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Hunter donated it to the the to it donated Hunter
and water power. power. water and
since the mesolithic period, period, mesolithic the since
Liphook and Haslemere. Haslemere. and Liphook
Sussex standing at 280 280 at standing Sussex
landowners until W.E. W.E. until landowners
using local ore, charcoal charcoal ore, local using
settlement on Black Down Down Black on settlement
railway stations are are stations railway
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between various various between
17th and 18th centuries centuries 18th and 17th
show there has been been has there show
nearest The rail: By
BLACK DOWN BLACK
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flourished here in the the in here flourished
Haslemere. Flint artefacts artefacts Flint Haslemere.
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traveline.info/se when the iron industry industry iron the when 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of of south km) (1.9 miles 1.2
bygone industry. industry. bygone died in the house on 6 6 on house the in died
visit Haslemere, 01730 814810 01730 between 1614 until 1777 1777 until 1614 between ridge and is situated about about situated is and ridge
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services to Liphook and and Liphook to services Authority: Park believed the site was in use use in was site the believed part of the greensand greensand the of part
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some of the best preserved preserved best the of some CONTACT HERE GETTING and south-west Surrey, Surrey, south-west and
Sussex, many people know know people many Sussex, Knowles and built using using built and Knowles
North Park Furnace, are are Furnace, Park North Low Weald of West Sussex Sussex West of Weald Low
throughout East and West West and East throughout was designed by Sir James James Sir by designed was Furnace, also known as as known also Furnace,
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‘hammer/furnace’ ponds ponds ‘hammer/furnace’ French-style Gothic house house Gothic French-style The remains of Fernhurst Fernhurst of remains The
to keep them on a lead around livestock and wildlife. wildlife. and livestock around lead a on them keep to
though there are many many are there though belted-Galloway cattle. belted-Galloway views over the Weald, the the Weald, the over views FURNACE FURNACE
remember please dog your with visit fun and safe a For
Revolution and even even and Revolution friendly of herd 1869. With magnificent magnificent With 1869.
FERNHURST FERNHURST
TAKE THE LEAD THE TAKE beginning of the Industrial Industrial the of beginning a by grazed are slopes and built Aldworth in in Aldworth built and
POINTS OF INTEREST OF POINTS
Acorn Trail National land access Open
Byway
byway Restricted
Bridleway
Footpath
Follow the arrows on waymarkers. on arrows the Follow
FIND YOUR WAY YOUR FIND
S GI RE
BOGNOR BOGNOR
PORTSMOUTH
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ON ON BRIGHT
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ON SOUTHAMPT
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©Mark Monk-Terry Sussex Wildlife Trust Wildlife Sussex Monk-Terry ©Mark © SDNPA/Bruce Middleton SDNPA/Bruce
ALMING GOD cattle Belted-Galloway Furnace Fernhurst of model A © Peter Robinson SOUTH DOWNS THE SOUTH DOWNS WALKS NATIONAL PARK SERPENT From rolling hills to bustling market towns, the TRAIL HASLEMERE South Downs National Park’s landscapes cover This 64-mile long trail 1,600km² of breathtaking views, hidden gems snakes from Haslemere and quintessentially English scenery. A rich in Surrey to Petersfield in AND tapestry of wildlife, landscapes, tranquillity and Hampshire passing by visitor attractions, weave together a story of Liphook, Milland, Fernhurst, people and place in harmony. Petworth, Fittleworth, FERNHURST Duncton, Heyshott, For your guide to everything there is to Midhurst, Stedham and see and do in the National Park visit Nyewood. Designated to southdowns.gov.uk/discovery-map highlight the outstanding landscape of the greensand hills this Trail showcases the rich heathlands of the South Downs National Park.
YOUR COUNTRYSIDE CODE: RESPECT. PROTECT. ENJOY. Respect other people • Leave gates and property as you find them • Keep to the paths unless on 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
Winds viewpoint. Winds SDNPA/The Way Design/January ‘16. © SDNPA Crown copyright Crown SDNPA © ‘16. Design/January Way SDNPA/The
here. It was effectively the the effectively was It here.
