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Littlehampton tourist information
Littlehampton tourist information
Littlehampton lies on the mouth River Arun, around four miles South of the historic settlement of Arundel. Like its coastal neighbours, the town is a product of the 19th Century, and features all the usual quirks of a Victorian seaside resort. The town Centre itself is around a 5-10 walk minute inshore, and features all the usual staples and amenities of a medium sized provincial town.
Littlehampton is often considered to have a grittier, more industrial culture than most of its companions along the shore, a reputation perhaps gained from the maritime nature of the town. The East banks of the river Arun were, until the turn of the millennium, dedicated to plundering the many spoils of the river, and it was only in the early 2000s that this tradition began to subside. The urbanised Eastern shore of the River has now been massively redeveloped, and is now home to a selection of flats and apartments, a riverside walkway, and the towns visitor Centre - the aptly named 'Look and Sea Centre,' which features an observation tower. The Western Shore of the River remains largely untouched, populated only with a few houses and the towns marina and golf club. The beach here, West Beach, features some of Britain's most unspoilt examples of Sand Dunes.
Away from the town centre and the seafront, the town is a rather unspectacular suburban affair, the only location of note being the Body Shop's World Headquarters, located in Littlehampton thanks to the town's most famous resident, the late Anita Roddick, having grown up here.
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