The South Downs Way
into West Sussex
The next farm along the South Downs Way is the attractively named Sunwood Farm.
A hundred or so metres after the farm it's time to get your passports out - it's the Sussex Border - Checkpoint Chalky perhaps.
There's no great fanfare as the border is crossed, just a simple signpost pointing towards Sussex (and only Sussex).
In its modern incarnation the South Downs Way originally stopped here.
The South Downs Way was opened on 15th July 1972 - an anniversary for which we all have reason to be grateful.
The Hampshire section of the South Downs Way opened in 1991.
Obviously the Way itself has a history which dates back several thousand years before this, but the South Down Way is now looked after as a modern leisure amenity.
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
You might also like
- A guide to walking,cycling or riding along the South Downs Way in West Sussex
- The best West Sussex walking and hiking equipment shops
- The Downs Link - a flat walk from Shoreham-by-Sea on the Sussex coast to the North Downs in Surrey
- Tips for West Sussex walkers
- LIPCHIS Way - a footpath from Chichester to Liphook
- A flat walk you can do with kids from Chichester to the Beach along Salterns Way and Chichester Harbour
- The Sussex part of the historic Monarch's Way
- West Sussex mountain bike clubs, blogs and information
- West Sussex horse riding
- West Sussex bridleways - cycling and horse riding
SOUTH DOWNS WAY - WHERE TO STAY
- 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
SUSSEX INFO
SOUTH DOWNS WAY - STEP BY STEP
- Butser to Harting
- Butser Hill
- Leaving Butser
- Queen Elizabeth Country Park
- Coulters Dean
- Milky Way
- Sussex Border
- Main Down
- Tower Hill
- Harting to Cocking
- 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
SOUTH DOWNS WAY INFORMATION
- Cycling in Sussex
- Bike repairs
- Bicycle hire
- Mountain bikers
- Sussex Walkers
- The Ramblers
- Other footpaths
- Horse riding
WEST SUSSEX TOWNS
- Arundel
- Bognor Regis
- Burgess Hill
- Chichester
- Crawley
- East Grinstead
- Haywards Heath
- Horsham
- Littlehampton
- Midhurst
- Petworth
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- Steyning
- Worthing
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