My walk last weekend, it’s great to have this on your doorstep.
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[Sussex] Getting out into the countryside
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Cotton Socks
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- Feb 20, 2017
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He's a traitorous git if he's moved! I thought he was a red kite, Google Lens said he was a Red Kite but others were telling me I was wrong.
He'll come back due to the supply of dropped dog treats & the odd Pomeranian (that hasn't happened).
It's so quiet there atm, the crows are bloody bored that they haven't got him to gang up on anymore as well.
I only see 1 at a time, whether it's the same one or 3 different I have no idea.
Yes it will recover but not in my lifetime. My son can tell his Grandkids how it used to be I suppose, certainly when it comes to Stanmer, as he's a Stanmer 'nerd'.
Just to be pedantic about the comparison to '87... A lot of the fallen trees were left laying on the ground & their off shoots are growing upwards from the fallen trees to make 'mini' woods.That isn't going to happen now. Some of my reference points are fallen trees from the storm, if they decide to remove them while they're there, I'll be walking around in circles for hours unless I open Google maps to find the Dew pond!
Motogull
Todd Warrior
- Sep 16, 2005
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Likewise.
I've not set foot in the place since although I cycled through the historic part a few years back. My daughter likes it.
Surrounded by clag.
I might cycle up there again for a mooch, when it is quiet but it is a faff to get to by motor.
Whoislloydy
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Lucky enough to call British Columbia home, I'm 20 minutes from three local mountains with endless hiking and mountain biking trails. Surrounded by provincial and national parks. It doesn't take much to get lost out there.
BC is roughly four times the size of Great Britain but only 5.6 million people reside here, more than 50% live in the Metro Vancouver area. 94% of land in British Columbia is provincial crown land, meaning it is public land and you can go wherever you want.
I get out of the city almost every weekend with the dog, either hiking, camping, skiing, mountain biking, fishing. Since moving here I don't really drink much anymore, there isn't much of a drinking culture here.
Life is too short to waste down the pub all weekend.
BC is roughly four times the size of Great Britain but only 5.6 million people reside here, more than 50% live in the Metro Vancouver area. 94% of land in British Columbia is provincial crown land, meaning it is public land and you can go wherever you want.
I get out of the city almost every weekend with the dog, either hiking, camping, skiing, mountain biking, fishing. Since moving here I don't really drink much anymore, there isn't much of a drinking culture here.
Life is too short to waste down the pub all weekend.
- Apr 5, 2014
- 27,605
I've got a few that I've written up, by my favourite three hour walk is Balcombe station to Haywards Heath station around the Ardingly reservoir, via the Ouse Valley Viaduct
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Local Sussex Walks-Balcombe to Haywards Heath
As much as the South Downs is a focal point for many a local Sussex walker, it can be a bit ‘samey’ after a while. I also love woodlands, water, and places of historical interest. The walk from Bal…
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- Mar 23, 2023
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Hey! You can get a bus from Brighton to the Ashdown forest or Train to Haywards heath and then a bus - get to bluebell railway and ride through it.
We are so lucky we have it in East Sussex!
Machiavelli
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We'll have to differ on this one.
I like the nature and outdoors that the NT preserves and treasures, but it's fawning celebration of the aristocracy, their daft homes and sh!t art makes me want to puke.
Edit: much happier with national parks, yet another gift provided by the best government this country has ever seen.
I’m very envious! I love that part of Canada and will be back in May for two weeks RVing in the National Parks. Unfortunately I inadvertently timed it so we start on the Victoria Day weekend so I’m expecting traffic mayhem on our drive up to Whistler from Vancouver for the first days stay!
Catch a 5B bus from the Old Steine to Hangleton ( stop after Sherbourne Road ) and you'll be as good as opposite the Old Railway. Tarmaced pavement right into the Downs and fairly flat so your knees should be fine. If you're feeling adventurous then walk to the end of the Old Railway / Monarch's Way, turn left and in half a mile you'll get to Devils Dyke with a fantastic view over Sussex - perfect to just sit there with a packed lunch - and even grab a pint at the pub up there.
boik
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We live in Hassocks and have a German Shepherd so walk every day. A walk we've done a couple of times by different routes is from here to the Amex. Drink in the Swan and then back by train.
Whoislloydy
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The best way to see Canada! My partner and I did a 7 week road trip in our campervan last summer through BC and the Rockies, then dropped down into the states.
That drive still blows me away every time, and I drive it regularly! The Sea to Sky Highway is breathtaking. You will probably be okay, most people head to Vancouver Island, or East out of the city. Although, Friday 19th is the closing day for Whistler ski operations so it could be pretty hectic.
queens park pete
Prog off!
Moel Siabod!
Sorrel
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I do long walks (in sections) each year. Last summer I walked the coast of Sussex from Emsworth to Dungeness. Avoid unless you like walking on pebbles.
The Clamp
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Many places along the Downs.
Day to day, Lancing Ring or out Steyning way.
Mill Hill is also a great walk.
The Clamp
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Loan the hound to the police for. 2 hours and watch an Albion game.
The view from St Martha’s is incredible…………have done a couple of races, one started there - the length of the downslink from there to Shoreham, and the other was a marathon I’ve done a few times that started in Farnham and had St Martha’s as the halfway point.
boik
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Could work. As long as the hoolies are scared of being licked to death!
BigBod
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- Dec 12, 2014
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Motorcycle, that's the way to see the countryside. Typical run out on a Sunday would be up to Whiteways at Bury Hill, then onto Loomies along the A272, great road on a bike. Then upto Box Hill, followed by Newlands Corner and then maybe onto the Custom Cafe at Bexhill and back home to Littlehampton...Birling Gap is also a favourite along with Beachy Head. I've found lots of little roads over the years, I just turn off and see where they end up. You can't get lost if you don't know where you are going.
warmleyseagull
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With some walking friends, am hiking as a series of day walks Hardy Way, a 215 mile almost circular Trail that snakes around Dorset from Hardy's birthplace to Stinsford church where his heart is buried. Done 25 miles so far, mostly across heathland that Hardy frequented and called Egdon Heath in Return of the Native. The accompanying book written by Margaret Marande, the founder of Hardy Way, gives directions and lots of links to his novels and poems and his lifetime.