Deirdre Huston is an author and photographer whose work is inspired by a love of history and the outdoors. Born in Crawley, she now lives beside the South Downs in Sussex with her husband and grown-up children. She is the walks writer for Sussex Life magazine and Assistant Editor of Hassocks Life magazine. In partnership with National Trust South Downs, she has made films to explore local history at ancient Saddlescombe Farm, Devil’s Dyke and Cissbury Ring. She is a graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and also writes fiction. Her other guidebooks include Sussex Walks, Day Walks on the South Downs, Day Walks on the High Weald and Cycling Days Out – South East England.Marina Bullivant grew up in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire before moving to Sussex with her husband and two children. A keen cyclist, she cycles for pleasure and fitness and is constantly on the lookout for new quiet lanes and routes to explore with her friends and family.

• IntroductionArea mapAcknowledgements / A note on the rides / Maps, descriptions, distances / Your bike / Clothing / GlovesOther essentials / Rights of way / Rules of the road / General safety1 River Ouse Family Route (Barcombe Mills)2 Barns Green Mini-Circuit3 Ashurst Wood Mini Mountain Bike Circuit4 Lewes Villages & the River Ouse5 Rural Idylls (Thakeham)6 Downland Views, Forgotten Forests & Agricultural Tracks (Plumpton Green)7 Out in the Sticks (Barns Green)8 Under Wolstonbury Hill (Goddards Green)9 Out of Sight near Ditchling10 River Adur, Peaceful Glades & Downs Link (Henfield)11 A Forest, Two Fords & Some Fishing Ponds (Horsted Keynes)12 Ifield Conservation Village, Country Lanes & Green Fields (Faygate)13 Beneath the Downs (Hassocks)14 Woodland & Downs Link (Nuthurst)15 Forest Way & Hidden Enclaves (Forest Row)16 Woods & Ponds of the Upper Weald (Slaugham)17 Windmills on the South Downs (Clayton)18 Woods, Greens & a Windmill (Dial Post)19 Farmland & Villages, Boats & Trains (Chailey)20 Treetops, a Reservoir & Country Estates (Cuckfield)Railway Trails - Downs LinkRailway Trails - Forest WayRailway Trails - Worth WaySeafront Trails - BrightonSeafront Trails - SeafordSeafront Trails - ShorehamAppendix

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Deirdre Huston is an author and photographer whose work is inspired by a love of history and the outdoors. Born in Crawley, she now lives beside the South Downs in Sussex with her husband and grown-up children. She is the walks writer for Sussex Life magazine and Assistant Editor of Hassocks Life magazine. In partnership with National Trust South Downs, she has made films to explore local history at ancient Saddlescombe Farm, Devil’s Dyke and Cissbury Ring. She is a graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and also writes fiction. Her other guidebooks include Sussex Walks, Day Walks on the South Downs, Day Walks on the High Weald and Cycling Days Out – South East England.Marina Bullivant grew up in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire before moving to Sussex with her husband and two children. A keen cyclist, she cycles for pleasure and fitness and is constantly on the lookout for new quiet lanes and routes to explore with her friends and family.

• IntroductionArea mapAcknowledgements / A note on the rides / Maps, descriptions, distances / Your bike / Clothing / GlovesOther essentials / Rights of way / Rules of the road / General safety1 River Ouse Family Route (Barcombe Mills)2 Barns Green Mini-Circuit3 Ashurst Wood Mini Mountain Bike Circuit4 Lewes Villages & the River Ouse5 Rural Idylls (Thakeham)6 Downland Views, Forgotten Forests & Agricultural Tracks (Plumpton Green)7 Out in the Sticks (Barns Green)8 Under Wolstonbury Hill (Goddards Green)9 Out of Sight near Ditchling10 River Adur, Peaceful Glades & Downs Link (Henfield)11 A Forest, Two Fords & Some Fishing Ponds (Horsted Keynes)12 Ifield Conservation Village, Country Lanes & Green Fields (Faygate)13 Beneath the Downs (Hassocks)14 Woodland & Downs Link (Nuthurst)15 Forest Way & Hidden Enclaves (Forest Row)16 Woods & Ponds of the Upper Weald (Slaugham)17 Windmills on the South Downs (Clayton)18 Woods, Greens & a Windmill (Dial Post)19 Farmland & Villages, Boats & Trains (Chailey)20 Treetops, a Reservoir & Country Estates (Cuckfield)Railway Trails - Downs LinkRailway Trails - Forest WayRailway Trails - Worth WaySeafront Trails - BrightonSeafront Trails - SeafordSeafront Trails - ShorehamAppendix

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Deirdre Huston is an author and photographer whose work is inspired by a love of history and the outdoors. Born in Crawley, she now lives beside the South Downs in Sussex with her husband and grown-up children. She is the walks writer for Sussex Life magazine and Assistant Editor of Hassocks Life magazine. In partnership with National Trust South Downs, she has made films to explore local history at ancient Saddlescombe Farm, Devil’s Dyke and Cissbury Ring. She is a graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and also writes fiction. Her other guidebooks include Sussex Walks, Day Walks on the South Downs, Day Walks on the High Weald and Cycling Days Out – South East England.Marina Bullivant grew up in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire before moving to Sussex with her husband and two children. A keen cyclist, she cycles for pleasure and fitness and is constantly on the lookout for new quiet lanes and routes to explore with her friends and family.

• IntroductionArea mapAcknowledgements / A note on the rides / Maps, descriptions, distances / Your bike / Clothing / GlovesOther essentials / Rights of way / Rules of the road / General safety1 River Ouse Family Route (Barcombe Mills)2 Barns Green Mini-Circuit3 Ashurst Wood Mini Mountain Bike Circuit4 Lewes Villages & the River Ouse5 Rural Idylls (Thakeham)6 Downland Views, Forgotten Forests & Agricultural Tracks (Plumpton Green)7 Out in the Sticks (Barns Green)8 Under Wolstonbury Hill (Goddards Green)9 Out of Sight near Ditchling10 River Adur, Peaceful Glades & Downs Link (Henfield)11 A Forest, Two Fords & Some Fishing Ponds (Horsted Keynes)12 Ifield Conservation Village, Country Lanes & Green Fields (Faygate)13 Beneath the Downs (Hassocks)14 Woodland & Downs Link (Nuthurst)15 Forest Way & Hidden Enclaves (Forest Row)16 Woods & Ponds of the Upper Weald (Slaugham)17 Windmills on the South Downs (Clayton)18 Woods, Greens & a Windmill (Dial Post)19 Farmland & Villages, Boats & Trains (Chailey)20 Treetops, a Reservoir & Country Estates (Cuckfield)Railway Trails - Downs LinkRailway Trails - Forest WayRailway Trails - Worth WaySeafront Trails - BrightonSeafront Trails - SeafordSeafront Trails - ShorehamAppendix

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