purchased Black Down Down Black purchased
and heather covered covered heather and
after use after seat at the Temple of the the of Temple the at seat copyright and database right 2013. right database and copyright
cannon once happened happened once cannon recycle me me recycle Aldworth. Tennyson Tennyson Aldworth. or indirectly from use of this leaflet. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown Crown © data Survey Ordnance Contains leaflet. this of use from indirectly or
National Park and its pine pine its and Park National
stone inscribed an by
Please Please any responsibility for loss, damage or injury, however caused, arising directly directly arising caused, however injury, or damage loss, for responsibility any
of cast iron, tools and and tools iron, cast of
Tennyson’s house, house, Tennyson’s
in the South Downs Downs South the in horses etc.) and users of this route do so at their own risk. We do not accept accept not do We risk. own their at so do route this of users and etc.) horses remembered are family
to imagine the production production the imagine to be aware that routes are shared with other users (vehicles, pedestrians, dogs, dogs, pedestrians, (vehicles, users other with shared are routes that aware be is best known as the site of of site the as known best is
It is also the highest point point highest the also is It
the site and the Hunter Hunter the and site the
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surrounding make it hard hard it make surrounding
its wild beauty, Black Down Down Black beauty, wild its
the south-east of England. England. of south-east the
The National Trust still own own still Trust National The
SOUTHDOWNS.GOV.UK
the site and the rural rural the and site the Aside from its height and and height its from Aside
(295 metres, 968 feet) in in feet) 968 metres, (295
as a memorial to his wife. wife. his to memorial a as
The untouched nature of of nature untouched The
second only to Leith Hill Hill Leith to only second
National Trust in the 1940s 1940s the in Trust National
around 6000BC around
nationalrail.co.uk Visit
metres (918 feet) and is is and feet) (918 metres
Hunter donated it to the the to it donated Hunter
and water power. power. water and
since the mesolithic period, period, mesolithic the since
Liphook and Haslemere. Haslemere. and Liphook
Sussex standing at 280 280 at standing Sussex
landowners until W.E. W.E. until landowners
using local ore, charcoal charcoal ore, local using
settlement on Black Down Down Black on settlement
railway stations are are stations railway
This is the highest hill in in hill highest the is This
between various various between
17th and 18th centuries centuries 18th and 17th
show there has been been has there show
nearest The rail: By
BLACK DOWN BLACK
Down was then passed passed then was Down
flourished here in the the in here flourished
Haslemere. Flint artefacts artefacts Flint Haslemere.
/SDNPA @SDNPA
October 1892. Black Black 1892. October
traveline.info/se when the iron industry industry iron the when 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of of south km) (1.9 miles 1.2
bygone industry. industry. bygone died in the house on 6 6 on house the in died
visit Haslemere, 01730 814810 01730 between 1614 until 1777 1777 until 1614 between ridge and is situated about about situated is and ridge
this of importance his summer residence and and residence summer his
services to Liphook and and Liphook to services Authority: Park believed the site was in use use in was site the believed part of the greensand greensand the of part
historical and social social and historical Tennyson used Aldworth as as Aldworth used Tennyson
There are regular regular are There bus: By National Downs South in the Sussex Weald. It is is It Weald. Sussex the in Black Down is geologically geologically is Down Black
little about the great great the about little local sandstone. Lord Lord sandstone. local
some of the best preserved preserved best the of some CONTACT HERE GETTING and south-west Surrey, Surrey, south-west and
Sussex, many people know know people many Sussex, Knowles and built using using built and Knowles
North Park Furnace, are are Furnace, Park North Low Weald of West Sussex Sussex West of Weald Low
throughout East and West West and East throughout was designed by Sir James James Sir by designed was Furnace, also known as as known also Furnace,
Looming over much of the the of much over Looming
© SDNPA/Sam Moore Always bag and bin your dog poo – any public bin will do! will bin public any – poo dog your bin and bag Always
‘hammer/furnace’ ponds ponds ‘hammer/furnace’ French-style Gothic house house Gothic French-style The remains of Fernhurst Fernhurst of remains The
to keep them on a lead around livestock and wildlife. wildlife. and livestock around lead a on them keep to
though there are many many are there though belted-Galloway cattle. belted-Galloway views over the Weald, the the Weald, the over views FURNACE FURNACE
remember please dog your with visit fun and safe a For
Revolution and even even and Revolution friendly of herd 1869. With magnificent magnificent With 1869.
