The South Downs Way
Linch Down
Surprisingly, the views to the south are better than those to the north here.
It's possible on all but the bleakest days to get a good sight of the Isle of Wight to the south West and the busy port of Portsmouth and the Millennium Tower - the great naval port's newest landmark.
One of the real delights of this part of the South Downs Way lies down the steep sides of Didling Hill - the tiny Shepherd's Church of St Andrew, Didling, one of the simplest places of worship you are ever likely to see - and all the more spiritual for its simplicity.
Visiting St Andrew's Church involves a detour of around 800 metres and a very steep and tiring climb back up to rejoin the South Downs Way.
The highest point of this section of the South Downs is at Linch Down. There's a trig point at 248 metres in the middle of a field 100 metres or so north of the South Downs Way - fractionally higher than Beacon Hill (242 metres).
Places to visit close to the South Downs Way
Amberley | Arundel | Ashington | Bepton | Bignor | Bramber | Bramber Castle | Burpham | Bury | Chanctonbury Ring | Charlton | Chilgrove | Clayton | Cocking | Compton | Cootham | Devil's Dyke | The Devil's Humps | Didling | Duncton | East Dean | East Harting | Edburton | Findon | Graffham | Harting Down | Heyshott | Houghton | Hurstpierpoint | North Marden | Parham House | Poynings | Pyecombe | Rackham | Singleton | Slindon | South Harting | South Stoke | Stedham | Steyning | Storrington | Torberry Hill | Treyford | Trotton | Truleigh Hill | Uppark | Up Marden | Upwaltham | Upper Beeding | Washington | West Dean
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- Some walking and hiking equipment shops in Sussex
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- Best places for West Sussex walkers
- New Lipchis Way - a footpath from Chichester to Liphook
- Walking the Monarch's Way in West Sussex
- A flat family-friendly walk from Chichester to the Beach along Salterns Way
- West Sussex Horse riding resources
- West Sussex Mountain Biking information
- Cycling and Horse riding on the bridleways of West Sussex
- B&B Midhurst
- Hotels Midhurst
- B&B Chichester
- Hotels Chichester
- Hotels Petworth
- B&B Arundel
- Hotels Arundel
- B&B Worthing
- Hotels Worthing
- B&B Haywards Heath
- Hotels Burgess Hill
- Butser Hill to Harting Hill
- Harting to Cocking
- Harting Downs
- Beacon Hill
- Pen Hill
- Buriton Farm
- Treyford
- Devil's Jumps
- Linch Down
- Bepton Down
- Cocking Down
- Cocking to Upwaltham
- Upwaltham to Amberley
- Amberley to Washington
- Washington to Upper Beeding
- Upper Beeding to Devil's Dyke
- Devil's Dyke to Ditchling Beacon
- South Downs Way Tips
- Cycling in Sussex
- Bike repairs
- Bicycle hire
- Mountain Biking
- Sussex Walking
- The Ramblers
- Other trails
- Horse riding
- Arundel
- Bognor Regis
- Burgess Hill
- Chichester
- Crawley
- East Grinstead
- Haywards Heath
- Horsham
- Littlehampton
- Midhurst
- Petworth
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- Steyning
- Worthing
