{"id":66991,"date":"2026-06-18T13:02:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=66991"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:24:05","slug":"littlehampton-photo-gallery-45-scenes-from-the-east-sussex-town-and-seaside-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/littlehampton-photo-gallery-45-scenes-from-the-east-sussex-town-and-seaside-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-01.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reached by a direct train from London Victoria, Littlehampton is an attractive historic seaside town, with a population of around 28,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a town I&#8217;ve visited twice before, in 2003 and 2007, and it was good to see the improvements being made around the town and beachfront.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s 45 photos taken during a visit in June 2026.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-02.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Littlehampton is one of the few UK mainline stations to retain its Victorian-era mechanical semaphore signalling.<\/p>\n<p>These excite me way more than they should, so I&#8217;ll say no more until the end of this article.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-03.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ye Olde Plastic castle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-04.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the tide was about as far out as it could get, so it took a determined stroll to get to the water.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-05.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-06.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The beachfront had been smartened up since our last visit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-07.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-08.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-09.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the right you can see the River Arun which, at 37 miles\u00a0 (60km) long, can claim to be the longest river entirely within Sussex.<\/p>\n<p>Rising in St Leonard&#8217;s Forest, it flows through Horsham and the South Downs National Park before emptying into the English Channel at Littlehampton. It is famously tidal and one of the fastest-flowing rivers in the UK<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-10.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-13.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always loved the 1930s War of the Worlds sci-fi vibes given out by the iconic Littlehampton Lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p>Built in 1948 and located on the eastern pier marking the entrance to the River Arun, it stands seven metres high, and remains an active navigational beacon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-11.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-12.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-14.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just in case anyone was confused about what country they were in, multiple Union Jacks were helpfully positioned all around the seafront.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-15.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beach huts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-16.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-17.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A wedding party poses for a breezy photo in the sand.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-18.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lured by the toupee-removing gusts, windsurfers were out in force.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-21.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Occasionally, one would catch the wind and go <em>wheeee!<\/em> into the sky.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-19.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-20.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh, hai.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-22.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some brave explorers embark on a long distance hike to find the water&#8217;s edge.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-23.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More beach huts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-24.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-26.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are lifeguards and a lifeboat station in Littlehampton.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/rnli.org\/find-my-nearest\/lifeboat-stations\/littlehampton-lifeboat-station\/station-history-littlehampton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RNLI website<\/a> recalls this act of astounding bravery from 1840:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Gold Medal awarded to Lt T Macnamara and Silver Medal to Lt G Davies, coastguards, for rescuing 14 lives on 13 November 1840.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the brig Victoria with a crew of nine was driven ashore in an extremely violent storm, a line was drifted ashore and Lieutenants MacNamara and Davies, with their men, hauled a small boat out to the wreck three times and saved all the crew.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-25.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-27.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-28.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-29.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There it is again. Ready to zap you with a deadly green laser beam if it doesn&#8217;t like the cut of your jib.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-30.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We took a stroll by the River Arun.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-31.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before Jimmy Riddles rocked into town with his scissors and shizzle, this was known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/littlehampton\/lh05.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip&#8217;s Barber Shop<\/a> back in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-32.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Smudgers was on hand to cater for your ice cream and hot&#8217;n&#8217;cold drink desires.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-33.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-34.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-35.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Follow the crab.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-36.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you fancied something more substantial than a Smudgers, the Dinky Doo Diner was there to serve up &#8216;top class breakfast and grills.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-37.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-39.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The boating lake man with his impossibly large waterproof trousers wades back to his office after parking the pedalos far away from drunken temptation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-38.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The curiously named Spud Buoys were ready and willing to start &#8220;making waves, one jacket at a time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-40.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A high level camel drifts by at the small Harbour Park amusements fair.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-41.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A log flume-ette ride was entertaining visitors.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-42.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-44.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This giant ice cream has been faithfully tempting passers-by for at least 19 years.<\/p>\n<p>We can confirm that the actual ice cream sold nearby was indeed delicious.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-43.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The backside of the laser firing cephalopod lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-45.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Announced by the strapline, &#8220;Where the coast meets community,&#8221; the West Green is a new area for families to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/littlehampton-photos-2026-46.jpg\" alt=\"Littlehampton photo gallery: 45 scenes from the East Sussex town and seaside resort\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And a final look at the wonderful semaphore signalling at Littlehampton station. Watch the video below to learn more about the glorious activities that happeninside the signalbox.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"735\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UCXav-ptPeA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=39&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h4>More Littlehampton photos<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Littlehampton 2007<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/littlehampton\/littlehampton.html\">Town photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/littlehampton\/littlehampton-riverfront.html\">Riverside photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/littlehampton\/littlehampton-seafront.html\">Seafront &amp; beach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/littlehampton\/east-beach-cafe.html\">East Beach cafe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/littlehampton\/beach-huts-pedalos.html\">Huts and pedalos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Littlehampton 2003<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/littlehampton\/sitemap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">List of photos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>More photos<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?s=seaside\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All seaside photo features<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Join the discussion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/littlehampton-town-and-seaside-resort-photos-news-and-chat.138850\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Littlehampton town and seaside resort: photos, news and chat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reached by a direct train from London Victoria, Littlehampton is an attractive historic seaside town, with a population of around 28,000 people. 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