Ditchling Beacon and the Chattri
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YOUR COUNTRYSIDE CODE: CODE: COUNTRYSIDE YOUR © Richard Reed Richard © Ditchling Beacon Beacon Ditchling any maps to view our walks and rides. and walks our view to maps any available for FREE – you do not need to buy buy to need not do you – FREE for available our routes. All our routes on ViewRanger are are ViewRanger on routes our All routes. our for South Downs National Park to view all of of all view to Park National Downs South for app store. Once registered you can search search can you registered Once store. app Download the free ViewRanger app from your your from app ViewRanger free the Download ON VIEWRANGER ON ROUTE THIS FIND CAN YOU southdowns.gov.uk/newsletter events from the South Downs National Park. Park. National Downs South the from events and news latest the with date to up Keep from Winchester to Eastbourne. Eastbourne. to Winchester from entire length of the South Downs National Park, Park, National Downs South the of length entire visit visit disabledramblers.co.uk National Trail – a 100 mile route which runs the the runs which route mile 100 a – Trail National involved, get can you how and Ramblers along a section of the famous South Downs Way Way Downs South famous the of section a along For more information about the Disabled Disabled the about information more For memorial. Following these trails also takes you you takes also trails these Following memorial. or pay your respects at the peaceful Chattri war war Chattri peaceful the at respects your pay or power chair. chair. power Sussex, visit the historic Jack and Jill windmills windmills Jill and Jack historic the visit Sussex, all-terrain Class 3 mobility scooter, or equivalent equivalent or scooter, mobility 3 Class all-terrain Beacon, the highest point on the chalk in East East in chalk the on point highest the Beacon, to ensure that they are suitable for rambling on an an on rambling for suitable are they that ensure to Enjoy stunning 360 degree views from Ditchling Ditchling from views degree 360 stunning Enjoy the two routes in this leaflet and tested each one one each tested and leaflet this in routes two the scooters. Members of the charity helped to create create to helped charity the of Members scooters. mobility scooters. scooters. mobility THE CHATTRI THE people to access the countryside on their mobility mobility their on countryside the access to people Park are suitable for off-road class 3 all-terrain all-terrain 3 class off-road for suitable are Park up around 20 years ago to encourage disabled disabled encourage to ago years 20 around up in a beautiful area of the South Downs National National Downs South the of area beautiful a in BEACON AND AND BEACON Disabled Ramblers is a small charity which was set set was which charity small a is Ramblers Disabled These two Miles Without Stiles circular routes set set routes circular Stiles Without Miles two These DITCHLING DITCHLING NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL SOUTH DOWNS DOWNS SOUTH MILES WITHOUT STILES WITHOUT MILES GODALMING TUNBRIDGE Green hairstreak Fragrant orchid WELLS © Neil Hulme © SDNPA/Jan Knowlson National Park Area Railway WINCHESTER PETERSFIELD Station MIDHURST PULBOROUGH SOUTHAMPTON THE CHATTRI & DITCHLING LEWES CHICHESTER BRIGHTON & HOVE PORTSMOUTH BOGNOR EASTBOURNE REGIS FIND YOUR WAY Follow the arrows on waymarkers. Footpath Bridleway Restricted byway Byway View from Ditchling Beacon © Sam Moore Open access land National Trail Acorn POINTS OF INTEREST JACK AND JILL stunning pockets of rich THE CHATTRI Around one and a half TAKE THE LEAD For a safe and fun visit with your dog please remember to chalk grassland. If visiting This beautiful memorial million members of WINDMILLS keep them on a lead around livestock, horses and wildlife. in July look for the musk stands on the Downs the Indian army fought These picturesque windmills orchid, only found in alongside British soldiers Always bag and bin your dog poo – any public bin will do! stand atop the scenic South near Patcham at the the south of England, place where Hindu and during the war. The word Downs with spectacular limey-green in colour ‘chattri’ means umbrella views out across the Sussex Sikh soldiers who died GETTING HERE CONTACT and honey-scented. in Brighton war hospitals in Indian Hindi, Punjabi Weald. Jack is privately Between June and August and Urdu and is reflected Parking: Jack & Jill South Downs National owned but Jill is often open during 1914-1918 windmills free car park Park Authority: you’ll also see the marsh were cremated. in the memorial’s style. to visitors and when the fragrant orchid which is with height barrier. 