No.9 Stansted

An easy walk , no hills and much of it on tarmac tracks.

Park in the car park on the Westbourne to Forestside road:

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Walk north along the road and take the first track right by the front of the house:

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Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.

this is a part of the Western Downs Cycle Route and The Monarch's Way.  Follow the track for about 0.75KM and go left were the track forks (the track to the right  - gated leads to a car park belonging to Stansted house) There are views of the frontage of the house through the trees.( www.stanstedpark.co.uk )

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Continue along the track for about 200m and turn right by the short row of flint cottages.

The track (no longer tarmac) now passes through fields with distant views of Chichester harbour to the south.

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Follow this until a "cross-roads" is met. Turn right and follow the track

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 and follow the track (tarmac) back towards Stansted and the Car Park.

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The return route passes through mixed wood land and in places affords fine views of the Sussex Down land.

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