Shulbrede Priory and commons
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"Walk through beautiful scenery with coppiced woods, common heath and a Golden Valley, to pass a moated priory."
Walk directions
Pass to the left of the Lynchmere Society notice board by the lane onto the footpath across the wooded common. Immediately go through a kissing gate, follow the Serpent’s Trail symbol to bear half left across the wooded common to another kissing gate (‘end of access land’ sign), and follow a path between fences. At the end bear right along a lane, leaving it at a cattle grid to continue ahead down the grassy slope to skirt to the right of Danley Farm.
Cross a driveway and go forward along the field-edge to a kissing gate on the edge of the wood. Through this follow the footpath posts left, then right, climbing, and bear left at a four-way junction to walk within the edge of the woods, beside a valley with Danley Farm at its head. The path then enters the woods, mostly oak, ash, ilex and sweet chestnut coppicing. Shortly the path bears left through a bridle gate and you continue ahead to the valley floor.
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Terrain
- Woodland paths and tracks, field paths and tracks, some lanes
Landscape
- Intimate and deep winding valleys, coppiced woodland and heathland
Dog friendliness
- On a lead through Newland Cottage's horse paddocks and along lanes; on Lynchmere Common there could be a few Shetland cattle grazing
Parking
- Along the lane through Lynchmere Common either side of the Lynchmere Society information board
Toilets en route
- None on route
About the walk
Lynchmere (also spelt Linchmere) and the Golden Valley, through which this walk passes, have some gorgeous scenery. At the northern border of Sussex, the area feels more like parts of Surrey in its intimate, heavily wooded and secluded nature. The walk passes through areas of coppiced sweet...
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About the area
Divided from East Sussex back in 1888, West Sussex has a variety of landscapes and coastal scenery, but it is the spacious and open South Downs with which the county is most closely associated. There are plenty of walking routes in the South Downs National Park, cycling routes by the sea or visitors can explore the pretty town of Arundel with its historic castle and buildings.
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