Buriton Route Instructions Walks near Buriton and Distance: 3miles/5km From the bus stop turn right down the High Street passing East Meon Time: 1.5–2 hours y the village school. a Discover another way to visit the South Downs W s r Turn right at the pond onto National Park. Go to www.traveline.co.uk or Bus: 94 e g n a South Lane and follow the call 0871 200 22 33 to find public transport H Stagecoach bridleway under the railway information. For train timetables, visit Access: bridge and up the hill. www.nationalrail.co.uk or call 08457 484950. Halfway up the hill you Walks near Buriton and Some stiles and steep can take a track off to the South Downs National Park hills left, through the gate, to visit The South Downs National Park is Britain’s East Meon Key: Buriton Chalk Pits. Retrace your newest National Park, rich in landscape, culture footsteps back to the main path and wildlife. Discover ancient woodland and enjoy Incline y to continue the walk. a spectacular views as you explore the open downs W s Walk r At the crossroads turn left e and heathlands. Within these landscapes lie bustling g n a Footpath H and follow the lane onto the market towns and peaceful rural villages, historic Bridleway South Downs Way (SDW). houses and the remains of ancient settlements. Follow the SDW past Buriton Coulters Dean Farm and onto House P Contact us Start/Finish itcro ft Lan the road where it bears round Buriton e to the left. South Downs National Park Authority At the right hand corner take Tel: 0300 303 1053 the byway off to the left known Web: www.southdowns.gov.uk as the Milky Way. Twitter: @SDNPA Facebook: SDNPA Follow this track down the M Please follow the Countryside Code: Chalk i S lk hill and around to the right o y ut Pits W Leave gates as you find them and keep dogs h ay Queen Elizabeth Do heading north. wn Country Park s W under close control or on a lead. a y outh D When the track meets S ow ns Way Pitcroft Lane turn left. Where in the South Downs National Park: Just after the gates to Buriton House take the footpath to your left up some small steps. Follow the path past the big East Meon house and through a field until Buriton you join the road. Follow the road back round to the pond and church, then retrace your footsteps back to Details correct at time of going to print. Please be aware that routes are shared with 0.5miles other users (vehicles, pedestrians, dogs, horses etc) and users of the SDNPA Walk and 0.5km the bus stop. Ride Leaflet Series do so at their own risk. We do not accept any responsibility for loss, © Photo Helena Pugsley damage or injury, however caused, arising directly or indirectly from use of this leaflet. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2013. Leave your car at home, take the bus East Meon Route Instructions East Meon walk 1mile 1km Starting at the bus stop outside the church, The All Saints Church in East Meon dates from Distance: 8miles/13km walk south down Church Street turning right onto Norman times (between 1080 and 1150). However Time: 3.5–4.5 hours the High Street. it is believed to have replaced a much older Saxon Bear round to the left continuing along Chapel church. The magnificent spire seen today was added Bus: 67 Street past the school. in 1230. Drayton Velvet Bus Farm Draytonon After the corner take the footpath on your left At South Farm you can see one of the sources of Cottages Access: heading south. the river Meon, known as the ‘Swift one’. The clear Follow the path east to Lower Farm. (If you water is typical of a chalk stream where the water Many stiles want to take the shorter route take the second has been filtered through the chalk for thousands Chalk footpath on your right and join this route again at of years. Key: e n DDell Cottagesg a L route point 6). Once part of an inland naval training base, the award r Incline e k a AlAll Saints n Cross over the road at Lower Farm and winning Sustainability Centre aims to educate, l Walk a ChChurch H Start/Finish continue along the footpath until you meet the enable and inspire people from all walks of life to Footpath East Meonn South Downs Way. make positive changes to the way they live and Bridleway Turn right onto the SDW and follow the trail work. Everyone is welcome at the centre so to find past Hyden Cross and the Sustainability Centre out more please visit www.sustainability-centre.org until it takes a sharp turn off to the left before Hen Opening hours: Wood. At this point continue ahead on the byway Centre Reception: 10am–4pm Mon–Fri known as Halnaker Lane and onto the road past Centre Grounds: All day, every day Drayton Cottages. Lower The Beech Cafe: 10am–4pm Wed–Sun Farm Carefully cross the road and follow it over the Accommodation Reception: 8.30am–7pm every day river Meon, then take the footpath to the right by Buriton walk (overleaf) So the hedge, just before Drayton Farm. u th ter The chalk of the South Downs acts like a giant D Source of the o Follow the path to Chalk Dell Cottages then w oute River Meon Shor n r sponge storing water. This underground aquifer s W take the footpath opposite the cottages on the a feeds water from springs into streams and rivers, y other side of the lane. and provides drinking water to 1.97 million people Keep right until you walk down next to the in and around the South Downs. Buriton is a church and return to the bus stop in East Meon. ‘springline village’ and owes its existence to this water supply. Sustainability In Buriton Chalk Pits, steep sided ‘quarry bowls’ Centre have developed. The site has regenerated over the Hyden Cross years forming a rich habitat with a high level of Way South Downs chalk-based species. It is now designated a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) and a Local Nature Reserve. For more information please visit www.buriton.info/buriton_chalk_pits © Photo Brian Briggs.