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Directions:

1. Detour: Knepp Estate. You should not do the W2W walk without spending at least a day exploring the rewilding project. What has been achieved on this unremarkable parcel of heavy clay land adjacent the busy A24 is extraordinary. You will see a thriving landsape with longhorn cattle, Exmoor ponies, Tamworth pigs, white stork and all the flora, birds and insects that feature in properly functioning ecosystem.

2. Leaving Knepp Walkers Car Park, turn R and walk through Dial Post past the Crown, to reach A24. Keep on R side of slip road and walk a little way up the verge against the traffic to cross the dual carriageway opposite the sign for “Old Barn” to minor road to L of garden centre.

3. Walk up this road for a short way then take the BW which forks L. After about 1 km turn R at T junction to follow BW S. Follow BW as far as Lock Farm then turn hard R and follow grassy track gently downwards. The track becomes a single-track path and goes over a footbridge.

4. Where BW goes up a rise follow it round to the R, then L as it follows the field boundary shortly to descend to Ford Farm. Turn L here ignoring signs pointing you R, to walk through farm buildings to reach Ford Lane and there turn R uphill. Reach Holly Lodge cottage and turn R on Church Lane. Just past church turn L on FP to meet B2135 after 300m.

5. Turn L opposite Fountain Inn then R onto track/FP signed Eatons Farm. After 500m fork L across field to reach FP. Turn R and reach River Adur after 200m.

6. The River Adur is a key part of the Weald to Waves corridor, and the subject of an environmental land management scheme. The Adur River Restoration will be a collaboration between land managers, farmers and partners to revitalise and restore the River Adur. Farmers and land managers will explore a variety of ways to revive floodplains, increase biodiversity and improve water quality, alongside the Environment Agency. This may include re-meandering, re-naturalisation of floodplains, new habitat creation, and improvement of soil health. The work will connect significant sites of nature recovery in the catchment and create a new ribbon of habitats running through a wildlife-friendly farmed landscape. This project will have a strong focus on community collaboration, open learning, and public engagement.

7. Do not cross bridge but turn R and follow W bank for approximately 6 km. The Downs Link crosses the river after about 3km.

8. When you get to a disused bridge (which would have had a FP crossing it), follow embankment for a short way then strike R across flood plain to reach Bramber Brooks. Acquired by Horsham District Council in 2023, this is a popular 16 hectare reserve and Site of Nature Conservation Interest. Reed and Cettis Warblers can be found here as well as bullfinch, long tailed tits, tawny, barn and short eared owls. The Brooks is part of the Landscape Recovery Project.

9. Cross to information board and bench, keep L passing Bramber Community Orchard on L to reach road. Turn R and walk past St Mary’s House, built in 1470 (open May to September).

10. You are now in the historic village of Bramber. Here you briefly pick up the Monarch’s Way, skirting round the foot of Norman Bramber Castle and turning R at roundabout to follow Castle Lane. After a few hundred metres Castle Lane forks L and there is a FP which takes you to Steyning bypass. Cross this road and continue uphill. Cross over Goring Road and turn L on Jarvis Lane. Turn R at High St and continue to centre of Steyning at junction with Church St.

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