Explore the Area
The Steyning Partnership produces useful guides to the local area that are available to download here, and printed versions are available in the town (Steyning Post Office).
The Steyning Partnership produces useful guides to the local area that are available to download here, and printed versions are available in the town (Steyning Post Office).
Below are a number of local walks with route maps. You will find links to more walks and further information can be found on our Walking & Cycling page.
This is a fascinating tour of three historic parish churches in the villages of Bramber, Upper Beeding & Botolphs.
Beginning in Steyning, this circular walk takes you along the River Adur with suitable spots for picnicking.
The route of this circular walk takes you out of Steyning to join the South Downs Way and Chanctonbury Ring.
A lovely circular walk starting at the Fountain Inn in Ashurst, through meadows & woodland to Wiston and back.
The trail will lead you through Steyning’s ancient market town utilising the highways, byways and hidden twittens. The historic footways and buildings have been adapted over the years to suit our lives today, but the footprint of the past remains very much in evidence. The trail will take around 1.5 hours. Best to make sure you leave enough time to enjoy the many eateries found within the town, after completing the trail.
This trail, of approximately 4 miles, explores the fascinating story of how the communities around the village of Bramber exploited the River Adur, which flows down to the sea and the surrounding lands, for originally medieval salt making and then the more recent cement industry, which is now no longer in operation.
To be found not far from Bramber Castle, Upper Beeding is a charming village that has much heritage of its own – from medieval salt making to providing refuge for fleeing nuns – making it an intriguing place to visit. Beeding. as the village is known locally, is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) and formed part of the lands gifted by William the Conqueror to William de Braose, after the Norman Conquest in 1066. This walk of around 2 hours, will highlight some of this wonderful history.
As a result of the success of the series of walks leaflets in the Steyning & District area, the Steyning & District Community Partnership Visitor and Tourism Group embarked on a project to improve a section of the existing footpath alongside the River Adur, which forms part of the route of the Three Ancient Churches Walk.
A 2.2 mile route along the River Adur suitable for people with impaired mobility, wheelchairs & pushchairs.
Here are some links to other walks orientated sites that you might find useful