VGW Section 4

About trip

HAXTED MILL - FOREST ROW 106km from the suburbs of Croydon to the sea at Newhaven. On the way you will pass through a National Park, two areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, a Heritage Coast, and 3 scheduled sites of national or regional interest. There are great views throughout the route, including two of the best in Britain: the Cuckmere meanders and the Seven Sisters. Nearly all of the route is on public rights of way, and goes mostly through open countryside and woodland. The route is well served by public transport, so you can easily walk it on day trips. A free printable description of the route is available at www.vanguardway.org.uk In this section, after a gentle start through farmland, the VGW very soon enters the rolling hills of the Weald, climbing steadily to the Iron Age site at Dry Hill Camp. The area is well wooded, and you frequently pass from fields to trees and back to open fields. A long, level ridge walk towards the end of this section follows an ancient quiet lane past the small but imposing mansion of Thornhill, before descending into Forest Row.