Wealdway
Wealdway
Wealdway
The whole route is covered by OS Explorer maps 163, 148, 136, 147, 135 and 123.
Wealdway
The Wealdway is a superb walk running 82 miles from Gravesend on the Thames Estuary to Beachy Head and Eastbourne on the south coast. It crosses the North Downs, the Greensand ridge, the Medway valley (twice), the High Weald (including Ashdown Forest), the Low Weald and the South Downs.
This is quintessentially English countryside with rolling downs, archetypal village greens on which cricket has been played for centuries, deep wooded valleys and traditional pubs. History abounds with numerous furnace and hammer ponds reminding us of the iron industry that characterised the Weald in the times of the Tudors and Stuarts and many fine old houses constructed of materials that vary along the route with the underlying geology. Despite its proximity to many towns and with London not far away, much of the route has a surprisingly remote feel to it.
Kent Ramblers have published a new guide to the walk:
Relevant links:
Long Distance Walkers Association
Luddesdown
Tunbridge Castle
Withyham Valley
Ashdown Forest
Hellingly
Michelham Priory
Nearing Eastbourne
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