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villages and small wooded streams. wooded small and villages

lunch stops. The route passes several passes route The stops. lunch

or afternoon, with two possible pub possible two with afternoon, or

A slightly longer walk for a morning a for walk longer slightly A

hours 2 (8km), miles 5 About

A Short Walk Short A

England and Wales. and Copse and Duncton Mill. Duncton and Copse

some of the finest scenery in scenery finest the of some and streams of Half Moon Half of streams and

chance to travel through travel to chance Park house and the ponds the and house Park

Trails, offering visitors the visitors offering Trails, for families, passing Burton passing families, for

is one of a family of National of family a of one is This is a gentle walk, ideal walk, gentle a is This

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A Stroll A riders, and runs from the from runs and riders,

walkers, cyclists, and horse and cyclists, walkers,

100 mile (160km) route for route (160km) mile 100 footwear.

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the walks may be muddy be may walks the

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if you are doing the doing are you if

weather is hot, especially hot, is weather

something to drink if the if drink to something walks for a full 12 mile (18km) day walk. day (18km) mile 12 full a for walks

suggest you take you suggest If you’re really keen, combine the long and short and long the combine keen, really you’re If

for lunch etc! We etc! lunch for

exclude any long stops long any exclude but you will be rewarded with excellent views. views. excellent with rewarded be will you but

are approximate and approximate are at Roman Stane Street. There are a few steep hills steep few a are There Street. Stane Roman at

Duncton. The timings The Duncton. This walk takes you up onto the South Downs Way Downs South the onto up you takes walk This

length, all starting from starting all length,

hours 5 - 4 (15km), miles, 9 About three walks of varying of walks three

This leaflet offers you offers leaflet This on the Downs the on

Three Walks Three A Day’s Walk Day’s A

How to Get National South Downs Way There Trails The Route 99 bus between Circular Walks from Duncton Mill and in England calls at Duncton, Sutton, NATIONAL TRAIL and West Burton. It is a and Wales flexible route, so you need to pre-book your journey so that the driver will know to travel along the section of route where you need to be dropped off or picked up. The service runs every day except Sundays and bank holidays. Call 01730 815518 between 8am and 5pm Mon – Sat for details and to book.

If you come by car, please park considerately.

The South Downs

The South Downs are designated as two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB's): Downs and East Hampshire. ohn Tyler SDCB/J Photo: For more information contact: SDJC Tel: 01243 558700 or visit For more information go to www.visitsouthdowns.com www.nationaltrail.co.uk ohn Tyler or contact: SDCB/J The South Downs Way National Trail Officer South Downs Joint Committee Photo: Victorian Barn, Victorian Business Centre Ford Lane, Ford, W Sussex BN18 0EF Telephone: 01243 558716 Working in Partnership to Protect the South Downs Email: [email protected] Wander the Wide Green Downs

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Circular Walks from Duncton Mill NATIONAL TRAIL

1 Burton Park Chapel dates from 1075. It is well worth a visit to see its wall paintings. Things to look out for

2 Burton Park has several gnarled and ancient Sweet Chestnut trees, believed to be around 400 years old. 3 Burton and Chingford Ponds Local Nature Reserve is a good place to see birds, dragonflies and damselflies. 4 The Warren. An area of ancient woodland and a Sussex Wildlife Trust reserve. 5 Ancient Yew tree adjacent to the path to the west of Church. 6 In spring and summer look out for a good display of chalk grassland flowers including Common Spotted, Pyramidal and Bee Orchids. 7 A traditional dew pond, built to supply water for livestock on the dry Downs. 8 Roman Stane Street crosses the Downs at Hill. This National Trust site also has visible Neolithic (stone age) and Iron Age remains. 9 Bignor. Chalk streams emerging to burble over the footpath. 10 Bignor Roman Villa, open Mar – Oct (not Mondays). 11 Duncton Mill. Mills at Duncton Map reproduced from the 1998 1:25,000 scale KEY: Other routes with Explorer Series 121 - (Arundel & Pulborough) A Stroll public access are recorded in the Domesday map by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery A Short Walk National trail Book (1086) and there have Office, A Day’s Walk on the Downs Permitted Path © Crown copyright - Licence No. LAO76902 been orchards and fisheries here Footpath Permitted Bridleway Text: © Countryside Agency since medieval times. The Photography: Bill Jenman © Countryside Agency Bridleway present house dates from 1767 except where stated. and the watermill from 1824. Duncton Mill is part of the Barlavington Estate. For the Duncton Mill Retreat Centre which See map for locations includes the Cottages visit www.dunctonmill.co.uk. To contact the Fishery please ring 01798 342048

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