FERNHURST FERNHURST
TAKE THE LEAD THE TAKE beginning of the Industrial Industrial the of beginning a by grazed are slopes and built Aldworth in in Aldworth built and
POINTS OF INTEREST OF POINTS
Acorn Trail National land access Open
Byway
byway Restricted
Bridleway
Footpath
Follow the arrows on waymarkers. on arrows the Follow
FIND YOUR WAY YOUR FIND
S GI RE
BOGNOR BOGNOR
PORTSMOUTH
VE HO &
ON ON BRIGHT
S LEWE
ON SOUTHAMPT
MIDHURST
PETERSFIELD
WINCHESTER
Station
HASLEMERE Railway
Area Park National
©Mark Monk-Terry Sussex Wildlife Trust Wildlife Sussex Monk-Terry ©Mark © SDNPA/Bruce Middleton SDNPA/Bruce
ALMING GOD cattle Belted-Galloway Furnace Fernhurst of model A © Peter Robinson SOUTH DOWNS THE SOUTH DOWNS WALKS NATIONAL PARK SERPENT From rolling hills to bustling market towns, the TRAIL HASLEMERE South Downs National Park’s landscapes cover This 64-mile long trail 1,600km² of breathtaking views, hidden gems snakes from Haslemere and quintessentially English scenery. A rich in Surrey to Petersfield in AND tapestry of wildlife, landscapes, tranquillity and Hampshire passing by visitor attractions, weave together a story of Liphook, Milland, Fernhurst, people and place in harmony. Petworth, Fittleworth, FERNHURST Duncton, Heyshott, For your guide to everything there is to Midhurst, Stedham and see and do in the National Park visit Nyewood. Designated to southdowns.gov.uk/discovery-map highlight the outstanding landscape of the greensand hills this Trail showcases the rich heathlands of the South Downs National Park.
YOUR COUNTRYSIDE CODE: RESPECT. PROTECT. ENJOY. Respect other people • Leave gates and property as you find them • Keep to the paths unless on 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 MIDHURST ROAD
Turn left out of the station TO FERNHURST 1building, then left onto Station LIPHOOK TO FERNHURST Road. At the T-junction turn 1 10 left towards Portsmouth and Discover 11 HASLEMERE TRAIL: GR ADIENT: RED NORTH Petersfield. the wooded One steep hill at LION COPSE Stanley Hanger. 12 VALEWOOD 14 weald and the DISTANCE: PARK After the Links Tavern turn left 7.25 miles (11.7km) onto the byway. At the other VALEWOOD 2 2 remnants of an SHEETLAND 13 PATH: 9 FARMHOUSE side of the railway bridge continue iron cannon ALLOW: Mainly forested paths 15 WADESMARSH straight ahead on the footpath, making era. 3.5–4 hours (muddy when wet) and then turn left on the Sussex Border FARMHOUSE public roads. One stile. HASTE Path. At the fork turn left and HILL E N continue to the road. A PORTSMOUTH ROAD L N H DE T FERN A Cross the road and continue 8 P KEY: R LIPHOOK E on Highfield Lane turning right D 3 3 GOLF R Point of interest O onto the first bridleway. CLUB B MILLAND LANE PETWORTH ROAD 2 X Pub E Turn right onto the Serpent S S LYTHEHILL U S U Refreshments S HOUSE Trail and follow Trail markers S S L 4 E I X A to Iron Hill car park. Turn left, then Toilets B BLACK DOWN R O T right at the bridleway T-junction R 7 SERPEN T D LIPHOOK T TR Bus stop AIL 6 N E TENNYSON’S LANE E and continue to the road. R P
P R A TEMPLE OF E Parking T Turn left along the road, taking H THE WINDS S Trail point W 5the first footpath right and S N HIGH BARN 1 ABESTERS continue into the woods. Turn Road E FARM HOME MAP REF: COPSE 4 left at the footpath junction, then Long Distance Path SHUFFLESHEEPS 3 WOOD Find these right at the bridleway. Cross a 0 ¼ mile areas on OS Bridleway IRON HILL small brook and continue until the 10 5 Explorer 133 CAR PARK HIGHFIELD LANE bridleway bears right. Footpath 500m 4 Woodland Take the footpath left through the gate. Continue along the Buildings DISTANCE: GR ADIENT: Explore hidden 6 HASLEMERE 8 miles (12.9 km) A couple of steady climbs. field edge, through a gate and Open access land tracks and the merge onto the bridleway. (in shaded area) TO FERNHURST highest point in ALLOW: PATH: Wooded paths with the South Downs. Continue across the Fernhurst TRAIL: 4–4.5 hours a mix of gates and stiles. 