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are a great number of useful guidebooks and maps on the South Downs,
some of which are listed below. If you would like to recommend a book please contact us with the details. |
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South
Downs Way Accommodation Guide (2004) To buy a copy,
please send a cheque for £4.50 (made payable to Hampshire
County Council) to; Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Gravel Hill, Horndean,
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The South Downs Way (2001) is part of a two-book series on the North and South Downs ways. Each trail is split into 12 day-long sections, illustrated with a route maps showing stopping points and places of interest. The guide features a thorough exploration of the trail from end to end, going west from Eastbourne to Winchester with 8 pages of colour photographs and 29 maps. Click on book to buy
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South
Downs Way National Trail by Harvey Maps (2001).
A detailed waterproof map of the South Downs Way including accomodations, food, water points, town plans and facilities, horseriding and cycling, planning and safety. Text in English, German and French. Click on book to buy
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Cycling Without Traffic: South East by Nick Cotton (1998) This book provides a series of detailed cycle routes and gives a very good indication of how much effort the ride will require, plus where to stop for refreshments. The rides are quite long in some cases and the book gives a number of places along the routes where they can be picked up. Click on book to buy
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A Flora of Harting by Ann Sladden, Jill Wallace and Dawn Nelson Discover the wild flowers to be found in the Parish of Harting This delightful book compares today's plants with those found back in 1877, as mentioned by Reverend Gordon in his book 'A History of Harting'. If you would like to buy this book you can at either the Harting Stores, HartingPost Office or the Petersfield Bookshop. Price £5.50 phone 01273 491331 |
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Discover the hidden delights of the Rother Valley. The fourteen circular walks in this handbook cover the wooded slopes and rolling hills surrounding the River Rother from Selbourne in East Hampshire to Pulbrough in West Sussex. If you would like a copy of the Rother Valley walks Booklet please send a cheque for £2.50 Payable to Sussex Downs Conservation Board. Sussex Downs
Conservation Board or telephone: +44 (0) 1243 558700 |
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The Landscape of the Sussex Downs A book that captures the quality of the South Downs, its landscape and geology. Published by the Sussex Downs Conservation Board the book is essential reading for lovers of the South Downs
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South Downs Way by Paul Millmore From the National Trail Guide series, an illustrated guide to the South Downs Way, which features a full description of the route and details of local history, wildlife and geology. |
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Insight Compact
Guide: South Downs Click book to buy |
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Day Walks in the South Downs This guide offers
31 one-day circular walks, providing an exploration of the South
Downs. Detailed route descriptions and maps indicate pubs, restaurants,
shops and short cuts. Detailed commentary highlights local places
of interest and gives full information on opening times and parking.
Many of the walks could be reached by public transport.Paperback
- 160 pages (26 June, 2000) Sigma Leisure; ISBN: 1850587167 Click book to buy |
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Hampshire
Walks Click book to buy |
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Walks in Mysterious Hampshire
Click book to buy |
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Walks in
Hampshire Click Book to buy |
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Walks
in Hampshire and the New Forest
28 routes graded
in order of difficulty with details of sites of interest.
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Tea Shop Walks in Hampshire
Click book to buy |
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Cycling the South Downs Twenty-five
cycle tours, ranging from short rides suitable for all the Click book to buy |
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Great Cycle routes: The North and South Downs This is the first book in a series giving routes for both off and on road enthusiasts, graded for length and level of difficulty. Each route includes a detailed map and fact panel, points of interest and refreshment stops, and a description of the terrain to be encountered. All cyclists of any ability, young or old, mountain biker or tourer should find something to suit them. In this book, the entire South Downs way, between Petersfield and Eastbourne, is covered in three rides, and the North Downs routes will take the cyclist along the southern line of the M25 from Surrey into Kent. Jeremy Evans is the author of '50 Mountain Bikes'.Paperback - 128 pages (1995) The Crowood Press; ISBN: 185223850X Click book to buy |
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