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Sharpthorne to Scaynes Hill - 9½ miles (Start point TQ373324)
Parking in car park in West Hoathly at TQ365326 and in the Millenium
Village Centre or roadside parking in Church Road, Scaynes Hill
Turn right (by Organic Cafe) and in a few yards, just short of service station,
turn left and shortly left again round back of Sharpthorne Club
Go through gate at end of enclosed path and descend through two fields to
stream. Beyond stream, bear half right up to stile in top corner.
Cross further field to gate, then veer right (SSE) to gate. Keep hedge on right,
veering right to join drive.
Turn left and ascend to public road at TQ375312.
Turn right and, in 300 yards, just short of ‘Tanyards Farm’, take footpath to left
which heads squarely down, crosses concrete dam and ascends, first left
then right through woodland to come out in field.
Follow left edge of field round.
Cross stream in strip of woodland.
Beyond wood follow left edge of field out to road at TQ385307.
Turn right along road, ignoring path ahead.
After 150 yards turn left along Broadhurst Manor Road.
After similar distance turn right along drive.
Follow drive right and left past Broadhurst Manor and S for 1½ miles to Horsted
Keynes passing church on left and following road to centre of village.
On reaching main road through village of Horsted Keynes at TQ384282, go
straight across and continue for a few yards on road ahead (signposted to
Lewes).
Almost immediately, go left on rough road, passing Chapel on right.
At next cross-roads, go ahead, passing ‘Buckhurst Place’ on left.
Follow drive round to right and, where private roads to ‘Wyatts’ and ‘Milford
Place’ diverge, continue ahead along clear access drive.
Where drive ends, follow woodland path ahead.
Follow this clear path down into valley and up again, turning left to meet
tarmac drive.
Turn right uphill.
At top of hill, diverge to left of drive on unfenced path to join road at
TQ392268.
Turn right and shortly left along drive to Butcher’s Barn.
At bottom of hill, fork left over stile and follow right field edge, swinging left.
Just short of woodland, turn sharply right through hedge gap and follow left
field edge with wood on left.
In field corner go over stile and follow clear woodland path.
At end of wood by Northlands Farm, follow track and access drive from farm
out to road by Kingswood Cottage.
Follow path opposite into woodland, after 10 yards, turn right and, at Yjunction fork left.
After leaving wood, head half right (SSW) across field where path is
undefined and difficult to see in this uncultivated field, aim for the wood with
the path down to it’s right.
Fork right to pass beneath Bluebell Railway.
Keep to right field edge until you can go right over concrete bridge and
head for farm buildings.
Skirt to right of farm to road at TQ385245.Turn left pass Sloop Inn and 150 yards
past pub, turn on track between bungalows.
100 Yards inside Hammer Wood, fork half right, on rising woodland path,
heading SE.
After leaving wood, continue across field in same direction and, at other side,
turn sharply right through small field enclosed by trees, then along right field
edge, through wood and along left field edge to road at TQ389236.
Turn right and, after 250 yards, go left over stile, and along left edge of two
fields, in the same direction across third field and down to reach stream.
Just south of stream, turn right for 100 yards to gap and stile, then half right
uphill across middle of field to stile and ahead along left field edge to
Hammonds Farm.
Follow access drive from farm to Scaynes Hill.
Route checked and revised Summer 2015
Anquet Maps 2011 www.Anquet.com (Bottom Left - Top Right)-(TQ 333 219-TQ 417 337) Map printed at 1:40,000
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