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Exploring the South Downs

The great grassy humped back of the chalk downs, kept trim by sheep
and topped with the remnants of Iron-Age forts, forms part of the South
Downs National Park and is a beautiful area to explore at leisure. Along its
ridge runs the glorious 160-km (100-mile) South Downs Way, and around
its base lie scattered flint-stone farms, pretty thatched cottages and friendly
pubs. Although the main roads through the area can get busy, there is
a surprisingly remote country feel to the back roads, and the life of
bygone days conjured in its open-air museums doesn’t seem far away.

Billingshurst
Billingshurst
Woolbeding Easebourne Adversane Cowfold
Woolbeding
Adversane
Cowfold
Easebourne
Coolham
Tillington Coolham Shipley
Shipley
Tillington
PETWORTH
MIDHURST PETWORTH
MIDHURST
WEST SUSSEX
Selham Rother WEST SUSSEX Twineham Burgess
Selham Rother
Fittleworth Partridge Twineham Hill Burgess
Fittleworth
Partridge
Hill
Pulborough
Didling Pulborough Green
Didling
Green
Duncton
Bepton Duncton Plumpton
Bepton
Plumpton
Cocking Graffham Thakeham Ashington Ashurst Hurstpierpoint Green
Graffham
Hurstpierpoint
Cocking
Thakeham
Ashington
Green
Ashurst Henfield
Keymer
Sutton Greatham Henfield Keymer DITCHLING
Sutton
Storrington
Barcombe
Shortgate
Chilgrove Waltham Greatham Storrington Adur Adur Clayton DITCHLING Barcombe Shortgate Chiddingly
Chiddingly
Chilgrove
Clayton
Waltham
Westmeston
Washington
Bignor
Singleton Bignor Bury Bury Washington Westmeston Ouse
Singleton
Laughton
Hellingly
Poynings
West Dean Charlton AMBERLEY Chanctonbury Poynings Ditchling Beacon Ouse Ringmer Laughton Hellingly
West Dean
Charlton
Chanctonbury
Ditchling Beacon
AMBERLEY
Ringmer
Ring
Ring
270m
LEWES
Devil’s Dyke
WEALD AND DOWNLAND The Trundle S o u t h D o w n STEYNING Edburton Devil’s Dyke 270m LEWES Glyndebourne
Glyndebourne EAST
STEYNING
Edburton
WEALD AND DOWNLANDThe Trundle
199m
OPEN AIR MUSEUM Goodwood Eartham Upper 199m Stanmer EAST Hailsham
S o u t h D o w n s s
OPEN AIR MUSEUM
Stanmer
Hailsham
Eartham
Upper
Goodwood
SUSSEX
South Stoke
Glynde
Paycham
House
Beeding
Botolphs
West Stoke Lavant House Slindon South Stoke Findon Cissbury Botolphs Beeding Paycham Falmer Glynde SUSSEX
Slindon
Findon
West Stoke
Lavant
Pevensey
Kingston
Boxgrove ARUNDEL Ring Cissbury Portslade Falmer Kingston Selmeston Pevensey
Boxgrove
Selmeston
Ring
Levels
Levels
ARUNDEL Clapham
Rodmell
Charleston
Aldingbourne Clapham Portslade BRIGHTON S o u t h Rodmell Charleston Hankham
BRIGHTON
Aldingbourne
Hankham
Southwick S o u t h D o w n s Polegate
Southwick
& HOVE
BERWICK
Fishbourne Oving Eastergate & HOVE Woodingdean BERWICK Polegate
Fishbourne
Oving
Woodingdean D o w n s
Durrington
Shoreham-
Bosham Eastergate Arun Arun Angmering Durrington Lancing Shoreham- Wilmington
Lancing
Bosham
Wilmington
Angmering
CHICHESTER by-Sea Rottingdean ALFRISTON
by-Sea
CHICHESTER
ALFRISTON
Yapton Hamworth
Brighton
Willingdean
Chichester Dell Quay Merston Yapton Hamworth Goring- Worthing Brighton Rottingdean Willingdean
Merston
Marina
Marina
Newhaven
Chichester Dell Quay
Goring- Worthing
Newhaven
Littlehampton
Harbour North Littlehampton by-Sea Bishopstone Litlington
Harbour
Litlington
North
by-Sea
Peacehaven
Mundham
Itchenor Mundham Middleton Peacehaven Bishopstone Westdean
Itchenor
Middleton
Westdean
Eastbourne
Birdham Eastbourne
Birdham
Bognor
West Sidlesham Aldwick Bognor Seaford East Dean
West
Sidlesham Aldwick
Seaford
East Dean
Regis
Wittering Regis 0 kilometres 5
Wittering
Pagham Cuckmere
Pagham
Cuckmere Birling
Birling
East East 0 miles 5 Dieppe Haven Gap
Dieppe
Haven
Wittering Gap
Wittering
BEACHY HEAD
BEACHY HEAD
Selsey
Selsey
Selsey Bill Below The open road running along the base
Selsey Bill
of the South Downs near Beachy Head, see p92
ACTIVITIES
Go on a nature ramble in the Cuckmere Valley near
Alfriston
Cool off in the sea at Brighton or the Witterings
Breach the defences of Iron-Age hill forts at Steyning
Take a boat on the River Arun or Chichester Harbour
Go bird-watching in the wetlands of Arundel
Watch a dashing game of polo in Midhurst
Enjoy a day at the races at Glorious Goodwood
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