WALKS IN SUSSEX : MIDHURST to PETWORTH (SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK) [4K]

This is another video in my series “Walks in Sussex” accompanied by my Whippet (Logan). In this episode, I walk along a route of about 7 miles from Midhurst (located 12 miles North of Chichester) to Petworth. It is the first part of the Sussex Diamond Way – a long distance trail across Sussex from Midhurst in the West to Heathfield in the East.

My walk starts at the Cowdray Ruins, close to the River Rother, and passes by the Cowdray Park Polo Grounds (where preparations are taking place for the British Open Championship for the Gold Cup). I then head North East through the Cowdray Park Golf Course to an open area where I get to check out the “Queen Elizabeth Oak” - a grand specimen that could by 1,000 years old.

My journey continues Eastwards to the pretty village of Lodsworth which is full of delightful houses. I visit the church, the pub & an ancient well before continuing on over Eel bridge towards the next destination – the hamlet of River.

The walk then heads uphill to Pitshill and one of the most important country houses in West Sussex. A meander through the Upperton Vineyards takes me to the village of Tillington which has a church with a magnificent “Scots Crown Spire”.

My final destination is Petworth House & Petworth Park – where Logan enjoys a cool dip in the lake.

It is a super walk with stunning views of the South Downs along the way. There are car parks in both Midhurst & Petworth.

Map courtesy of Google Maps.
Aerial pictures courtesy of Google Maps.
OS Maps. Media License.
Music from the Youtube Audio library.
Historic Maps NLS Maps 'Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland'  https://maps.nls.uk/index.html

Information Sources: Wikipedia, Historic England & British History Online.

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I use a GOPRO HERO 7 or 8 Black Action Camera (sometimes with a Gimbal) & a Rode microphone (either a “Shotgun” or a Rode Wireless Go) together with a Canon Powershot SX530 HS.