Spring has sprung but many of the rural footpaths are still waterlogged. John Harmer keeps to urban paths once more on this easy walk through lesser known parts of Hailsham, discovering spring flora in unusual places, plus an option to explore parkland with ponds and woodland.
With the very wet weather continuing, John Harmer visits Hastings to avoid flooded fields and muddy footpaths by keeping to hard-surfaced paths to find things old and new around this historic town.
Situated in the north-east of East Sussex is the ancient village of Ticehurst. John Harmer starts from here to explore the delightful High Weald countryside south of Bewl Water, the largest reservoir in the South-east, and discovers the history of some interesting buildings as well
To the west of Rye is the small village of Udimore with its ancient parish church set well away from the busy main road. John Harmer heads north across the Tillingham valley in the High Weald to see much more springtime flora and fauna.
Framfield is a charming small village to the east of Uckfield. John Harmer follows an undulating figure-of-eight route, using part of the Wealdway and visits the hamlet of Palehouse Common; discovering some interesting things along the way.
Begin the New Year with a walk from the world-famous town of Battle. John Harmer crosses a very unusual stile and discovers places associated with the former gunpowder industry and other historic things of interest.
John Harmer starts from Boreham Street to cross Waller’s Haven, which flows through Hooe Level between Bexhill and Hailsham. He visits an isolated parish church before returning on the 1066 Country Walk.
The parish of Etchingham lies in the picturesque Rother valley near the Kent border. John Harmer offers a choice of walks, with an optional visit to a house with a medieval legend
Chailey, a few miles north of Lewes, is a parish in three parts: North Chailey, Chailey Green, where the parish church is situated, and South Chailey. On this walk, John Harmer encompasses the last two, exploring this rural landscape, which includes a 300-year-old brick-making industry
On this walk in the south-eastern corner of the High Weald, from the village of Brede, John Harmer encounters St George, opposed by a lion rather than a dragon, along with some powerful giants and good views across the Brede Valley
