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Take the A272 west from Midhurst and after passing the turning on your right for Woolbeding park in the layby on the left hand side marked 0 on the map
Ordnance Survey Map: Landranger No 197/ 1-50000 Or for more detail Explorer No 133/ 1-25000
Distance 6 miles. Time 2.5 hours
Area map
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Wooden bridge |
Walk west along the A272 cross the road and go over the stile No1 on map. Picture on the left The first time we did this walk this field that you are now in was full of flowering roses and was a real picture. Go straight across the field dropping down through the trees, cross the bridge and out onto a road. Climb the steps and at the top you will see two polo fields. Head for the White house across the other side. Picture below
Head for the white house |
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Pass through the
gate in front of the cottages and walk on down to another small road.
Turn right and carry on to the main road turning right at the end. |
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Alternative route road to the right |
Pass the turning
on your right and you will arrive on Stedham bridge No2
on map. Picture right. If you wanted to extend the walk you could
have taken the road on the right down past the church and carried on to
Stedham Mill. Cross over at the weir turn left and followed the river
back round and come out on the same road about 50 yards yards further
up from the bridge. |
The bridge over the Rother at Stedham |
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Take the footpath
on the south side of the river that goes west. At the end of the path
drop down through the bushes onto the cobbled path to the road. Turn right
and just round the corner is the bridge at Iping over the Rother. Picture
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Footpath to Iping |
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Footpath to Iping |
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Carry on up the
road and turn into the church as the footpath goes through the church
yard. No3 on map. At the stile at the rear
of the church head across the field diagonally to your left |
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The seat outside the church is where we usually sit and have our lunch |
Iping church |
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In the corner of
the field go over the stile and follow the field round on the left hand
side. Turn to your right and after about 30 yards turn left by a modern
bridge. Picture on the right. |
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There could be horses
in the next two fields. Go straight across the field to a stile, and then
carry straight on and follow the line of trees to a gate in the corner.
Picture on the left Follow the track a bit further on to the road. No4
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The bridge at Chithurst |
Church at Chithurst |
The Rother at Chithurst |
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Turn left and in
a few yards you come to the bridge at Chithurst over the Rother. Head
on up the road and at the old houses on the right take the foot path on
your left. N05 on map Picture on the left |
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Follow this path
all the way back to Iping, and you will come to a road. You will recognize
this as it is opposite the cobbled path you came down earlier. Picture
on the left. Turn right and carefully follow the road for about half a
mile and take the path on your left, No6 on
map,Picture on the right through the trees and past the nursery. |
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If it is a warm
day you will probably need a cool drink by now. The Hamilton Arms is just
ahead on the left. Carry on down the road turning left at the end. |
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Turn right at the green and follow the road round. Turn right at the house in the picture on the right past the cottages you passed earlier then cross the polo fields back the way you came to your car. |
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