West Wittering to reopen next week - but beach to remain closed over Bank Holiday weekend

West Wittering Estate has announced that West Wittering Beach will remain closed to visitors, with restrictions applying to motorists visiting the estate and not local residents who can reach the beach on foot

A spokesman for the estate said: ‘We understand that people will want to visit the beach now some Covid-19 restrictions have been relaxed. However, we are not confident that we will be able to maintain adequate social distancing should a large volume of cars arrive, as is typical for us on a sunny Bank Holiday.’

The estate has confirmed there will be limited parking available after the Bank Holiday weekend as the beach partially reopens, but the only way to pay for parking is via the JustPark app.

The spokesman added: ‘By checking the JustPark pre-pay booking app before setting off, our visitors will know whether there is capacity in the car park or if it would be better to plan to visit on another day. You will be able to book a parking space up to three days prior to your visit – if you don’t book, sadly you will be turned away.

‘We look forward to welcoming back some visitors from May 27th. It’s our utmost priority to protect the safety of visitors and our staff, so we’ve taken the necessary steps to introduce a responsible car park capacity and pre-pay entry only scheme.

‘This will allow us to ensure social distancing is practical and means visitors can feel confident in their safety by effectively following the two-metre social distancing rule.

The estate have said anyone showing symptoms of coronavirus or who has been in contact with someone showing symptoms in the last 14 days should not visit.

Further details can be found on the estate website.

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