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All the information needed to enjoy walking the 100 mile trail --Wildlife magazine, Sussex Wildlife Trust, September 2009
A very useful book and certainly recommended --Backpack magazine Backpack magazine
Recommended. --Country Walking, April 2010
A very useful book and certainly recommended --Backpack magazine Backpack magazine
Recommended. --Country Walking, April 2010
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Fully revised third edition. This 100-mile footpath follows the line of chalk hills stretching from Winchester to Eastbourne. Walking the length of the Downs is the best way to experience this beautiful landscape with its mixture of rolling hills, steep hanging woodland and windswept fields. You'll also pass through picture-postcard villages with welcoming pubs, thatched cottages and quintessentially English country gardens. 5 town plans and 60 large-scale walking maps - at just under 1: 20,000 - showing route times, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest and much more. These are not general-purpose maps but fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers. Itineraries for all walkers - whether walking the route in its entirety over a week to 10 days or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks Practical information for all budgets - camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels; Winchester through to Eastbourne - where to stay, where to eat, what to see, plus detailed street plans Comprehensive public transport information - for all access points on the South Downs Way Flora and fauna - four page full color flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife Green hiking - understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just returned from an 8-day walk along the 100 miles of the South Downs Way and found this guide invaluable. We walked the Winchester-Eastbourne route, which is the direction that the book is set out, but the maps and information could easily be read in reverse. The information about places to stay and eat is excellent and the maps are very detailed and easy to follow. You could probably get away with just taking this book and no Ordanance Survey maps as the maps in the book are so good and the Way is well marked, however it is always a good idea to have a back-up OS sheet in case you do wander off the track (it happened to us once or twice when we were really tired and not paying as much attention to the trail).
We camped along the way and the advice about distances and suggested itineraries were really good and made the overall distance manageable. The book is a nice size to carry and fits in rucksack pockets to be easily accessible. There are lots of other interesting features noted on the maps and several boxes of interesting facts about the area through which you are walking.
The only minor criticism was that the occasional gradient was marked the wrong way round - a bit of a disappointment when you've just trudged up several long hills and the map promises a section of downhill... only to find the arrow was marked the wrong way and it's actually another uphill! Otherwise a great little book and highly recommended, if not essential, to those planning on walking some or all of the South Downs Way.
We camped along the way and the advice about distances and suggested itineraries were really good and made the overall distance manageable. The book is a nice size to carry and fits in rucksack pockets to be easily accessible. There are lots of other interesting features noted on the maps and several boxes of interesting facts about the area through which you are walking.
The only minor criticism was that the occasional gradient was marked the wrong way round - a bit of a disappointment when you've just trudged up several long hills and the map promises a section of downhill... only to find the arrow was marked the wrong way and it's actually another uphill! Otherwise a great little book and highly recommended, if not essential, to those planning on walking some or all of the South Downs Way.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book is a comprehensive guide to the South Downs Way. It starts in Winchester and takes you through to Eastbourne. There is a lot of useful information for those who may not have walked a long distance path before with schedules compiled for the camper, those staying in hostels and camping barns as well as the person using Bed and Breakfast accommodation. The guide has introductory pages on 'What to take', 'When to go', Flora and Fauna (including colour illustrations) and other aspects of preparing for the walk.
The maps are the most useful feature and these are line drawings with annotations. Key features are marked and the route is easy to follow. The Way itself is well marked with signposts and there is little chance of taking a wrong turning.
Summing up: Clear maps. Walks from West to East although the maps can be used the opposite way round. (The timings between key points or junctions are shown for walkers going in either direction.) Good information to help preparation and good suggestions for accommodation and where to eat.South Downs Way: Winchester to Eastbourne (South Downs Way British Walking Guide: Planning, Places to)
The maps are the most useful feature and these are line drawings with annotations. Key features are marked and the route is easy to follow. The Way itself is well marked with signposts and there is little chance of taking a wrong turning.
Summing up: Clear maps. Walks from West to East although the maps can be used the opposite way round. (The timings between key points or junctions are shown for walkers going in either direction.) Good information to help preparation and good suggestions for accommodation and where to eat.South Downs Way: Winchester to Eastbourne (South Downs Way British Walking Guide: Planning, Places to)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is just as applicable for people walking from Eastbourne to Winchester (I didn't myself) as the directions can easily be reversed; however I personally feel finishing in Eastbourne is much more natural climax to the whole walk.
The book itself is fantastic, it's an ideal resource for planning your trip as much as it is for actually walking the South Downs Way with its excellent, accurate and useful mapping. I did take the OS sheets and did refer to them a little for when I needed to deviate from the trail (to/from accommodation mainly) but overall I think this is one of the best travel guides I have ever bought.
A valuable and dare I say necessary companinion for this walk. It's also small, and the binding is such that it will endure the abuse of walking with it.
Highly recommended.
The book itself is fantastic, it's an ideal resource for planning your trip as much as it is for actually walking the South Downs Way with its excellent, accurate and useful mapping. I did take the OS sheets and did refer to them a little for when I needed to deviate from the trail (to/from accommodation mainly) but overall I think this is one of the best travel guides I have ever bought.
A valuable and dare I say necessary companinion for this walk. It's also small, and the binding is such that it will endure the abuse of walking with it.
Highly recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent book and guide.
I Have the South Downs Way (National Trail Guides) book but was a bit disappointed with that. Mainly because it went East to West, when the majority of people go west to east. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Andyianson
Up the Amazon?.
A truly great summary of the South Downs but accessible only to those customers Amazon delivers to. Regrettably I am not one.
Published 16 months ago by philshea
Walking guide
We bought the book (Third edition)mainly because it starts from Winchester (to Eastbourne)which is the direction we want. With hindsight we have found that it is smaller.... Read more
Published 21 months ago by A. Walker
idiot proof
i walked the downs recently with my dog. no map reading/ long walking experience and walked the route back to front (eastbourne/winchester)all i took was this book. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by A. Chalk
A Great Walking Guide......
I, and 2 pals, used this book to walk the entire SDW last Month and found it to be an invaluable guide to the route. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2008 by Neil Payne
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