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Saturday, 6 August 2022

Amberley Circular

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Length: 18km (11m), various shortcuts are available
Toughness: 5 / 10
Transport: Take the 9:35 from London Victoria, arriving in Amberley at 10:58. Return trains from Amberley at 16:17, 16:50, then hourly xx:17.

The Arun valley between Amberley and Ardundel is a wonderful walking area, with downs, the river Arun, a mighty castle and lots of lovely pubs. This walk covers, in my opinion, all the highlights between these two towns: Arundel Park, Swanbourne Lake, Wetland Centre, the grand loop along the Arun into Arundel and the quirky churches in South and North Stokes.

1 comment:

Dirk said...

n=15 walkers, 4 of them fell prey to the train division in Horsham and had to backtrack from Barnham. One courteously waited for them. The others made it to Arundel, not without 6 of them first turning left towards the Black Rabbit at Swanbourne Lake, before reverting back. One had lunch at the Red Lion, the others had a picnic. 4 then walked back to Amberley along the river while the other 6 walked up to Arundel Park and descended a second time from the downs to the river past idyllic Swanbourne Lake where they met the 5 who started later and did the walk in reverse cutting out the Arundel loop. The 6 had a quick drink in the Black Rabbit after which 2 went back to Arundel and the remaining 4 made their way to Amberley where one decided to catch the 17:17 and the final 3 enjoyed a lovely late afternoon in the Bridge Inn, finishing off several pints of IPA and (still !!!!) cider before taking the 18:17 back home. A very enjoyable walk in one of the most scenic areas in Sussex on a #sunny_and_warm day.