Climping beach or  Atherington Beach is a quiet rural beach located about halfway Littlehampton and Bognor as with many of the beaches along this stretch of the Sussex coast it is made up of shingle and pebbles held in place by a series of wooden groynes – however at low tide vast expanse of sand are exposed.

The beach is backed by low sand dunes and fields – with much of this area now protected – being designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

A good place to start a coastal walk – to the East, you have the dune eco-system and then Littlehampton – while to the West, you are backed by countryside and then hit the many private beach estates – Elmer, Middleton-on-sea, Felpham – that line this stretch of Coast before Bognor Regis.

Facilities at the beach include car parking cafe with outdoor seating, toilets and outside shower – plus a pub half a mile back up the road from the beach.