Introduction
There are lots of websites about walking in the north of England, so I make no apology for the fact that this one is all about the south. I grew up there; and though I appreciate mountains and moorland the chalk downs are my favourite landscape. Force of habit, I suppose...
The descriptions of the various paths are not really intended as guides - they are the story of where I went and what I found there. If you need practical information about places to stay, transport and so on, there are a number of links in the "More Information" section. Check under the relevant walk.
I'd like to expand the "Information" section to include personal recommendations. If you come across any decent places to eat or sleep, or have any suggestions about a particular walk or advice on equipment, please let me know and I'll include them. Full credit will of course be given!
You can view a schematic map of the walks by clicking the image above, or visiting the maps page. If you require more detail, extracts of the 1:25000 and 1:50000 editions are available free from the Ordnance Survey, subject to their terms and conditions (right-clicking and saving the maps on this site doesn't always work: you may need to take a screen shot, paste the resulting image into something like Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro and then crop the unneccessary bits). The aerial overviews of the South Downs Way and Two Moors Way were made using Google Earth, so their copyright rules will apply. You are welcome to use any of my own images for non-commercial purposes, but please either acknowledge or link to the source page.
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