5 Great Horsham Walks

Horsham walks

Do you love walking? There are some wonderful Sussex walks ready to be discovered. Here are 5 of our top places to walk in and around Horsham. A map for one of the walks is shown below.

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St Leonard's Forest

1.75 miles to 5 miles
This is a lovely short family-friendly stroll around the pretty woodland of St Leonard's Forest near Horsham which is part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Beauty.

This second route is basically an extended version of the first walk in the lovely St Leonard's Forest. It's still primarily a woodland walk, but this extension takes you further along the 'Mick Miles Race' avenue of trees and joins the High Weald Landscape Trail for a while.

This final route option is basically the one for you if you have more time and want to completely explore the majestic St Leonard's Forest. It enjoys everything from the other two routes, but takes you right up tot he top of the forest where you'll find the Knight's Strength and Combe Bottom Woods. There is a legend that a French Hermit once killed a dragon in this forest, so maybe you will find evidence of this battle on your adventure.

Leechpool Woods

1 mile and 2.5 miles
The first walk is a nice and short family-friendly stroll around the Leechpool Woods, Horsham. You'll enjoy the fantastic woodland, a great carpet of bluebells in the spring and a Wetland Boardwalk.

The second walk is an extension to the first walk, that still enjoys Leechpool Woods with it's wetland boardwalk, but also heads deeper into the Pine heaths of Owlbeech Woods.

Copsale

2.25 miles and 5.25 miles
This is a nice and simple walk in the countryside around the village of Copsale, south of Horsham. It's a relatively flat walk, and the main thing to enjoy is the fresh air and open farmland as you stroll around this loop and along the old railway line. There is a short section of walking along a road at the start, so please be careful here.

This second route is effectively an extension of the first route. It still enjoys the simple open countryside paths from the first route, but this extension also enjoys a short section of woodland walking and a visit to the village of Nuthurst where you'll find a pub for some refreshments. As with the first route, there is a short section of walking along a road at the start, so please be careful here.

Slaugham

4.75 miles
This is a lovely gentle pub walk in the pretty countryside you'll find between the villages of Slaugham and Warninglid, about 7 miles from Horsham. Expect lots of open countryside, some lakeside walking, a sprinkling of woodland and of course two lovely pubs, one in each village. There are a few sections of road walking on this route, so please be careful.

Billingshurst

1.25 miles and 9.75 miles
This is a nice and simple countryside circular stroll from the Jubilee Fields park in Billingshurst, about 8 miles from Horsham. There is some walking along a quiet country lane and there could also be some livestock on this route.

In contrast to the first short stroll, the second route option is an epic and varied adventure from the Jubilee Fields park in Billingshurst. You can expect lots of peaceful countryside walking on the route but the highlight of this route is the long winding walk alongside the pretty River Arun. That said, some might argue that the actual highlight is the lovely pub in the Wisborough Green village green that will no doubt gladly provide you with some well deserved refreshments half way around the walk. There are some sections of road walking at times on the route, so please be careful on these sections. Additionally, as it's a long walk, please be careful with your battery use and only use the app when you need to for navigation.

St Leonard's Forest walk 2 map.

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