No.3 Kingley Vale. A walk of about 6 km around one of the most attractive areas of West Sussex. Starting at 40 metres above sea level to the top of the downs, 206 metres a.s.l. with spectacular views across the West Sussex Coastal Plain from Chichester Cathedral and Bognor in the east and across the Solent to the Isle of White in the west. Kingley Vale is a National Nature Reserve containing the largest yew forest in the British Isles. 
 

Get in the car and drive to the car park at Ordnance Survey grid reference: SU 8320087.

Follow the track north from the car park for about 1km. Over the style and turn sharp left after about 250m turn right and start ascending the hill. After roughly 500m the track forks by some open ground, take the right fork and keep ascending through woodland. When the track levels off you are walking around the top of Kingley Vale, shortly there is a convenient fallen tree to sit on and rest. Eventually you emerge on to open down land with two tumuli to the left. These provide excellent vantage points from which to admire the views. To the north, Up Park is visible in the distance, to the south the view extends from Bognor to Southampton Water. Follow the path to the south east and begin descending and in a short distance go over a style and just keep going through some more woodland until you reach a fence. Turn left and follow the footpath along the fence until you reach a deeply rutted track. Turn right and follow this track for about 800m and turn right at the cross roads. Follow this track for about the same distance until you reach the first style that you climbed over. Turn left and walk back to the car park.

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The Walk Zone - Circular walk over Kingley Vale to East Marden, Up Marden and Walderton, West Sussex