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Walking the Castles of Sussex

E Sussex, W Sussex

291 km / 181 miles

Pevensey Castle and Moat Photograph Colin Smith

The walk from Pevensey Castle heads east and visits Herstmonceux Castle, Crowhurst, Battle, Hasting Castle, Winchelsea, Camber Castle, Rye, before heading back west to Bodiam Castle, Wadhurst, Eridge Park, Bolebroke Castle, Hartfield, Isfield, Lewes Castle, Edburton Hill, Bamber Castle, Knepp Castle, Petworth, Cowdray, Amberley Castle, and Arundel Castle. It passes through some of the most majestic countryside in East and West Sussex connecting Castles and other sites of historical significance.

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Easy Heritage
Start:	TQ645048 - Pevensey Castle, W Sussex
Finish:	TQ017073 - Arundel Castle, E Sussex
Open Date:	2008

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	188, 189, 197, 198, 199
OS Landranger Active	188, 189, 197, 198, 199
OS Explorer	8, 10, 11, 25, 33, 34, 124, 125, 135, 136, 147
OS Explorer Active	8, 10, 11, 25, 33, 34, 124, 125, 135, 136, 147

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Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

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Truleigh Hill YHA, Tottington Barn, Shoreham-by-Sea,W.Sussex

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203 km

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224 km

Connected Paths:

E Routes

E-Route 9 UK Section Plymouth to Dover

National Trails (England & Wales)

South Downs Way National Trail

Paths Marked on OS mapping

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Other Paths

1066 Country Walk - Bexhill Link 1066 Country Walk - Hastings Link 1066 Country Walk - South Downs Link 1066 Harold's Way Arun Way Ashdown Forest Perambulation Dymchurch to Didcot Robust Ramble Greenwich Meridian Trail London's Lost Route to the Sea Midhurst Way New Lipchis Way Old Way Serpent Trail Socratic Trail Socratic Trail - Eastern Variant Sussex Diamond Way Sussex Hospices Trail Three Castles and an Ironmaster's House Walking the Disused Railways of Sussex West Sussex Literary Trail Click to show 17 more Other Paths

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Route Profile:

300.7 km (186.8 miles)
5,192 m (17,034 ft) ascent
235 m (771 ft) maximum height

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