7Furnace dam, along the bridleway to the wood and out IRON HILL into a narrow field. Continue until Turn left out of the station and follow Just before Black Down car park turn Continue over two stiles crossing Y A you emerge beside Lower Lodge W the road into Haslemere. Turn left left and follow the Trail markers to a small lane into a field to K 1 6 11 O STANLEY Farm and the candle factory. O onto the high street. At the pedestrian the Temple of the Winds. Bear left and another stile. Continue straight ahead PH PARKGATE COMMON LI W COPSE crossing look for the Serpent Trail follow the path to the viewpoint. on the footpath. Turn right at the road and at 5 NE STANLEY FARM marker on the traffic lights. Cross over, the next junction follow the 8 PARKGATE turn left and follow the marker right Continue through the woods, turn Turn right at the road, passing road to Lynchmere. After 600 ROUGH onto Well Lane. 7left at the T-junction and pass 12houses on your left, and join metres turn left on the footpath, through the gate. the restricted byway. At the fork bear then left at the footpath T-junction. TAYLORS GOLDEN 9 Follow the path into Swan Barn right downhill and follow the track as it Continue through the woods COPSE VALLEY 2Farm, through two gates and left At the road turn right then becomes a footpath. passing a cottage, then at the on the track. Follow the Serpent Trail 8immediately left onto a bridleway. HARLEY GREEN T-junction turn left and follow the COPSE markers along the track, across fields Bear left at the end of the tarmac into At the T-junction continue on the path. and over a bridge. woodland. Turn left at the fork, then at 13restricted byway, then turn left 6 the crossroads follow the way marker at the road. At the T-junction turn left Turn right at the next junction Turn right and follow the path to the straight ahead. then just past Wadesmarch Farmhouse and continue up the hill. 9 MINEPIT 3road. Cross over and follow the Trail turn right on the bridleway and enter Pass Stanley Farm and continue COPSE marker along Pine Springs Valley. Bear Bear left where the path joins a Valewood Park. through the gate beside the cattle left where the road forks. 9track. At the road turn right along grid. At the bridleway T-junction 8 the footpath and follow way markers Continue along the bridleway to Continue into the wood, pass through until you emerge beside the Red Lion the road. Turn left and at the mini turn left and follow bridleway 7 14 signs until you reach the road. 4a gate and continue on the Serpent pub in Fernhurst. roundabout turn right passing Stedland LOWER W Trail passing High Barn Farm. Pass Farm, then bear left uphill on the byway. Cross the road and LODGE FARM S N through a gate and turn left on the track. Cross the road and turn right OAKREEDS E uphill. At the left hand bend At the road turn left and then right 10follow the pavement back WOOD 10 to Liphook, cross the railway FERNHURST Continue to follow the Serpent Trail cross the road and take the signposted onto the signposted footpath. FURNACE 0 ¼ mile 15 footbridge and turn right down 5turning right onto the road. footpath. Continue onto a path and Continue to the main road, turn left and the steps to return to the station. over a stile. follow the road back to the railway station. 500m MIDHURST ROAD
Turn left out of the station TO FERNHURST 1building, then left onto Station LIPHOOK TO FERNHURST Road. At the T-junction turn 1 10 left towards Portsmouth and Discover 11 HASLEMERE TRAIL: GR ADIENT: RED NORTH Petersfield. the wooded One steep hill at LION COPSE Stanley Hanger. 12 VALEWOOD 14 weald and the DISTANCE: PARK After the Links Tavern turn left 7.25 miles (11.7km) onto the byway. At the other VALEWOOD 2 2 remnants of an SHEETLAND 13 PATH: 9 FARMHOUSE side of the railway bridge continue iron cannon ALLOW: Mainly forested paths 15 WADESMARSH straight ahead on the footpath, making era. 3.5–4 hours (muddy when wet) and then turn left on the Sussex Border FARMHOUSE public roads. One stile. HASTE Path. At the fork turn left and HILL E N continue to the road. A PORTSMOUTH ROAD L N H DE T FERN A Cross the road and continue 8 P KEY: R LIPHOOK E on Highfield Lane turning right D 3 3 GOLF R Point of interest O onto the first bridleway. CLUB B MILLAND LANE PETWORTH ROAD 2 X Pub E Turn right onto the Serpent S S LYTHEHILL U S U Refreshments S HOUSE Trail and follow Trail markers S S L 4 E I X A to Iron Hill car park. Turn left, then Toilets B BLACK DOWN R O T right at the bridleway T-junction R 7 SERPEN T D LIPHOOK T TR Bus stop AIL 6 N E TENNYSON’S LANE E and continue to the road. R P
