Cottages’, were built for the keeper of the wharf. During the During wharf. the of keeper the for built were Cottages’,

barges.The houses near the bridge, still called ‘Wharf called still bridge, the near houses barges.The

135 Ashdown Forest Ashdown 135 Formerly there was a wharf and basin nearby for turning the turning for nearby basin and wharf a was there Formerly

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Ryelands Bridge, near . near Bridge, Ryelands restored and enlarged in the 19th Century. 19th the in enlarged and restored

followed the line of the River Ouse from Newhaven to Upper to Newhaven from Ouse River the of line the followed

fifty five listed buildings in the village. St. Mary’s Church was Church Mary’s St. village. the in buildings listed five fifty

198 Brighton & the Downs the & Brighton 198

In the 19th Century this was a navigable waterway which waterway navigable a was this Century 19th the In

woods and a variety of lakes, ponds and reservoirs.There are reservoirs.There and ponds lakes, of variety a and woods

187 Dorking, Reigate & & Reigate Dorking, 187 OUSE NAVIGATION OUSE

Balcombe is a picturesque village surrounded by beautiful by surrounded village picturesque a is Balcombe

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achieved and the line finally closed in 1963. in closed finally line the and achieved

maps in conjunction with this guide: this with conjunction in maps

that it would bring expansion to .This was not was Ardingly.This to expansion bring would it that

Conqueror, who also founded Priory. Lewes founded also who Conqueror,

We recommend use of the following Ordnance Survey Ordnance following the of use recommend We

college was to the railway.The line was built in the hope the in built was line railway.The the to was college Warenne, a Norman who came over with William the William with over came who Norman a Warenne,

used to have a station, an indication of how important the important how of indication an station, a have to used

Ardingly is believed to have been founded by William de William by founded been have to believed is Ardingly

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h cn faftlri rs nte1t etr.Ardingly Century. 19th the in crash rail fatal a of scene the 14th Century with a massive tower.The first parish church of church parish first tower.The massive a with Century 14th

depot.The line leaves the main line at Copyhold Junction, Copyhold at line main the leaves line depot.The house in 1625.The church, St Peter’s, was built in the early the in built was Peter’s, St church, 1625.The in house

routes.

use the track to move stone from the main line to their to line main the from stone move to track the use framed public house, the Oak Inn, first recorded as a public a as recorded first Inn, Oak the house, public framed

waymarkers to ensure you follow the right the follow you ensure to waymarkers

linked Ardingly to . Amey Roadstone now Roadstone Amey Keynes. Horsted to Ardingly linked College, opened in 1870. It also has an attractive timber attractive an has also It 1870. in opened College,

conjunction with the guide and the and guide the with conjunction

Here you pass over the single track railway, which once which railway, track single the over pass you Here epe h ilg sfmu o t ulcsho,Ardingly school, public its for famous is village The people.

RIVER’S WOOD BRIDGE WOOD RIVER’S Always use Ordnance Survey maps in maps Survey Ordnance use Always

was settled by a tribe known as the Eardingas, or Earda’s or Eardingas, the as known tribe a by settled was

the walks and not precise routefinders. precise not and walks the

woodland, has given us –ley or –ly.The clearing at Ardingly at clearing –ly.The or –ley us given has woodland,

The maps in the guide are an indication of indication an are guide the in maps The

project, was abandoned. was project, The Saxon word leah, used to denote a cleared area of area cleared a denote to used leah, word Saxon The

Competition eased in 1866 and the line, an expensive an line, the and 1866 in eased Competition ARDINGLY

the outside of the bends. the of outside the railway companies, seeking to expand their "territories". their expand to seeking companies, railway

great care at corners, ideally walking on walking ideally corners, at care great

begun in 1865 at a time of much competition between local between competition much of time a at 1865 in begun Reserve.

Generally face oncoming traffic and take and traffic oncoming face Generally

Balcombe south to Hellingly in East .The line was line Sussex.The East in Hellingly to south Balcombe 892549).The area is now designated as a Local Nature Local a as designated now is area 892549).The

Please take care on these sections. these on care take Please

the abandoned Ouse Valley Railway that was to run from run to was that Railway Valley Ouse abandoned the takes place from the Activity Centre (telephone 01444 (telephone Centre Activity the from place takes

and enclosed lanes with no pavements. no with lanes enclosed and

Here you see a rail embankment, the only real evidence of evidence real only the embankment, rail a see you Here nature study. Educational sailing, canoeing and windsurfing and canoeing sailing, Educational study. nature

COPYHOLD LANE COPYHOLD Short sections of the walk are on narrow on are walk the of sections Short

setting for walking, including an easy access trail, angling and angling trail, access easy an including walking, for setting

from the Shell and Ardingly Brooks. It also provides a tranquil a provides also It Brooks. Ardingly and Shell the from

at the nearby Skew Bridge. Skew nearby the at resources for South East Water customers, receiving water receiving customers, Water East South for resources

Always wear appropriate footwear. appropriate wear Always

produced the bricks for the abandoned railway abutments railway abandoned the for bricks the produced The reservoir was completed in 1979 to provide new water new provide to 1979 in completed was reservoir The

and boggy in places even in summer. in even places in boggy and by Messrs. Finch, builders of . It may have may It Heath. Haywards of builders Finch, Messrs. by ARDINGLY

part to the heavy clay soils. It can be wet be can It soils. clay heavy the to part h 80,nx oteaadndOs alyRiwy run Railway, Valley Ouse abandoned the to next 1860s, the

The unique Wealden landscape is due in due is landscape Wealden unique The

There was a brick kiln at the north end of Wickham Wood in Wood Wickham of end north the at kiln brick a was There 6m below the surface. the below 6m

