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This is an archive of walks done by the Saturday Walker's Club. You should only need to use this page if the SWC website is down.

Saturday, 23 September 2023

Saturday Walk - Billingshurst to Amberley

Length: 22.4 km (14.5 miles) 5 out of 10 

Starts in gentle countryside, with the South Downs a thin line on the horizon, then via some steep hills and hidden valleys to finish on the crest of the South Downs with a panoramic view.

After lunch, there is an option to reduce the walk by 1.5 miles, by taking the afternoon route of the Pulborough to Amberly walk

Trains: Get the 0935 Bognor Regis train from Victoria (Clapham 0942, East Croydon 0953) arriving Billingshurst 1045. Return trains from Amberley 1650, 1717, 1817, 1917, 2017. Buy an Amberley return. At the time of writing, there are some advance tickets available.

Lunch: Rising Sun, Nutbourne (01798 812191) 9.3 km (5.8 miles) into the walk. With a cosy interior and a pleasant garden. It offers a varied menu with good walker-sized portions from 12pm to 2.30pm 

Tea: The Bridge Inn by the station

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4 comments:

David Colver said...

Link button in the top right of thiss post is to walk 8 Pulborough rather than walk 9 Billingshurst.

PeteG said...

Now corrected by removing the link to the alternative afternoon route. Thanks for the feedback.

PeteG said...

On a lovely w=sunny day,got off the train, joined by 3 more during lunch, giving n=11 in total. A lovely village pub but poor picnic spot. We all enjoyed the walk. On reaching the South Downs way we had large numbers on a 100k walk, thankfully going in the opposite direction. Some went straight to the train, some a quick drink a few a bit longer to enjoy the cooling summer evening.

PeteG said...

https://trailwalker.gwt.org.uk/

The 100k walk