Sussex Walks

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 Day Walks on the South Downs, Day Walks on the High Weald and Cycling Days Out – South East England.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionHow to Use the Creative Starting PointsHowto Use this BookNavigationSafetyThe Countryside CodeMaps, Descriptions, DistancesAreaMap and KeyThe WealdHigh Weald and Ashdown Forest1Heathland Views and Woodland Wonders2A Rare Heathland Ramble3Meadows and Steam Trains4Pooh Bridge, Hartfield and the WealdLowWeald5A Cuckfield Stroll6An Easy Loop through Agricultural Sussex7Explore Loxwood Canal8 Looping Around Time and Science9 Between Downs and River: Burton PondSouthDownsSouth Downs – East of Brighton10Inspirational Firle and Charleston11Mysterious Guardian of the Downs12Coast, Wilderness and ForestSouthDowns – Central13 Wolstonbury: A Significant Hill14Tottington: Downland, Farmland and Woods15Windmills, Wildlife, Flint and Farming16Downland Doddle with a Choice of PubsSouthDowns – West of Brighton17A Walk through Green and Pleasant Lands18A Downland Meander to Cissbury Ring19A Walk Through Time and Traditions20The Tidal Creek and West WitteringAbout the Author