Area: Eastbourne-Rye-Heathfield
Brownbread Street circular
This week I can offer
a relatively long and
fairly strenuous walk
on the thinly populated
southern slopes of the
High Weald. Starting and finishing
at the picturesquely named hamlet
of Brown Bread Street with its
walker-friendly pub, the circuit
of almost nine miles follows
an up-and-down route across low
hills, dipping through a series
of remote valleys cut by tiny
streams draining southwards
towards Pevensey Levels. Date added: March 24, 2008
Battle to Crowhurst
This week I can
offer the second of
a pair of linked linear
walks between
stations on the
Hastings-to-Tunbridge Wells
line, starting from Battle
and finishing at Crowhurst
where the previous walk,
published a fortnight ago
and available from the Argus
website, began.
Date added: January 28, 2008
Cuckfield circular
Cuckfield is the distinguished
Mid Sussex
community at the edge
of the High Weald, it
has a distinctive church
spire, a fine High Street and a
charming array of houses, narrow
streets, twittens and footpaths. On
this expedition we get out into the
surrounding countryside, through
woodland and pasture and finish
up back in the High Street, ready
for refreshment.
Date added: January 22, 2008
Hellingly
This is a pleasant,
easy walk, starting
and finishing
along part of
the Wealdway, a
well-signed and maintained
long-distance route. The
middle section of the walk
samples two miles of the
Cuckoo Trail on the track
bed of the old railway
which was up and running
between 1849 and 1968 and
linked Polegate and Eridge. Date added: 27 November 2007
Pevensey circular
Starting from the
car park next to
Pevensey Castle,
our walk heads out
across the drained
marshland of Pevensey
Levels to the hamlet
of Rickney, sampling part of
the officially-designated,
well-signed and regularly
used 1066 Country Walk.
The return route follows Date added: 12 October 2007
Clayton circular
Clayton Village
is a small community
at the
foot of the Downs’
scarp slope –
the stubby bell tower of
the church of St John The
Baptist crowns the partial
Horsham stone roof of this
typical downland structure.
Date added: 21 August 2007
Broad Oak circular
This week we can offer a second walk from Cackle Street, on the A28 between Broad Oak and Brede. Although it stands alone as a relatively short and easy circuit, it can be conveniently linked, without overlap to the rather more hilly and challenging walk, described in The Argus two weeks ago, adding up to a substantial and varied ten-mile walk in the form of a figure-of eight.
Date added: 30 July 2007
Poundgate circular
Today’s walk, which is circular,
and can be enjoyed on its own, is
mainly across high ground with
exceptional views and visits four
of the striking tree clumps which
are such a characteristic feature
of the area.
Date added: 2 July 2007
 Hurst Green - Silver Hill
The first part of this walk from Hurst Green passes through somewhat neglected pastures to the east of the village. After crossing the A21 at Silver Hill to the south of the village, the second, and more interesting, half of the walk takes you down into the wide valley of the River Rother, offering excellent views up the valley towards Etchingham.
Date added: 05 Jun 2007
High Hurstwood Circular
Starting from the village of High Hurstwood, tucked down in a quiet valley to the south of Crowborough, this walk climbs gently but steadily to reach the eastern edge of Ashdown Forest at Poundgate, where there is a well-placed pub.
Date added: 21 May 2007
Old Heathfield Circular
Our walk this week picks
a route across an undulating
patchwork of small fields and
woods between Old Heathfield
and Vines Cross where there
is a particularly dense network
of paths.
Date added: 16 May 2007
Ditchling Beacon Circular
Starting from
the high point of
Ditchling Beacon,
this walk heads
westwards along
the ridge as far as the twin
windmills of Jack and Jill,
with superb views all the
way along.
Date added: 25 April 2007
Hooe Circular
From the village of Hooe our walk soon descends on to the wide open space of Hooe Level.
Date added: 19 February 2007
Three Oaks Circular
The first half of this field path walk from Three Oaks to the north of Hastings, follows little-used and often unsigned paths, partly across neglected farm land.
Date added: 30 December 2006
Stonegate Circular
The highlight of this walk comes in the form of an opportunity to explore Batt’s Wood, a pleasant area of mixed woodland.
Date added: 2 December 2006
Westfield North circular
From the village of Westfield, this walk drops down into the peaceful valley of the Forge Stream, a tributary of the River Brede.
Date added: 21 October 2006
Guestling Green to St Helen's
The first half of this varied walk to the east of Hastings presents no problems as it uses part of the well established and signed 1066 Hastings link.
Date added: 9 September 2006
Crowhurst Circular
This fairly energetic walk explores an unspoilt farmed landscape to the north of Bexhill and to the west of Hastings.
Date added: 1 July 2006
Brightling Circular
This walk from Brightling, deep in the High Weald, follows an undulating route northwards and westwards, passing through extensive woodlands, before dropping steeply into the valley of the Dudwell...
Date added: 22 April 2006
Staplecross Circular
Starting high on a Wealden ridge at Staplecross, this walk traverses an area of attractive woodland, new to Argus walkers, before dropping down into the valley of the River Rother.
Date added: 27 February 2006
Three Cups Corner Circular
This is a short but fairly intricate walk taking in the southern slopes of the High Weald.
Date added: 15 February 2006
Ticehurst Circular
Starting and finishing at the hilltop village of Ticehurst on the Kent-Sussex border, this walk heads southwards to explore paths and quiet lanes on the slopes of the remote valley of the River Limden, a modest tributary stream of the eastern Rother.
Date added: 5 December 2005
Broad Oak and the valley of the River Tillingham
This walk explores remote countryside deep in the High Weald. From Broad Oak, on a Wealden ridge it heads northwards, dropping down into the valley of the River Tillingham, a tributary of the Brede.
Date added: 11 May 2005
Etchingham to Robertsbridge
Following on from the Stonegate to Etchingham walk, this five-and-a-half mile walk continues to link Etchingham and Robertsbridge train stations.
Date added: 12 February 2005
Stonegate to Etchingham
This is the first of a pair of linked, linear walks which start and finish at railway stations on the Tunbridge Wells-to-Hastings line in the depths of the High Weald.
Date added: 29 January 2005
Hurst Green
Here is a walk on the Kent-Sussex border, about half in each of the two counties.
Date added: 30 October 2004
Winchelsea Circular Part II
This, the second of a pair of walks from Winchelsea, heads eastwards passing the isolated Camber Castle before continuing to Rye.
Date added: 21 August 2004
Winchelsea Circular Part I
This is the first of a pair of linked walks, each starting and finishing at the delightful town of Winchelsea, once a bustling seaport but now a peaceful backwater.
Date added: 07 August 2004
Robertsbridge Circular
This six-mile circuit starts and finishes at the same point as my last walk in this series but covers completely different ground, this time over low hills to the south of the village.
Date added: 27 December 2003
Robertsbridge to Saleshurst
This is the first of a pair of walks from the village of Robertsbridge in the Rother valley to the north of Hastings.
Date added: 12 December 2003
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