annoyingly – mountain bikers. The Cotswold Way takes you past some of England's most beautiful towns and villages. More demanding is the South West coastal path around the Cornish peninsula between Poole on the English Channel and Minehead on the Bristol Channel. It features in the current film The Salt Path, about a couple who counter the double whammy of a terminal illness diagnosis and homelessness by simply setting out to walk the 600-mile path. As the poet Thom Gunn wrote in his signature verses 'On the Move': 'Reaching no absolute in which to rest/ One is always nearer by not keeping still.' It has been calculated that completing the South West coastal path is equivalent to ascending Everest three times, but you don't have to be a Hillary or a Tenzing to walk. A stout pair of boots and a map is all that is required. Whether in company or alone, it will certainly make you feel good – and it may even save your life.
