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Walks in the South Downs National Park

40 circular day walks including Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters

ISBN

9781786312259

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Published

14 May 2024

Edition

Third

Pages

224

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.55cm

Weight

250g

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Guidebook with 40 circular walks throughout the South Downs National Park, exploring the beautiful chalk hills between Eastbourne and Winchester. The walks range from under 5 miles to 11 miles, including Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters, Ditchling Beacon and hundreds of prehistoric sites. Accessible all year, but wild flowers best in spring.

Seasons

Accessible in all seasons but spring and early summer are best for wild flowers and birdsong.

Centres

Eastbourne, Alfriston, Washington, Storrington, Amberley, Arundel, East Meon, West Meon; and easy access from Brighton, Worthing, Chichester and Winchester.

Difficulty

Walks to suit all ages and abilities; no difficulties apart from some short steep uphill and downhill sections.

Must See

From Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters to the Hampshire Downs near Winchester; villages like Alfriston, Amberley and East Meon; viewpoints like Seaford Head, Bostal Hill, Ditchling Beacon, Harting Down, Beacon Hill and Salt Hill, historic sites such as Cissbury and Chanctonbury Ring and Old Winchester Hill.

ISBN

9781786312259

Availability

Published

14 May 2024

Edition

Third

Pages

224

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.55cm

Weight

250g

Overview

A guidebook to 40 circular day walks in the South Downs National Park. Exploring the beautiful chalk hills between Eastbourne and Winchester, there’s something for beginner and experienced walkers alike.

The walks range in length from 8 to 18km (5–11 miles), each is circular and where possible begins and ends at a place accessible by public transport.

1:50,000 OS maps are included for each walk
Detailed information on public transport and car parking
Highlights include Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters
Easy access from Brighton and Worthing

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Map key

Overview map

Route summary table

Introduction

The essential Downs

Plants and wildlife of the Downs

Walking on the Downs

Using the guide

Public transport and car parking

Where to stay

The Countryside Code

The Walks

1 Eastbourne to Birling Gap and East Dean

2 Butts Brow to Jevington and Friston

3 Jevington to Friston Forest and the Long Man

4 Jevington to Alfriston and Wilmington

5 Exceat to East Dean and the Seven Sisters

6 Exceat to the Cuckmere Valley and Alfriston

7 Exceat Bridge to Cuckmere Haven and Seaford Head

8 Alfriston to The Long Man of Wilmington

9 Alfriston to Bostal Hill, Alciston and Berwick

10 Bopeep to Bishopstone

11 Glynde to Beddingham Hill, Firle Beacon and Bostal Hill

12 Glynde to Mount Caburn and Saxon Cross

13 Southease Station to Rodmell and Telscombe

14 Cooksbridge to Plumpton Plain and Buckland Bank

15 Hassocks to the Clayton Windmills and Ditchling Beacon

16 Devil's Dyke to Edburton Hill and Poynings

17 Devil's Dyke to Mile Oak Barn and Edburton Hill

18 Wiston to No Man's Land

19 Findon to Cissbury Ring

20 Washington to Chanctonbury Ring

21 Washington to Kithurst Hill

22 Chantry Post to Myrtle Grove Farm

23 Storrington to Parham Park and Rackham Hill

24 Amberley to The Burgh

25 Burpham to Angmering Park

26 Arundel to South Stoke and Burpham

27 Bignor Hill to Sutton

28 Bignor Hill to Slindon

29 Duncton to Barlavington and Sutton

30 Singleton to Littlewood Farm

31 West Stoke to Kingley Vale and Stoughton

32 Compton to East Marden

33 Harting Down to Beacon Hill and Telegraph House

34 East Meon to Salt Hill

35 East Meon to Small Down

36 West Meon to Brockwood Copse

37 West Meon to Old Winchester Hill and Henwood Down

38 Exton to Warnford and Beacon Hill

39 Exton to Lomer Farm

40 Cheriton to Tichborne

Appendix A Useful addresses

Appendix B Bibliography

Updates

April 2024

South Downs National Park Authority address

The correct address for the South Downs National Park Authority is:
South Downs Centre
North Street
Midhurst
West Sussex
GU29 9DH
tel 01730 814810
info@southdowns.gov.uk
www.southdowns.gov.uk

The tourist information centre in Midhurst is closed

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By Kev Reynolds

Kev Reynolds was a freelance writer, photojournalist and lecturer. A prolific compiler of guidebooks, his first title for Cicerone Press (Walks & Climbs in the Pyrenees) appeared in 1978; he later produced many more titles for the same publisher. A member of the Outdoor Writers' Guild, the Alpine Club and Austrian Alpine Club, his passion for mountains and the countryside inspired a lifetime's activity, and he regularly travelled throughout Britain to share that enthusiasm through his lectures. Sadly, Kev passed away in 2021. He will be remembered fondly by all who knew him and by many more he inspired through his writing and talks.

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