アンバーリーの絶景の山頂・トップ16

I wander lonely as a cloud...

Kestrels making a good show for us!

This is a great place to visit at any time of the year, but is particularly special in the autumn. At the NE edge of the village, on the main road (A285), is a new small carpark. The path up to the windmill (Mill Lane track on OS maps) follows the old Roman Road, Stane Street. Beyond the cottages is the famous Halnaker Tree Tunnel. The sunken path has trees on both sides which look particularly fantastic on sunny, autumn days. There are great views in every direction when you get up to the windmill.

Cissbury Ring is one of the jewels in the crown of the new South Downs National Park. It's the largest hill fort in Sussex and has a history dating back over 5,000 years. Set high up on a chalk promontory, its ditch and ramparts enclose about sixty-five acres. From the top on a clear day you can see forever, with views across to the chalk cliffs beyond Brighton and as far as the Isle of Wight.

This is a beautiful spot with expansive views out North over the rolling South Downs countryside giving you a lush patchwork of quilted green fields. There is also a sturdy bench to take the weight off your feet and super cool Cissbury Ring just behind you.

Not as steep as some sections up to the South Downs Way but when you get to the top it is worth every fast heart beating moment and the decent is exilerating!

Chanctonbury Ring is a prehistoric hill fort atop Chanctonbury Hill on the South Downs, on the border of the civil parishes of Washington and Wiston in the English county of West Sussex. It is 242m high and is a designated Marilyn. There is a trig point on a nearby sub-summit.

A steady climb up onto the South Downs Way. Rutted chalk but rideable. Orchids half way up.