Ashdown Forest Perambulation
This 43-mile long distance footpath is a clockwise figure-of-eight walk centred on Gills Lap, with a convenient start from the Forest Visitor Centre featuring a car park, displays, and facilities. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: TQ 431 323
Distance: 43 miles (69 km)
Time: 17–22 hours
Duration: 2–4 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000):
135 Ashdown Forest, Royal Tunbridge Wells, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Crowborough
Summary
The Ashdown Forest Perambulation is a clockwise figure-of-eight walk centred on Gills Lap, with a convenient start from the Forest Visitor Centre with a car park, displays, and facilities. The full route could easily be walked as two 20-mile circuits using these and nearby car parks, or by linking from stations at Crowborough, Eridge, Ashurst, and East Grinstead to make rather longer day walks. From the nominal start at Ashdown Park Hotel, the walk goes by Newbridge, Kidd's Hill, Pillow Mound (King's Standing Clump), Poundgate, Crowborough Common, Rotherfield, Hornshurst Wood, Boarshead, Cookham's Wood, Buckhurst Park, Withyham, Hartfield, Newton's Hill, returning to Pillow Mound (King's Standing Clump), Camp Hill, Fairwarp, Airman's Grave, Marlpits, Nutley Windmill, Chelwood Vachery, Braberry Hatch, Press Ridge Warren, Goat Farm, Lavender Platt, Forest Row, and Broadstone Warren.