01730 814810 wind is blowing she may dark pink in colour and The Chattri © Richard Reed Alternative car parking @SDNPA /SDNPA even be in operation with can be found on the is available at Ditchling a guide available to explain southdownsnp northerly scarp slopes. Beacon (charges apply). the mysteries of milling. Visit jillwindmill.org.uk for Amongst these spectacular more information. flowers keep an eye out SOUTHDOWNS.GOV.UK for the green hairstreak butterfly. When not in Cover photo © Alex Bamford. All uncredited photos Mischa Haller © SDNPA. Details correct DITCHLING at time of going to print. Please be aware that routes are shared with other users (vehicles, flight they hold their pedestrians, dogs, horses etc) and users of this route do so at their own risk. We do not accept any responsibility for loss, damage or injury, however caused, arising directly or BEACON wings closed showing a indirectly from use of this leaflet. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and One of the highest points green underside with a database right 2013. SDNPA/The Way Design/June 2019. © SDNPA Crown copyright on the South Downs, faint white streak. Rival Ditchling Beacon, once males can often be seen Please recycle me an Iron Age hillfort, has spiralling close to shrubs. after use Follow advice and local signs local and advice Follow • Plan ahead and be prepared be and ahead Plan • improvements to be carried out. carried be to improvements Enjoy the outdoors the Enjoy enabled surface and gateway gateway and surface enabled from Gatwick Airport, which which Airport, Gatwick from Keep dogs under effective control effective under dogs Keep • made possible due to support support to due possible made Take your litter home litter your Take • These circular routes have been been have routes circular These Protect the natural environment natural the Protect Keep to the paths unless on Open Access Land Access Open on unless paths the to Keep • Leave gates and property as you find them find you as property and gates Leave • Respect other people other Respect RESPECT. PROTECT. ENJOY. PROTECT. RESPECT. YOUR COUNTRYSIDE CODE: CODE: COUNTRYSIDE YOUR © Richard Reed Richard © Ditchling Beacon Beacon Ditchling any maps to view our walks and rides. and walks our view to maps any available for FREE – you do not need to buy buy to need not do you – FREE for available our routes. All our routes on ViewRanger are are ViewRanger on routes our All routes. our for South Downs National Park to view all of of all view to Park National Downs South for app store. Once registered you can search search can you registered Once store. app Download the free ViewRanger app from your your from app ViewRanger free the Download ON VIEWRANGER ON ROUTE THIS FIND CAN YOU southdowns.gov.uk/newsletter events from the South Downs National Park. Park. National Downs South the from events and news latest the with date to up Keep from Winchester to Eastbourne. Eastbourne. to Winchester from entire length of the South Downs National Park, Park, National Downs South the of length entire visit visit disabledramblers.co.uk National Trail – a 100 mile route which runs the the runs which route mile 100 a – Trail National involved, get can you how and Ramblers along a section of the famous South Downs Way Way Downs South famous the of section a along For more information about the Disabled Disabled the about information more For memorial. Following these trails also takes you you takes also trails these Following memorial. or pay your respects at the peaceful Chattri war war Chattri peaceful the at respects your pay or power chair. chair. power Sussex, visit the historic Jack and Jill windmills windmills Jill and Jack historic the visit Sussex, all-terrain Class 3 mobility scooter, or equivalent equivalent or scooter, mobility 3 Class all-terrain Beacon, the highest point on the chalk in East East in chalk the on point highest the Beacon, to ensure that they are suitable for rambling on an an on rambling for suitable are they that ensure to Enjoy stunning 360 degree views from Ditchling Ditchling from views degree 360 stunning Enjoy the two routes in this leaflet and tested each one one each tested and leaflet this in routes two the scooters.