Area: Burgess Hill-Haywards Heath
Ardingly
Ardingly Reservoir
is one of
those tucked-away
reminders
of how dependent
we are upon the most
basic of natural resources.
The reservoir was created in
1978 to harvest water from
the head of the River Ouse
and its tributaries to provide
drinking water for the mid-
Sussex community.
Date added: March 29, 2008
Cowfold circular
Pretty Cowfold
stands at the busy
junction of the
east-west A272
road and the road
between Horsham and
Henfield. From each corner
of the crossroads is a wide
choice of walking routes
which lead out into the
surrounding landscape.
Date added: March 4, 2008
Warninglid circular
Warninglid
sits just a
little more
than a mile
away from
the busy A23 main road
but the delightful, if short,
village street could be many
miles from the buzz of
modern traffic.
On this walk we head-off to
the south and then traverse
west, on a track we have used on
earlier walks, passing through
woodland and along hidden,
flooded valleys that are
evidence of the earlier Wealden
iron industry.
Date added: January 7, 2008
Pyecombe circular
Pyecombe sits
in folds of the
Downs, as it has
for centuries, with
its claim to fame
having been the production
of shepherds’ crooks by the
village blacksmith. This
walk begins at the northern
end of the village, signposted
as Pyecombe Street from the
A273 road.
Date added: December 27, 2007
Slinfold circular
The village of Slinfold is
a neat settlement with many
old Wealden houses and a
prominent church sitting at
the centre. On this walk we
head out west into the Low
Weald across mainly level
farmland and the occasional
sheltering copse.
Date added: 31 October 2007
Romany Ridge
This walk in the
Low Weald starts
and finishes across
two parts of
Chailey Common,
Romany Ridge Common and
Pound Common, segments of
an extensive 450-acre patchwork
of heathland, designated
and managed as a local
nature reserve...
Date added: 03 October 2007
Bodle Street Green
This is a fairly
short but enjoyable
and mildly
challenging walk
in the depths of
the southern High Weald,
taking you well off the
beaten track in an area
where some of the paths
are little used, often poorly
signed and occasionally
difficult to follow.
Date added: 10 September 2007
Boxgrove circular
From the ruins of the 12th century Boxgrove Priory this walk climbs, via a diabolical ditch and an ancient track, onto the high Downs. There is a diversion to the prominent Halnaker Windmill, giving wide views over the surrounding countryside, and a bootbashing return stroll through extensive woodland.
Date added: 2 April 2007
Crossbush circular
This walk begins in Crossbush, about three-quarters-of-a-mile east of Arundel. It traverses flat country that is part of the coastal plain between the South Downs and the English Channel. The area has ancient buildings, pre-dating the 1066 Norman invasion and there is fertile land that is home to the commercial horticultural industry.
Date added: 20 March 2007
Wolstonbury Hill
The steep climb of a significant peak is the main feature of this walk. From the busy village of Hurstpierpoint the approach to Wolstonbury Hill crosses farmland, with the remnants of a Roman road, and climbs up gully paths and earthworks to the summit.
Date added: 23 December 2006
Shermanbury to Twineham
You might well pass through Shermanbury on the busy A281 road and hardly notice it but there are hidden byways and woodlands hereabouts which are well worth further exploration.
Date added: 25 November 2006
Albourne circular
Albourne is a small rural community which once stood at crossroads on the busy London to Brighton road. The construction of the A23 road meant the traffic moved east and the village was able to adopt a more measured and peaceful pace.
Date added: 13 November 2006
Burgess Hill to Wivelsfield
Our walk this week, starting at Burgess Hill railway station and finishing at the next stop up the London line at Wivelsfield is almost entirely rural as it loops to the east of the town.
Date added: 18 January 2006
Cowfold and Nuthurst Circular
This walk takes some little-used paths and leads from the busy A272 at Cowfold, up to the village of Nuthurst, on the edge of the High Weald.
Date added: 10 January 2006
Bolney and Crabtree
This eight-mile walk goes west from the village of Bolney, passing through undulating High Weald country.
Date added: 25 July 2005
Slaugham Circular
This eight-mile walk goes west from the village of Bolney, passing through undulating High Weald country.
Date added: 4 December 2004
Partridge Green to Copsale
This is a circular walk of ten miles between Partridge Green and Copsale but it can easily be shortened to nine miles or to seven or even five.
Date added: 11 September 2004
