High Weald Landscape Trail
The High Weald Landscape Trail is a meandering 90 mile ramble through the Sussex and Kent Weald, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It connects with the Wealdway at Hartfield and Withyham, and with the Saxon Shore Way at Rye. The route is marked by name on Ordnance Survey maps, and is mostly waymarked. These pages are intended for anyone who loves the countryside and wishes to find accommodation, camping, pubs, restaurants, camping shops and public transport on or close to the High Weald Landscape Trail. To make use of this site you do not have to walk the whole route, nor even part of it, but if you do, good luck to you.
Not only do we show you where to find accommodation and places to eat and drink (click in table below), but we show the guidebooks and maps required, and make them available to buy online.
For more information on the route, refer to Highweald.org.
High Weald Landscape Trail
Mileages and Services Table
Click on a location in the table to open up the page containing accommodation and other services for that location.
NOTE: Figures after the `+' sign indicates miles off route
| LOCATION | CUMULATIVE MILES |
FACILITIES |
|---|---|---|
| Horsham | - | Accommodation (H,B&B),C,R,PH,CG,Train,Bus |
| Slaugham | 6 | Accommodation (Inn),PH |
| Handcross | 6 + 1¼ | R,PH,Bus |
| Warninglid | 7¼ + ½ | R,PH |
| Bolney | 9 | Accommodation (B&B),R,PH,Bus |
| Cuckfield | 13 | Accommodation (H),R,PH,Bus |
| Whitemans Green | 13½ | Accommodation (H),PH |
| Ardingly | 19 | Accommodation (H,B&B),R,PH,Bus |
| West Hoathly | 22½ | Accommodation (H,B&B),R,PH,Bus |
| Kingscote Rail Station | 24½ + ¼ | Steam Railway |
| East Grinstead | 28½ | Accommodation (H,B&B),R,PH,Train,Bus |
| Forest Row | 31¼ + ½ | Accommodation (H),R,PH,Bus |
| Hartfield | 35¼ | Accommodation (Inn),R,PH |
| Withyham | 36¾ | PH,Bus |
| Groombridge | 41½ | Accommodation (H),PH,Bus,Steam Train |
| Frant | 47½ | R,PH,Bus |
| Tunbridge Wells | 50½ + 1½ | Accommodation (H,B&B),R,PH,CG,Bus,Train,Steam Train |
| Pembury | 52½ + ½ | Accommodation (H,B&B),R,PH,Bus |
| Matfield | 55 | R,PH,Bus |
| Brenchley | 56¾ | Accommodation (H),R,PH,Bus |
| Horsmonden | 58¼ + ½ | Accommodation (H),R,PH,Bus |
| Goudhurst | 61½ | Accommodation (H,B&B),R,PH,Bus |
| Cranbrook | 66 | Accommodation (H,B&B),R,PH,Bus |
| Benenden | 70½ | Accommodation (H,B&B),R,PH,Bus |
| Rolvenden | 73½ | PH,Bus |
| Rolvenden Layne | 74½ | R,PH,Bus |
| Tenterden | 77¼ | Accommodation (H),R,PH,Bus |
| Wittersham | 82¼ + ½ | R,PH,Bus |
| Peasmarsh | 86¼ | R,PH,Bus |
| Rye | 89 | Accommodation (H,B&B),R,PH,Train,Bus |
Legend
| B&B | Bed & Breakfast Accommodation |
| C | Camping |
| CG | Camping Gear Shop |
| H | Hotel or Inn Accommodation |
| PH | Pub or Bar |
| R | Restaurant, Bar Meal or Tea Shop |
| YHA | Youth Hostel |
High Weald Landscape Trail
Accommodation
We have split High Weald Landscape Trail accommodation into Hotels & Inns and Bed & Breakfast. We use the word Inn in its true sense of a pub which provides accommodation, rather than just a romantic name for a pub. Guest House accommodation is included with Bed & Breakfast. While we realise many guest houses are better than some hotels, in order to avoid confusion we have opted for the simpler option.
We are always looking to improve our information, and welcome accommodation recommendations.
High Weald Landscape Trail
Restaurants and Pubs
We have attempted to give as much information as possible on pubs and restaurants along the High Weald Landscape Trail, especially regarding pubs serving real ale and/or food. However, restaurants and pubs are notoriously changeable. Please let us know if our information is out of date.
High Weald Landscape Trail
Guidebooks & Maps
Although there is no printed guidebook, there is a downloadable High Weald Landscape Trail Guide. This gives excellent information on old industries, and the social and natural history of the area, but despite the title is not really a long-distance path guide. Luckily, the path is marked on the relevant Ordnance Survey `Explorer' maps (click on the image left for details).
West Sussex Council produce a downloadable leaflet:
West Sussex Council: High Weald Landscape Trail
Kent County Council also produce online information:
Kent County Council: High Weald Landscape Trail
We have greatly improved our Ramblefest-Amazon store and made it very easy to find the maps required for your walk. Please click on the Map image to be taken to the relevant guidebooks and maps for the High Weald Landscape Trail, many other outdoors books and maps, and the option of buying them online.
High Weald Landscape Trail Forum
We have added a forum for those wishing to place or gain additional information or opinion on the various aspects of the High Weald Landscape Trail long-distance footpath.
High Weald Landscape Trail Forum
High Weald Landscape Trail Public Transport
We have included public transport information in the relevant location pages, but to facilitate those planning their walk we have included the information on a single page: High Weald Landscape Trail Public Transport.
High Weald Landscape Trail Links
High Weald Landscape Trail Photographs and Logs
Click on the links below for photographs and walking logs of the High Weald Landscape Trail. There is always room for your photographs and walk logs - just email them to us. Alternatively, if you have them online you can send us the link.
Annierak: High Weald Landscape Trail
Bertuchi: High Weald Landscape Trail
David Anstiss: High Weald Landscape Trail
Nigel Chadwick: High Weald Landscape Trail
Worthing Wanderer
High Weald Landscape Trail Circular Walks
We welcome suggestions for circular walks along the High Weald Landscape Trail. Please give us as much info as possible, e.g. distance, refreshment stops, description etc and we will add a map and a link.
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