Country walks

Sat December 4 10.30 The Glynde Christmas Walk.Lewes Railway Station, front entrance.Chapel Hill – Mount Caburn – Glynde (L at Trevor Arms)10.07 train from HH direct arrives Lewes 10.22. Book return tickets to Glynde.Trains leave Glynde Station at 22 minutes past the hour for Lewes.3 miles Tel: 01273 395749 GR122/TQ416098

No dogs please.

Sun December 5, 10am Ditchling Circular Walk. Ditchling Village Hall CP Westmeston – Meadowsweet Cottage – The Plantation – Blackbrook Wood – Sussex Border Path – Ditchling. 7 miles Tel: 01273 844840 GR 122/TQ326151

Tuesday December 7, 10am Ardingly Reservoir CP (small charge) Stone Hall – White House – Jarretts Farm – Staplefield (L at Jolly Tanners or picnic) – Tyes Place – Sidnye Farm – Ouse Valley Viaduct – Ardingly Reservoir. 10 miles 01825 722043

GR135/TQ334286 No dogs please.

Ramblers’ Association (Sussex area) Arun-Adur Group (Inquiries 01903 695865)

Sunday December 5 – Day ramble – meet near Fox PH Small Dole Map Exp: 122 GR: 215.129 @ 10 am via Truleigh Hill Picnic 9 miles – Grade 1 /2

Wednesday December 8– Day ramble – meet top of Mill Road car park North

Lancing Map Exp: 122 GR: 183.063 @ 10.15 am downland walk via Cow Bottom/R.Adur/SDW/Cross Dyke/Lancing Ring Picnic 7.5 miles – Grade 1/ 2

Horsham District Council Walks: ( Inquiries 01403 215269)

Wednesday, December 1: Meet at 10.30 am at the Bax Castle, Two Mile Ash Road (near Christ’s Hospital School). Circular walk, some stiles and modest climbs, over farmland and through woods. Free, just turn-up. No dogs. 4 miles.

Thursday December 2: Meet at 10.00 am at the Star Inn, Rusper (TQ 206372). Circular walk, some inclines and stiles, along the Sussex Border Path through woods and farmland to Friday Street. Expect mud. Free, just turn-up. No dogs. 4 ¾ miles.

Friday, December 3: Meet at 11am in Cripplegate Lane car park, Southwater Country Park. Flat easy circular walk along bridleways, lanes and the Downs Link. Free, just turn-up. Dogs on leads. 2 ½ miles.

Sunday, December 5: Meet at 10am at Kithurst Hill car park (TQ 070125), off Storrington to Amberley road). Circular walk into the heart of the South Downs besides Welpham Down to Lee Farm up above Storrington. Free, just turn-up. Well behaved dogs welcome. 5 ¼ miles.

Tuesday,December 7: Meet at 10am at the George & Dragon, Dragons Green, near Shipley (TQ 139235). Mostly flat (few steep climbs and some stiles) circular walk on undulating Wealden tracks and through woodland. Free, just turn-up. No dogs. 5 ½ miles.

Wednesday, December 8 : Park/meet in overflow (or far right in main) car park of Camelia Botnar Garden Centre, West Grinstead, at 10.30 am (TQ 191224). Various, mostly flat, (some stiles) 4 to 5 mile circular walks through farmland, woods and along the Downs Link. Free, just turn-up. No dogs.

Sussex Pathfinders Rambling Club (Inquiries 0870 777 2307)

Sunday December 5 10am & 11.15pmm 5.5+5 ‘figure of 8’ completely flat

Explorer Map 121/TQ092015 Meet in the unmarked seafront carpark, turn south at the junction of South Drive and West Drive, Ferring (also home of The Bluebird cafe). Walk via (am) northbound up Ferring Rife, cross railway line, Goring Station via twittens etc (visible with magnifying glass on map), via rail underpass to Goring Library/St. Mary’s Church Goring, Goring Hall Hospital, seafront (L) and (pm) seafront, westwards, West Kingston Farm, West Preston Church, seafront return.

Notes: Riverbank (am), seafront, some town walking.