WICKHAM WOOD WICKHAM

and are tapered in elevation.The foundations are said to be to said are foundations elevation.The in tapered are and

walking in the High : High the in walking

arches are pierced to reduce the number of bricks required bricks of number the reduce to pierced are arches

There are some common sense things to think about when about think to things sense common some are There

important at the time of the railway opening. railway the of time the at important towers.There are over 11 million bricks in the structure.The the in bricks million 11 over are towers.There

opposite bears the name of the local family who were who family local the of name the bears opposite Italianite style including the four ornamental square open square ornamental four the including style Italianite

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The station was rebuilt in the 1900’s.The public house public 1900’s.The the in rebuilt was station The at Balcombe and Haywards Heath. He is responsible for the for responsible is He Heath. Haywards and Balcombe at

shopping, sports and the arts. the and sports shopping, architect was David Mocatto who also designed the stations the designed also who Mocatto David was architect

Edwardian Conservation Area and is a lively centre for centre lively a is and Area Conservation Edwardian to give you the opportunity to leave your car at home. at car your leave to opportunity the you give to This spectacular viaduct opened for rail traffic in 1841.The in traffic rail for opened viaduct spectacular This

up as a railway town. It has an attractive Victorian and Victorian attractive an has It town. railway a as up designed to link closely with the public transport network transport public the with closely link to designed OUSE VALLEY VIADUCT (BALCOMBE VIADUCT) (BALCOMBE VIADUCT VALLEY OUSE

The administrative centre of , which grew which District, Sussex Mid of centre administrative The follows public footpaths, bridleways and minor roads, and is and roads, minor and bridleways footpaths, public follows

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Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.The route Beauty.The Natural Outstanding of Area Weald Arms, a lodging and ale house for workers. for house ale and lodging a Arms,

railway stations, introducing the many delights of the High the of delights many the introducing stations, railway timber were unloaded at the wharf, one was the Bricklayers the was one wharf, the at unloaded were timber

FEATURES OF INTEREST OF FEATURES This guide promotes a 13km (8 mile) walk between two between walk mile) (8 13km a promotes guide This time of the viaduct construction, when brick, stone and stone brick, when construction, viaduct the of time

TRAVELWISE RAIL There are regular services from Victoria to Crawley, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Horsham and .These link to Lewes, Brighton,Worthing, , Southampton and beyond.To find out more about travelling on trains and any bargain offers, no matter which operator, just ask at the nearest staffed station. It is best to check before you travel, especially at weekends. NATIONAL RAIL ENQUIRIES: TEL 08457 484950

BUS/COACH Regular coach services run from Victoria Coach Station in London to the main towns in the area. Local routes run between most villages and towns, but can be infrequent. More information can be found in the Rural Rides Leaflet and Passenger Transport 2002 Route Map – Telephone 01243 777610. Suitable bus stops are indicated on the map. FURTHER CONTACTS ARDINGLY AMBLE For more information on walking and other countryside activities in the High Weald of Car-Free and Care Free , contact: Around Ardingly Mid Sussex District Council – Leisure and Amenities Department.Tel 01444 458166

West Sussex County Council Environment For all your local bus, coach and Development.Tel 01243 777610 and rail enquiries West Sussex County Council Buchan Country Park. Tel: 01293 542088/544120 email: [email protected]

West Sussex County Council Public Rights of Way Interactive Maps. www.westsussex.gov.uk

TOURIST INFORMATION Further information on attractions, accommodation LINE OPEN and public transport is available from: 7.00am to 8.00pm 8.00am to 8.00pm Tourist Information Centre, 96 Church Walk, Burgess Hill, RH15 9AS.Tel: 01444 238202 Monday-Saturday Sundays

East Grinstead Tourism Initiative, Library Buildings,West Street, East Grinstead, RH19 4SR.Tel: 01342 410121 DO NOT WASTE PASS THIS ON TO SOMEONE ELSE West Sussex County Council Tourism Officer. Tel 01243 777488 & THEN RECYCLE If you would like a copy of this publication in another format (audio,Braille,large print,another language) please contact the Communications Officer,Environment and Development,West Sussex County Council,The Grange,Tower Street, Chichester,West Sussex PO19 1RH. Telephone 01243 777544 or email [email protected] www.westsussex.gov.uk Designed and published by West Sussex County Council,Environment and Development,Graphics Group.Printed by Pica Design & Print Ltd. Mark Hammond,Director for Environment and Development March 2003 ARDINGLY AMBLE HAYWARDS HEATH TO BALCOMBE A 13 kilometre (8 mile) walk between two railway stations 1. From the Station follow the signs along Mill Green Road, College Road and Wickham Way. 2. Head east on Old Wickham Lane to join the footpath heading north near the entrance to Wickham Farm. 3. Follow footpath down to stream and up to Golf Course. 4. Please keep to the footpath, west of the line of trees. 5. Head west along footpath through Wickham Wood to Copyhold Lane. From here follow the footpath marked with the High Weald Landscape Trail logo through River’s Wood to the Reservoir. 6. Follow the footpath and bridleway all the way around the edge of the Reservoir to Mill Lane. 7. Follow Mill Lane towards Balcombe, past ‘The Mill’ and ‘Mill House’.Turn right onto the footpath to reach Balcombe Lake. 8. Cross farm drive by Balcombe Lake.Take the footpath, through two gates, then up the hill and cross the ground to Balcombe. 9. Head along Bramble Hill, passing the ‘Tea Rooms’.Turn left onto London Road to reach Balcombe Station.

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