As the largest equestrian FIND YOUR WAY charity in the UK, The Follow the Acorn symbol for the South Downs British Horse Society Way. For other rights of way use the arrows on (BHS) tackles issues waymarkers to pick your route. such as equine welfare, HORSE RIDING protecting access rights Footpath in the countryside, safety Bridleway IN THE for horse and rider, and delivers the very best in equestrian Restricted byway SOUTH DOWNS education. Byway NATIONAL PARK The Society recommends that you are adequately Open access land National Trail Acorn insured against public liability. The BHS provides public liability and personal accident cover as a benefit of Gold Membership (terms, conditions and territorial limits apply). The Society’s thriving and active community of staff and volunteers is committed to improving the lives of horses everywhere. For more information about events, horse care, how to report a riding accident, training or to join the charity visit bhs.org.uk or call 02476 840506. © SDNPA/Sam Moore © SDNPA/Sam TAKE THE LEAD For a safe and fun visit with your dog please remember to keep them on a lead around horseriders, livestock and wildlife. Always bag and bin your dog poo – any public bin will do! CONTACT @southdownswaynt @SDNPA South Downs National Park Authority: /SDNPA southdownsnp 01730 814810 Details correct at time of going to print. We do not accept any responsibility for loss, © Eddie Howland damage or injury, however caused, arising directly or indirectly from use of this leaflet. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2013. SDNPA/Ministry of Design/April’19 ©SDNPA Crown Copyright Please recycle me after use © SDNPA With over 1200km of bridleways within the South Downs National Park there is something for all BE A RESPONSIBLE RIDER BE NICE, SAY HI riders to enjoy – from a gentle trot along a country When riding in the South Downs you will often find Cycling UK and The British lane to a long hack up on to the Downs. yourself sharing the path with walkers, cyclists and Horse Society (BHS) have road users. Here are some tips to make sure you joined forces to launch a have a fun and safe visit… consideration and courtesy awareness message of ‘Be Î Wear reflective clothing at all times so you are Nice, Say Hi’ to help cyclists and horse riders to clearly visible. pass safely. Î Ride in single file when you need to let others pass you safely. Î Always follow the countryside code: Remember Î Use hand signals so people know your intentions. to leave gates and property as you find them, Î Carry a mobile phone for emergencies. protect plants and animals, take all your litter Î Watch out for farm animals grazing on what home and keep dogs under close control. might appear to be open land. Visit bhs.org.uk for more details on riding Î Avoid damaging timber or hedgerows by responsibly. jumping. © Eddie Howland THE SOUTH DOWNS WAY The South Downs Way provides 160km of bridleway for horse riders to explore. If you are looking to ride along some or all of this beautiful National Trail visit nationaltrail.co.uk/south-downs-way/plan for tips on horsebox friendly car parking, accommodation with stables and much more. There are a series of water taps and troughs along the route so horse and rider need never go thirsty – see tap icons on the centre map. © SDNPA BASINGSTOKE ALDERSHOT M3 DORKING HORSE RIDING IN THE SOUTH DOWNS HORSEBOX PARKING SITE NAME NATIONAL PARK This map shows a selection of parking 1. Cheesefoot Head 13. Heyshott Common 28. Beggars Bush locations for horseboxes across the South 2. Beaconhill Beeches 14. Droke, nr East Dean 30. Devils Dyke pub Downs National Park – some locations are 3. Forest of Bere / West Walk 15. Selhurst Park 31. Jack and Jill, Clayton suitable for any size of horsebox, some only for (Lodge Hill) 16. Eartham woods 32. Stanmer Park, Upper Lodges smaller boxes and some sites require a permit. 