Rear Admiral Philip ‘Percy’ Gick flew Swordfish aircraft in the Second World War and also created Emsworth Yacht Harbour. He served in a total of eight aircraft carriers, and was awarded the DSC and Bar and twice mentioned in dispatches. Did you know? ‘Mentioned in dispatches’ (MiD) is when the name of a member of …
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Emsworth Yacht Harbour
Emsworth Yacht Harbour is a family owned business and an RYA Active Marina, with monthly events for berth holders. Home to a friendly loyal community, their facilities include The Deck restaurant, shipwrights, engine repair and yacht rigging services. There is a red diesel pump at the harbour pontoon and two toilet and shower facility blocks …
Prinsted Beach & Scouts
Beautiful views attract visitors all year round to walk the Prinsted foreshore and along the flat 3.7km (2.3 mile) coastal path between Chidham Point and Prinsted Point. Prinsted has always suffered from winter storms and in the 1930s the beach area was just mud and shingle. Sea storms and high tides kept breaking through from …
Tin Tabernacle Church
The building on Thorney Road is a significant link to the spiritual history of the Parish, known locally as the Pentecostal Mission. This tin tabernacle church, also known as an iron church, is a type of prefabricated ecclesiastical building made from corrugated galvanised iron. They were developed in response to the needs of residents for …
Walnut Tree Farmhouse
The two-storey 16th Century Wealden style farmhouse has a timber frame with a 17th century bakehouse and four-bay cart barn. Did you know? The original timber and plaster infill can still be seen exposed in the north wall. The other walls have been refaced with red brick and then painted. The farmhouse features a classic …