Winchester City Mill is the official ‘gateway’ into the South Downs National Park, and marks the start (or end) or the South Downs Way.

The Grade II listed building is a restored water mill on the River Itchen that is owned by the National Trust.

Most cyclists and hikers choose to start the South Downs Way in Winchester and end in Eastbourne as the prevailing wind is more likely to be a tailwind this way. It also means that that finale is of the spectacular Seven Sisters and Beachy Head, a fittingly dramatic landscape to end an epic trail.

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Free entry. Very small with a cafe.

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1. Cheesefoot Head – View from Beacon Hill loop from Winchester

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2. Chilcomb Climb – King Alfred's Narrow Path loop from Winchester

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3. Three Castles Path Crossroads – Worthy Down Singletrack loop from New Alresford

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Elevation 40 m

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Friday 13 March

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Location: Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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Winchester City Mill – Start or End of the South Downs Way

1. Cheesefoot Head – View from Beacon Hill loop from Winchester

2. Chilcomb Climb – King Alfred's Narrow Path loop from Winchester

3. Three Castles Path Crossroads – Worthy Down Singletrack loop from New Alresford

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