WALKS IN SUSSEX at HOUGHTON & HOUGHTON BRIDGE (SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK) (4K)

Описание: In this episode of my series “ Walks in Sussex” I take a walk around Houghton Bridge & Houghton as well as a wander along the banks of the River Arun. Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.

Houghton is situated about 11.5 miles East of Chichester & 4 miles North of Arundel in the South Downs National Park.

I start my 4.5 mile circular walk from Amberley Museum, by Amberley Railway Station and take a wander through Houghton Bridge which is situated on the Eastern side of the River Arun. I then head North along the banks of the river before crossing over to the Western bank and joining the South Downs Way (SDW).

Leaving the SDW, I head South to Houghton and then on to the Monarchs Way to follow a path that initially takes me along the riverbank but then climbs steeply up to a ridge near the edge of Arundel Park.

My route then takes me to the tiny hamlet of South Stoke with it's delightful church before crossing the River Arun (again!) via South Stoke Bridge (also known as the White Bridge).

After crossing the “Gurkha Bridge” that spans what was once the original river (a loop was “cut off” by adding a diversion to ease navigation in 1839), I reach North Stoke which also has an enchanting church to explore.

My final leg takes me along the river bank back to Houghton Bridge to my last destination – The Bridge Inn.

Map courtesy of Google Maps.
Aerial pictures courtesy of Google Maps

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.

Music by Original Spruce (Copyright owner). Permission for me to use this track has been given to me by the copyright owner. 2022. Tracks (in order of appearance in the video): 1) Nicely Stone, 2) Mrching the Moors , 3) No time for lillies, 4) Pemrokeshire , 5) Eko Eko, 6) Martin Down, 7) Pemrokeshire & 8) Marching the Moors. (NB The track for the “speed boat” clip is not by Original Spruce). To download these tracks & other music by Original Spruce go to https://spruce1.bandcamp.com/album/fi...

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