The route was inspired and is printed in memory Places of interest of Colin Chatfield of Midhurst Area Cycling. Sponsored by Places to Eat Village Shops The Spread Eagle Lodsworth Larder Midhurst Lodsworth 01730 816911 01798 861947 The Angel Hotel Easebourne Village Store LEISURE SERIES 06 Midhurst Easebourne Time :~150-180 mins (Dry conditions) 01730 812421 01730 817259 ~210-270 mins (Wet conditions) The Three Moles Heath End Farmshop Selham Heath End CYCLING ROUTE 01798 861303 07539 237298 Distance : 18M / 29km Old Railway Station Hotel Petworth Cycle Shops S 01798 342346 & Hire Locations H S H Tinted entries are off the map The Badgers Petworth Summit Bikes S H 01798 342651 Selsey 01243 697547 The Horseguards Midhurst East ‘off road’ www.summitbikes.co.uk Tillington 01798 342332 Hargroves Cycles S 01243 537337 The Halfway Bridge www.hargrovescycles.co.uk Midhurst – Tillington – Lodsworth Halfway Bridge ‘off road terrain’ 01798 861281 City Cycles S 01243 539 992 © Crown Copyright and/or database right. The Hollist Arms All rights reserved. Licence number 100018803. Lodsworth www.citycycleschichester.co.uk Suitable for competent cyclists (11 years plus) 01798 861310 Filarinskis S on mountain and hybrid bikes with off road tyres The White Horse 01243 575041 This leaflet is kindly sponsored by Easebourne www.filarinskis.com Summit Bikes of Selsey www.summitbikes.co.uk 01730 813521 Geared Bikes and Wear S 01243 784 479 There are numerous www.gearedbikes.co.uk Cycling Team hostelries, cafes and Barreg S web: www.chichester.gov.uk/cycling restaurants in Midhurst 01243 786 104 i email: [email protected] and Petworth town www.barreg.co.uk tel: 01243 785 166 Halfords S Attractions 01243 533 062 www.halfords.com Cowdray Heritage Trust 01730 812423 This leaflet is available www.cowdray.co.uk Mobile Mechanics in large print format Cowdray Park Polo Club Bike Master 01730 813257 07944 302 974 Details correct at time of going to print. www.bike-master.co.uk Please be aware routes are shared with other www.cowdraypolo.co.uk users (vehicles, pedestrians, dogs, horses etc). Users of the cycle routes and leaflet series do so Petworth House and Park Cycle Matters at their own risk. We do not accept any 01798 342207 07801 563 468 responsibility for any loss, damage or injury, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ www.cyclematters.co.uk howsoever caused, arising directly or indirectly from use of this leaflet. Please consult Directgov petworth-house/ for information on appropriate safety equipment and safe cycling 11After the wood, fork right and follow the bridleway 10 Fork left at Hollist Turn left onto narrow bridleway along the ridge for 500m, turn left and right and follow Arms, after 200m 9 (can be very muddy). Care on the ridge line into a wood (can be very muddy). turn right onto School steep descent, turn right, Descend to Easebourne Lane. Lane, keep left after straight on at next junction and 150m and fork left onto then turn left over a brick a woodland track. bridge and cross the field. Enjoy the 3km descent. At T junction, 12 turn left and right onto Cowdray Park, passing Easebourne Priory. After the Fork left cricket ground, turn right and join the (SP Pitshill), A272 to return into Midhurst. 8 descend for Hollist 800m and turn Arms right opposite the Easebourne vineyard. Enjoy the Village Store stunning views over the Rother Valley Cowdray Lodsworth fact White from River Lane. Ruins is one Please note there is Horse Larder of the most important footpath only access by the remains, the early Tudor houses in river and causeway England, visited by King Halfway Horse Turn left onto Henry VIII and Queen Bridge Guards a bridleway Angel CARE! crossing A272 7 150m after Elizabeth I. It was partially Cowdray Park destroyed by fire in 1793. Hotel Polo Club crossing the River Rother (can be very muddy). Cowdray Heritage Trust Petworth House Spread & Park Bare left at Eagle five-way 6 junction and Petworth follow fact House bridleway including hosts an impressive some single-track art collection and join the Serpent Trail after 1km. Three including nineteen Cowdray Park Moles JMW Turner paintings Polo Club

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CARE! busy road A285 Old Railway Station Hotel Start – Grange Turn right onto New Lipchis Turn right, then Cowdray Park Heath End fact Farmshop Centre Car Park. Way bridleway. Follow for left through Polo Club is 1 2 4 recognised as the Home Exit along South 1.5km through the wood Hurlands Farm Pond then cross South (can be very muddy). yard and follow of British Polo where St onto The Wharf. the bridleway for polo has been played for over 100 years. Today After 250m cross over 1.5km. After approximately 450 the stone bridge and Turn right at T junction and Fitzlea Farm turn matches are played each © Crown Copyright and/or left onto New Lipchis right into the Follow single-track into database right. All rights reserved. cross a brick bridge, then season across the two Licence number 10001883. Way bridleway (can be 3 wood for 800m. the wood and bare right fork left following the grounds. The Ambersham 5 muddy). Join and follow Serpent Trail bridleway for after 50m. Turn left on the grounds were the tarmac lane. 2km to the lane (can be lane and after 800m turn operationalairfield RNAS right onto a bridleway. very muddy). in WWII.