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Scaynes Hill circular

9:30am Monday 12th November 2012

Scaynes Hill is a small community that sits astride the A272 cross-county road and has a network of footpaths in the surrounding countryside. These pass through undulating, quiet meadows and woodland, making for a rewarding exploration for Eddie Start

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Bexhill circular

8:00am Monday 5th November 2012

The Sussex coast can be exhilarating in late autumn; John Harmer starts this walk from the Manor Barn in Bexhill Old Town, making for Galley Hill, from where there are extensive views along the coast from Eastbourne to Hastings. The walk then continues through the newly designated Combe Valley Countryside Park

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Sayers Common circular

1:09pm Monday 29th October 2012

Sayers Common, a community on the former London Road, is the starting point for a Wealden walk with Eddie Start along quiet, little-used paths, where an intrepid approach may be required at some points

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Hurst Green circular

10:00am Monday 22nd October 2012

For this walk in the High Weald, John Harmer starts at the village of Hurst Green in the north-east of the county and goes to the Kent border. The return route is through a typical High Weald landscape of woodland, small fields and steep-sided valleys; and climbs to the highest ground in the locality from where there are extensive views

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Ferring circular

9:45am Monday 15th October 2012

A shorter walk with Eddie Start around the prominent Highdown Hill at Ferring – easy paths and a hilltop with plenty of history and a Sussex hero, as well as long-distance coastal views and an opportunity to visit a stunning downland garden

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Battle circular

9:20am Monday 8th October 2012

Taking over the East Sussex walks from Ben Perkins this week, his rambling friend, John Harmer, begins in Battle, where he has lived for the past 33 years. One of many delights on this walk around the outskirts of this historic town is the close proximity of town and countryside, with many points of interest to see along the way

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Chantry Post circular

10:22am Monday 1st October 2012

Chantry Post is a crossing point high on the South Downs above Storrington. On this walk with Eddie Start we head south, passing around two prominent hills that have an age-old industrial history and return beside the earthworks of early settlements

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Lewes to Patcham

11:02am Monday 24th September 2012

Starting from Lewes, this linear walk by Ben Perkins climbs to head west along the ridge of the Downs, passing an exceptional viewpoint at Blackcap. It then turns south across rolling downland, passing through High Park Woods to finish at Patcham on the northern outskirts of Brighton

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Birdham and West Itchenor circular

10:00am Monday 17th September 2012

Birdham and West Itchenor are quiet villages beside quiet waterways that have seen Roman, Saxon and Viking invaders and are now the preserve of weekend sailors; Eddie Start offers level paths for easy walking on this coastal stroll, with a there-and-back option for baby buggy hikers

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Southease to Lewes

11:54am Monday 10th September 2012

After an initial climb, this linear walk from Southease by Ben Perkins follows the South Downs Way steadily up Beddingham Hill before descending a fine terraced bostal path only recently made available for public use. The shorter walk ends at Glynde after five miles but the full ten-mile trek takes you up and over Mount Caburn and down into Lewes

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