4. Queen Elizabeth Country Park 18. Bignor Hill 33. Ditchling Beacon View to Old Winchester Hill, Hampshire East Meon, Hampshire Little Butser , Hampshire 7 Arundel Castle,West SussexFor more details about theseCissbury and Ring, West Sussex many other 5.View fromHar Ditchling tingBeacon, East DownSussex 19. Whiteways, Arundel Seven34. Sisters, EastFirle Sussex Beacon parking sites visit southdowns.gov.uk/ 6. Alice Holt Forest, (nr Frensham)M23 20. Kithurst Hill, LingfieldStorrington 35. Bo Peep Wrecclesham Buckshot Hole horseridingGodalming for a printable document. For Charlwood Smallfield21. Chantry Post, Storrington 36. Friston Forest (Butchers Hole) 6 Milford 7. Alice Holt Forest, (nr Frensham) ALTON 22. Washington (Frieslands) 37. Wilmington Chalkpit Alice Holt full details of accessible paths for horses please Gravel Hill Road 23. Findon Bost Hill 38. Seven Sisters Country Park Binsted Shipwrights check your route on an OS map before you set 8. Rogate/Fyning layby Cranleigh 24. Findon Valley, NepcoteEAST Lane (visitor centre) Way out. 9. StoughtonCRAWLEY Down Four GRINSTEAD 39. Horsefield Car Park, East Dean Marks 25. Findon Valley, Coombe Rise Hindhead 10. West Stoke village A31Chawton 26. Cissbury Ring, Nepcote Lane A26 M3 Bordon 11. Seven Points (nr Goodwood)M23 40. Birling Gap New 27. Chanctonbury Ring Alresford Selborne Haslemere 12. Cocking A22 A31 Liphook Crowborough Selborne A325 Itchen Black Down A23 WINCHESTER Monkwood Common Horsham Abbas Northchapel A31 South Downs National Park Boundary Railway stations Hangers A264 Fernhurst South Downs Way Countryside sites 1 A272 Way Liss Wisborough Downs South Downs Way FootpathA26 Only Settlement St. Catherine’s Hill Milland Green Link A22 River Itchen PETERSFIELD 8 Billingshurst Cuckfield Long distance routes Visitor Information West Meon Planned route Drinking water taps East Meon Woolbeding Haywards Twyford 2 A29 Railway Horsebox parkingA265 M3 Beacon Hill l Common A272 River Rother A272 Heath Butser Hill A272 A272 Upham Old Buriton Iping Common MIDHURST Petworth Burgess A272 Uckfield A32 Winchester Downs 5 South Harting A283 Heathfield Eastleigh Bishopstoke Hill Shipwrights Way 12 13 Pulborough Link Hill Droxford 4 Hurstpierpoint A22 Bishop’s Cocking A275 River Meon Harting Down Waltham Queen Elizabeth Henfield Hassocks Meon Country Park A29 A281 Valley Trail Hambledon Heyshott Down River Adur A267 Storrington A26 Shirrell A285 A23 33 14 18 Bignor Hill 20 22 A283Steyning Fulking Ditchling Heath Rowlands Castle Singleton 3 Ringmer A27 SOUTHAMPTON 9 15 27 30 The Cuckoo A24 31 Ditchling Kingley Vale 16 19 Amberley Chanctonbu ry Trail Wickham 11 Goodwood A284 21 Beacon 9 River Arun Ring LEWES Country Park Barnham 24 Devil’s Dyke Falmer Glynde Hailsham A3(M ) A285 Findon 26 Lavant to Bignor 32 Berwick 10 28 A27 M27 A3 Arundel Mill Hill River Ouse RIDING SCHOOLS IN THE Havant 23 Cissbury Ring 34 A22 25 SOUTH DOWNS A27 A27 35 A22 Firle Beacon FAREHAM Long Man If you don’t own a horse there are lots of riding Southease Alfriston CHICHESTER Barnham BRIGHTON & HOVE Egrets of Wilmington schools and stables throughout the National Park Way Cuckmere River 37 WORTHING Rottingdean A259 that offer lessons and riding tours for all ages and LITTLEHAMPTON 38 36 EASTBOURNE A259 abilities. ManyGOSPORT will collect you from local railway N Newhaven 39 stations and drop you back at the end of the day, so BOGNOR REGIS Seaford PORTSMOUTH 00 1010km km Seven Sisters East Dean you can leave the car at home and enjoy the view ENGLISH CHANNE L Country Park on the journey too. 40 Beachy Head To find a British Horse Society approved riding school near you visit bhs.org.uk. Visit nationalrail.co.uk to plan your journey now. SOUTH DOWNS WAY PROFILE Ditchling Beacon WINCHESTER Butser Hill Littleton Farm A285 Chanctonbury Ring Pyecombe A23 Firle Beacon Wilmington Hill EASTBOURNE Cheesefoot Head Beacon Hill QECP Harting Down Cocking Hill A286 Bignor Hill Washington A24 Devil’s Dyke Housedean Farm A27 Alfriston Jevington ft ft 600 600 400 400 200 200 0 0 10 The River Meon 20 30 40 The River Arun 50 60 70 80 The River Ouse 90 100 miles The River Adur The River Cuckmere.