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High Weald National Landscape

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Wooded ridges, hidden valleys, and ancient countryside routes

A landscape of rolling hills, ancient woodland, small fields, and winding lanes creates one of southern England's most distinctive rural regions. Stretching across East Sussex, West Sussex, Kent, and Surrey, the High Weald National Landscape is shaped by centuries of farming, woodland management, and settlement, resulting in a countryside defined by wooded ridges, deep valleys, and scattered historic villages.

Long-distance trails such as the Sussex Border Path, Vanguard Way, 1066 Country Walk, and sections of the Wealdway pass through the landscape, linking places including Battle, Rye, Mayfield, Crowborough, East Grinstead, and Midhurst. Woodland tracks, farmland paths, river crossings, and quiet country lanes reveal changing views across a landscape that feels intimate, historic, and deeply connected to its past.

Whether following a long-distance route, exploring ancient woodland, or walking between villages and market towns, the High Weald rewards a slower pace and close attention to the landscape. Historic routes, seasonal colour, and a rich patchwork of countryside make it one of England's most rewarding destinations for self-guided travel.

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Trails

1066 Country Walk

Historic route across East Sussex from Pevensey to Rye, linking battlefields, abbeys, wooded ridges, marshland, and medieval towns through the landscapes of 1066.

Vanguard Way

Countryside route from Croydon to Newhaven, linking Surrey Hills, High Weald woodland, farmland, villages, and the Sussex coast along a gentle southbound walking line.

Sussex Border Path

Long-distance route between Thorney Island and Rye, linking chalk downs, woodland tracks, farmland, river valleys, and the landscapes of Sussex and the High Weald.