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This 100-mile footpath follows the line of chalk hills stretching from Winchester to Eastbourne. Walking the length of the Downs is the best way to experience this beautiful landscape with its mixture of rolling hills, steep hanging woodland and windswept fields. You' ll also pass through picture-postcard villages with welcoming pubs, thatched cottages and quintessentially English country gardens. ' ...the Trailblazer series stands head, shoulders, waist and ankles above the rest. They are particularly strong on mapping...' The Sunday Times - Includes 55 walking maps - the largest-scale maps available At a scale of just under 1: 20,000 (8cm or 31/8 inches to one mile) these are bigger than the most detailed walking maps currently available in the shops. - Unique mapping features - walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay and eat, points of interest. These are not general-purpose maps but fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers. - Itineraries for all walkers - whether hiking the 100-mile route in its entirety or sampling the highlights on day walks or short breaks. Includes detailed public transport information for all access points. Practical information for all budgets - what to see, where to stay, where to eat: pubs, hotels, B& B, camping, bunkhouses, hostelsManthorpe, Jim is the author of 'South Downs Way Winchester to Eastbourne', published 2007 under ISBN 9781873756959 and ISBN 187375695X.
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