Overview

Day Walks on the South Downs features 20 circular routes, between 6 and 14 miles (9km and 22km) in length, suitable for hill walkers of all abilities. The routes are split into three geographical areas – Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex – and include walks to the most historic and beautiful areas of the South Downs National Park, including Winchester Hill Fort, Black Down, Chanctonbury Ring, Devil's Dyke, Ditchling Beacon and Beachy Head. This guidebook is written by Deirdre Huston, a South Downs local, keen hill walker and experienced author. Each route in this guide is described with easy-to-follow directions and details of distance, navigation information, refreshment stops and is plotted on clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 mapping. Also included is a detailed Appendix.

Full Product Details

Author:   Deirdre Huston
Publisher:   Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 17.50cm
Weight:   0.220kg
ISBN:  

9781912560912

ISBN 10:   1912560917
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   05 March 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Acknowledgements About the walks Footpaths & rights of way Safety The Countryside Code How to use this book Km/mile conversion chart South Downs Area Map Section 1: Hampshire 1 Cheriton: Well-trodden Paths & Civil War Battlefields 2 Winchester Hill Fort & the Meon Valley Section 2: West Sussex 3 An Enclave of Tranquility at Harting Downs 4 Explore Two Sides of a Beautiful Downland Valley 5 A Woodland Climb to Ancient Common & Heath 6 Black Down, Up High & Inspiring: Tennyson’s Summer Home 7 Ancient Ebernoe Common & Milk Wood 8 River Arun & Easy Downland Loop 9 An Invigorating Hike to the Lee Side of the Downs 10 Historic Arun Floodplain 11 Chalk Escarpment, Distinctive Woodland & Chanctonbury Ring 12 Bramber and Beeding Hill: Town & Downland Loop 13 Spectacular Devil’s Dyke Versus Secrets of Low-Lying Footpaths 14 The Heart of the Historic Downlands 15 Gateway to the Downs Section 3: East Sussex 16 Agricultural Weald, Pubs & Downland to Ditchling Beacon 17 Vistas over Lewes Rape 18 From Villages to Beacons, Ridges to Coach Roads 19 A Favourite Walk: Forest, Heath, Downland & Chalk Cliff 20 Heritage Coastline Appendix

Reviews

One of the best walking guides we've used. OUTDOORSmagic.com on Day Walks in the Peak District An invaluable addition to any walker's library. Lakeland Walker Magazine on Day Walks in the Lake District

"""One of the best walking guides we've used."" OUTDOORSmagic.com on Day Walks in the Peak District ""An invaluable addition to any walker's library."" Lakeland Walker Magazine on Day Walks in the Lake District"""

Author Information

Deirdre Huston is an author and photographer whose work is inspired by a love of history and the outdoors. Born in Crawley, she now lives beside the South Downs in Sussex with her husband and grown-up children. She is the walks writer for Sussex Life magazine and Assistant Editor of Hassocks Life magazine. In partnership with National Trust South Downs, she has made films to explore local history at ancient Saddlescombe Farm, Devil’s Dyke and Cissbury Ring. She is a graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and also writes fiction. She co-authored Cycling in Sussex, her first guidebook for Vertebrate Publishing, back in 2008. Her other guidebooks include Sussex Walks, Day Walks on the High Weald and Cycling Days Out – South East England.

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