P R A TEMPLE OF E Parking T Turn left along the road, taking H THE WINDS S Trail point W 5the first footpath right and S N HIGH BARN 1 ABESTERS continue into the woods. Turn Road E FARM HOME MAP REF: COPSE 4 left at the footpath junction, then Long Distance Path SHUFFLESHEEPS 3 WOOD Find these right at the bridleway. Cross a 0 ¼ mile areas on OS Bridleway IRON HILL small brook and continue until the 10 5 Explorer 133 CAR PARK HIGHFIELD LANE bridleway bears right. Footpath 500m 4 Woodland Take the footpath left through the gate. Continue along the Buildings DISTANCE: GR ADIENT: Explore hidden 6 HASLEMERE 8 miles (12.9 km) A couple of steady climbs. field edge, through a gate and Open access land tracks and the merge onto the bridleway. (in shaded area) TO FERNHURST highest point in ALLOW: PATH: Wooded paths with the South Downs. Continue across the Fernhurst TRAIL: 4–4.5 hours a mix of gates and stiles. 7Furnace dam, along the bridleway to the wood and out IRON HILL into a narrow field. Continue until Turn left out of the station and follow Just before Black Down car park turn Continue over two stiles crossing Y A you emerge beside Lower Lodge W the road into Haslemere. Turn left left and follow the Trail markers to a small lane into a field to K 1 6 11 O STANLEY Farm and the candle factory. O onto the high street. At the pedestrian the Temple of the Winds. Bear left and another stile. Continue straight ahead PH PARKGATE COMMON LI W COPSE crossing look for the Serpent Trail follow the path to the viewpoint. on the footpath. Turn right at the road and at 5 NE STANLEY FARM marker on the traffic lights. Cross over, the next junction follow the 8 PARKGATE turn left and follow the marker right Continue through the woods, turn Turn right at the road, passing road to Lynchmere. After 600 ROUGH onto Well Lane. 7left at the T-junction and pass 12houses on your left, and join metres turn left on the footpath, through the gate. the restricted byway. At the fork bear then left at the footpath T-junction. TAYLORS GOLDEN 9 Follow the path into Swan Barn right downhill and follow the track as it Continue through the woods COPSE VALLEY 2Farm, through two gates and left At the road turn right then becomes a footpath. passing a cottage, then at the on the track. Follow the Serpent Trail 8immediately left onto a bridleway. HARLEY GREEN T-junction turn left and follow the COPSE markers along the track, across fields Bear left at the end of the tarmac into At the T-junction continue on the path. and over a bridge. woodland. Turn left at the fork, then at 13restricted byway, then turn left 6 the crossroads follow the way marker at the road. At the T-junction turn left Turn right at the next junction Turn right and follow the path to the straight ahead. then just past Wadesmarch Farmhouse and continue up the hill. 9 MINEPIT 3road. Cross over and follow the Trail turn right on the bridleway and enter Pass Stanley Farm and continue COPSE marker along Pine Springs Valley. Bear Bear left where the path joins a Valewood Park. through the gate beside the cattle left where the road forks. 9track. At the road turn right along grid. At the bridleway T-junction 8 the footpath and follow way markers Continue along the bridleway to Continue into the wood, pass through until you emerge beside the Red Lion the road. Turn left and at the mini turn left and follow bridleway 7 14 signs until you reach the road. 4a gate and continue on the Serpent pub in Fernhurst. roundabout turn right passing Stedland LOWER W Trail passing High Barn Farm. Pass Farm, then bear left uphill on the byway. Cross the road and LODGE FARM S N through a gate and turn left on the track. Cross the road and turn right OAKREEDS E uphill. At the left hand bend At the road turn left and then right 10follow the pavement back WOOD 10 to Liphook, cross the railway FERNHURST Continue to follow the Serpent Trail cross the road and take the signposted onto the signposted footpath. FURNACE 0 ¼ mile 15 footbridge and turn right down 5turning right onto the road. footpath. Continue onto a path and Continue to the main road, turn left and the steps to return to the station. over a stile. follow the road back to the railway station. 500m