& DOWNLAND SOUTH DOWNS WALKS NATIONAL PARK LIVING MUSEUM From rolling hills to bustling market towns, the Just outside Singleton village you’ll SINGLETON South Downs National Park’s landscapes cover find this 40-acre site. 1,600km² of breathtaking views, hidden gems and quintessentially English scenery. A rich Showcasing traditional cookery in the Tudor tapestry of wildlife, landscapes, tranquillity buildings in a rural kitchen and flour milling and visitor attractions, weave together landscape this outdoor in the working water mill. a story of people and place in harmony. museum tells the story of the men, women and The site offers leafy For your guide to everything there is children who lived and walks in the wood, a to see and do in the National Park visit worked in the buildings lakeside café and picnic southdowns.gov.uk/discovery-map over a 600-year period. benches next to a pond teeming with birds. Visit Keep up to date with the The museum runs a wealddown.co.uk for latest news and events from regular programme entry prices and further the South Downs National Park. of domestic and craft information. southdowns.gov.uk/newsletter demonstrations, including

YOUR COUNTRYSIDE CODE: RESPECT. PROTECT. ENJOY. Respect other people • Leave gates and property as you find them • Keep to the paths unless on Open Access Land Protect the natural environment • Take your litter home • Keep dogs under effective control Enjoy the outdoors • Plan ahead and be prepared • Follow advice and local signs TUNBRIDGE WELLS National Park Area

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TAKE THE LEAD LEVIN DOWN For a safe and fun visit with your dog please remember to keep them on a lead around livestock and wildlife. NATURE RESERVE Always bag and bin your dog poo – any public bin will do!

Situated on Levin Down, this hillside GETTING HERE CONTACT Nature Reserve is a mosaic of By bus: There are regular South Downs National grassland, scrub and chalk heath. services to Singleton, visit Park Authority: traveline.info/se 01730 814810 The name Levin Down so please keep dogs on is derived from ‘Leave- a lead. Here you can By rail: The nearest railway @SDNPA /SDNPA Alone Hill’, meaning that spot butterflies such as station is Chichester. Visit southdownsnp the land was too steep the green and brown nationalrail.co.uk for the plough or other hairstreaks and chalk intensive agriculture. grassland flora including REFUEL AND REFRESH the clustered bellfower This sunny and sheltered and juniper. There are If you’re feeling in need Inn and the Gallery Tea Site of Special Scientific beautiful views of the of a cup of tea, piece of Rooms. Or, if you venture SOUTHDOWNS.GOV.UK Interest (SSSI) is home Trundle and cake or a hearty meal off the route, there’s The All uncredited photos Mischa Haller © SDNPA. Details correct at time to very rare chalk heath racecourse to the south, after your walk, there Fox Goes Free pub in of going to print. Please be aware that routes are shared with other users (heather growing on (vehicles, pedestrians, dogs, horses etc) and users of this route do so Charlton Forest to the are plenty of places to Charlton and the cafe at at their own risk. We do not accept any responsibility for loss, damage chalk) and is grazed by or injury, however caused, arising directly or indirectly from use of Please north and the River choose from. In Singleton West Dean Gardens. this leaflet. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright recycle me after use native Herdwick sheep, in the valley below. you’ll find the Partridge and database right 2013. SDNPA/The Way Design/April 2018. © SDNPA Crown copyright TO MIDHURST & COCKING VENUS WOOD

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OS Explorer OL8 12 (was 120) A 2 8 6 E 3 N LEVIN A L START DOWN HAT HILL H SINGLETON T Open Access Land 2 R 14 O Wherever you see this 13 N symbol you are free to leave GREEN HILL SCHOOL the footpath to walk and GALLERY 6 picnic within the mapped TEAROOMS area. Please be aware of 1 livestock and wildlife. 15 7 THE FOX WEST DEAN THE GOES FREE A286 PARTRIDGE 0 ¼ mile WEALD & INN TO CHICHESTER N DOWNLAND CHARLTON ½ km WEST DEAN COLLEGE MUSEUM & GARDENS

TER ES CH HI C TO THE WOODED ESTATES LEVIN DOWN TRAIL: GR ADIENT: PATH: TRAIL: GR ADIENT: A couple of steep sections to Uneven with some One steep climb to the DISTANCE: the top of Levin Down and muddy sections. DISTANCE: top of Levin Down. 6.4 miles (10.3km) the descent from Hat Hill 2.75 miles (4.3km) towards the old PATH: railway line. ALLOW: 3.5 hours ALLOW: 1.5 hours Uneven with some muddy sections.

Discover the hilltops, forests and farms Explore open, hilltop pastures, surrounding Singleton village. sheltered nature reserves and the downland villages of Singleton Walk into Singleton Carefully cross the Turn left after 150m 1village. At the 6road and follow the 12 onto a signposted and Charlton. school turn left on to signposted route through footpath. After 200m the signposted footpath, the woods opposite. turn right and follow the Walk into Singleton Go through the pass through a gate and footpath along the edge 1village. At the school 5gate and follow continue straight up the After 250m, join a of the woods. turn left on to a signposted the narrow footpath KEY: field ahead. 7surfaced bridleway and footpath, pass through a through the woods and follow it over the top of the Continue past a gate and head straight up further into Levin Down Point of interest Pass through another old railway line. 13 sign for Drovers the field ahead. nature reserve. set of gates, then estate and follow the Pub 2 follow the signposted Follow the grassy footpath along the field Pass through another Continue on the Refreshments bridleway towards the top 8bridleway as it bears edge and down Hat Hill. 2set of gates, then 6footpath through Levin slightly left into the forest. Toilets of the hill. (Here you are walking follow the signposted Down. Pass through a set bridleway towards the top of gates on the boundary, Continue through the over the well-preserved Parking After 400m, the route of the hill. and continue downhill to forest to a three-way prehistoric field-banks.) Bus stop 3runs parallel with a 9 the road. stock fence – keep the bridleway junction. Take At the bottom of After 400m, the route Trail point fence to your left. the bridleway to the left 14 the field, cross a 3runs parallel with a Turn left at the road Road and past a sign for the stile and a brick bridge stock fence – keep the 7for 100m, then right at At the far end of the West Dean estate. Long Distance Path back over the railway line fence to your left. the crossroads for 100m. field, pass through (Here you have the option 4 Continue along the again. Continue down the Bridleway two gates to follow the At the large metal to take a detour into bridleway to the well-defined path, then over Footpath bridleway down past 10 4water troughs, leave Charlton for refreshments edge of the forest and left a stile and a small wooden Broadham House and the bridleway and turn at the pub). Turn right Woodland across open farmland. bridge. on into Singleton Forest. right approximately 45 again onto a signposted Buildings degrees. Head over the Follow the bridleway Turn left after the footpath. Follow the Follow the well-defined brow of the hill and look Open access land past Colworth 15 next stile and follow footpath directly back to bridleway to reach 11 for a wooden gate on the (in shaded area) 5 Farm. Join the road and the edge of the cricket pitch Singleton village. the A286. back to Singleton village. field edge. Bridge continue straight ahead. Disused railway