Amberley to Arundel
Opening leg of Book 2 Walk 22 then switching to reverse of Book 1 Walk 32
Length: 17 km (10.6 miles) Lots of options to go longer or shorter
Toughness: 6.5 out of 10
London Victoria: 09-35 hrs Southern service to Bognor and Southampton Central CJ 09-42; EC 09-53 hrs
Arrive Amberley: 10-57 hrs
Return
Arundel to Victoria: 13 and 45 mins past the hour
Rail ticket Buy an off-peak day return to Arundel
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This mix-and-match walk combines (arguably) the best bits of two of our popular walks in the area. Leaving Amberley railway station we start by following the directions in the Book 2 walk up High Titten (road) and skirt by Downs Farm to proceed along the South Downs on a section of the South Downs Way more-or-less all the way to the village of Burpham, the suggested place to stop for your picnic: there are benches outside the church, opposite the pub, and also in the nearby cricket ground. Said pub, The George has a number of outside tables for dining if it is warm enough on the day: bring some extra layers if you plan to have a pub lunch here - the food is usually very good.
After lunch we switch to the Book 1 walk - in reverse - which takes us beside the River Arun then along a pleasant woodland path above the river before we enter the grounds of the Duke of Norfolk's modest back garden - Arundel Park. Up some steep paths to then enjoy a lovely view as we descend through parkland before leaving the park and entering the town. You should have time to visit the Roman Catholic Cathedral but not the Castle today. Drop down the road through the centre of Arundel, where you should find some pubs and a tea shop open for post walk refreshments. It is a fifteen plus minute walk from the town centre to the railway station.
T=2.22
Walk Directions Book 2 walk here: L=2.22 and the Book 1 walk here
4 comments:
12 at the station with 1 joining at lunch makes n=13. The weather was w=cloudy-and-windy-with-occasional-fine-rain The heavier stuff held off till we were back on the train. We split into 6, 4, and 2 at the back. The morning was easy-peasy, especially for me as I had an audio guide in the shape of the walk's author. Not so the afternoon. Apart from being tougher, this Book 1 half wasn't an easy walk to do backwards. Too many twists and turns. My cunning plan to follow some others wasn't so cunning. We were soon lost. But we did eventually get back on track. I thought I'd be able to this walk from memory but it turns out memory doesn’t work so well in reverse. After a steep climb up into Arundel Park and several uneasy feelings of lostness (we weren’t), we arrived in Arundel ahead of the others. (How, I'll never know). Most ate at the George lunchtime. Staff very friendly.
But a nice walk all the same.
I will add to my "to do" list a note to write up the walk directions "backwards".
Done
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