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West Kent Walking Group

We are the West Kent Walking Group. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

We head North along the Sussex Border path, past Broadhurst lake , numerous fishing ponds, and Broadhurst Manor, before heading East past Twyford Lodge and through the Birch Grove Estate which was the former family home of Harold Macmillan. We reach Chelwood Gate where we enter Ashdown Forest passing the Braberry ponds and heading to Chelwood Corner where we leave the forest. Heading South we pass Chelwood Farm , Perryman's Hill and reach Heaven Farm ( after 7.5miles ) for a picnic lunch. Drinks, cakes, and Ice cream available at the Stable Team rooms on the farm. We then head back to Horsted Keynes via the Sussex Diamond Way, then the Sussex Border Path.Optional drink at one of the two pubs afterwards.

Sunday, 25 June 2023
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 38380 28174
Nearest postcode:
RH17 7AE
Start time:
10:00 am

Horsted Keynes Car Park - which is Free in Chapel Lane Horsted Keynes RH17 7AE, additional parking in streets nearby.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking