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Visitors can choose either a leisurely stroll or a more challenging walk.

The Cuckoo Trail runs through Wealden and is a former railway line, ideal for walkers and cyclists.

The High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has been described as one of England's finest landscapes and has been protected by government legislation since 1983. It covers a wide area of Wealden as well as some of the bordering counties of Kent & Surrey.

The famous South Downs National Park borders the south of the district and covers the chalk hills of the South Downs, which on the English Channel coast form the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head.

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South Downs National Park

Address

North Street, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9SB

Telephone
0300 303 1053

info@southdowns.gov.uk

Midhurst

The South Downs National Park is over 1,600 km.sq. and stretches 100 miles from the edge of Winchester to Beachy Head.
The Park's geology combines the greensands and clays of the Weald with the chalk of the Downlands.
Arlington Bluebell Walk & Farm Trail

Address

Tye Hill Road, Arlington, Polegate, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 6SH

Telephone
01323 485151

info@bluebellwalk.co.uk

Polegate

Enjoy carpets of white wood anemones and scented English bluebells in this 23 acre ancient oak wood with 7 interesting walks to choose from across 3 working farms. Includes walk designed for mobility difficulties.
Bowles Outdoor Centre

Address

Bowles Outdoor Centre, Sandhill Lane, Eridge Green, Tunbridge Wells, KENT, TN3 9LW

Telephone
01892 665665

admin@bowles.ac

Eridge Green, Tunbridge Wells

Multi-activity centre. Offers dry-skiing, snowboarding, sledging, ropes courses & initiative training, zip wire, mountain biking, walking and camping expeditions, raft building & more. Open all year
Crowborough Country Park

Address

Osborne Road, Crowborough, EAST SUSSEX, TN6 2HN

Telephone
01892 652907

emma@crowboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk

Crowborough

Crowborough Country Park is a 16 acre local nature reserve set within the Jarvis Brook area of Crowborough entranced from Osborne Road.
Ashdown Forest

Address

Wych Cross, Forest Row, EAST SUSSEX, RH18 5JP

Telephone
01342 823583

conservators@ashdownforest.org

Forest Row

Ashdown Forest is a large open area of heathland together with pine, birch and oak woodland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Wilderness Wood

Address

Hadlow Down, nr Uckfield, EAST SUSSEX, TN22 4HJ

Telephone
01825 830509

emilyanddan@wildernesswood.org

nr Uckfield

Set in 62 acres of chestnut coppice with stands of beech, scots pine, douglas, cedar and giant sequoia.
Farleys House & Gallery

Address

Muddles Green, Chiddingly, Lewes, EAST SUSSEX, BN8 6HW

Telephone
01825 872856

tours@leemiller.co.uk

Lewes

Former residence of the photographer, Lee Miller and Surrealist Roland Penrose. Now base of the Lee Miller Archives and The Penrose Collection. Open to the public on Sundays and Thursdays between April and October each year.
Bewl Water Country Park

Address

Bewl Water Estate Office, Bewlbridge Lane, Lamberhurst, KENT, TN3 8JH

Telephone
01892 890000

info@bewlwater.co.uk

Lamberhurst

Offering a wide variety of outdoor activities including trout fishing, rowing, bike hire and pleasure cruises are available. Plus a 12.5 mile route around the reservoir is open to cyclists and horse riders and walkers.
1066 Country Walk

Address

Castle Lane, Pevensey, BN24 5LE

Pevensey

The 31-mile 1066 Country Walk is a relatively easy, low-level route through countryside that witnessed the Norman Conquest. Starting at Pevensey Castle (though you can start in Rye), it passes Herstmonceux Castle, the historic 1066 Battle Abbey and…
Sheffield Forest

Address

Nutley, EAST SUSSEX, TN22 3YB

Nutley

This quiet woodland site is owned and managed by the Forestry Commission, Sheffield Forest is a haven for wildlife and contains a wealth of archaeological evidence highlighting centuries of site management for iron smelting and timber production.
Abbot’s Wood

Address

Arlington Road, Arlington, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 6SJ

Telephone
0300 067 4464

info.wealdbeat@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Arlington

Located near Polegate, this Wood is a great place for a stroll at any time of year, with walking trails, a medieval lake.
The High Weald

Address

Woodland Enterprise Centre, Hastings Road,, Wadhurst, EAST SUSSEX, TN5 7PR

Telephone
01424 723011

info@highweald.org

Wadhurst

The High Weald, an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), is a medieval landscape of wooded, rolling hills studded with sandstone outcrops, small, irregular-shaped fields, scattered farmsteads and ancient route ways.
Seven Sisters Country Park

Address

Exceat, Seaford, EAST SUSSEX, BN25 4AD

Telephone
01323 870280

countrysidemanagement@eastsussex.gov.uk

Seaford

Seven Sisters Country Park comprises of nearly 700 acres of land. The Park is named after the famous Seven Sisters chalk cliffs
The Cuckoo Trail

Address

Polegate, Hailsham, Horam, Heathfield, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5SD

The Cuckoo Trail is 11 miles long joining three of the district’s towns, Heathfield, Hailsham and Polegate. It also passes through the villages of Horam and Hellingly.
Arlington Reservoir

Address

Berwick, Polegate, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 6TF

Telephone
0333 000 0001

emma.hicks@southeastwater.co.uk

Polegate

Arlington Reservoir is set in 120 acres of spectacular and beautiful landscape near Berwick, in East Sussex. They offer superb venues for great family days out.
Sheffield Park Garden

Address

Nr Uckfield, EAST SUSSEX, TN22 3QX

Telephone
01825 790231

sheffieldpark@nationaltrust.org.uk

A magnificent landscaped garden laid out in the 18th Century by 'Capability' Brown and further developed in the early years of the 20th century by its owner, Arthur G Soames. The centrepiece is the original four lakes.
Friston Forest

Address

Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 4AD

Telephone
01420 520212

Seaford

Friston Forest offers a number of routes for visitors to explore the beech woods. Its undulating terrain makes it popular with walkers and mountain bikers.
Pevensey Levels

Address

Pevensey, EAST SUSSEX, BN24 5JW

Pevensey

Pevensey Levels is a 3,603.2-hectare (8,904-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hailsham in East Sussex. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, a Ramsar site and a Special Area of Conservation.
Forest Garden Shovelstrode

Address

Shovelstrode Lane, Ashurst Wood, EAST GRINSTEAD, West Sussex, RH19 3PH

Telephone
07956 815458

info@forestgarden.info

EAST GRINSTEAD

A magical woodland eco-retreat nestled on the edge of Ashdown Forest offering woodland craft courses, activities and therapies.
The Ashdown Forest Foundation

Address

The Ashdown Forest Centre, Wych Cross, EAST SUSSEX, RH18 5JP

events@ashdownforestfdn.org

Wych Cross

The Ashdown Forest Foundation is a registered charity raising funds on behalf of the Conservators of Ashdown Forest, one of the largest public access sites in the South East.

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