High Weald AONB

Absolutely amazing place to hike, camp in, and complete your Duke of Edinburgh Award. This place makes climbing steep hills so worth it, and although it’s really difficult to walk for a long time in a hilly area, the views at the top are wonderful. Recommended for those who live in the city and countryside.

This is a beautiful area of the country. There are endless things to do and beautiful scenery throughout. It can be the perfect escape from a city like London - feels like a comoletly different world!
Some of the things you can do:
Walks: Endless public footpaths, and wherever you go is lovely. You can go more remote in fields surrounding houses, or around bedgebury/bewl are nice
Pubs: Many around and all slightly different, the ones surrounding bewl water are great as you can walk to the reservoir after 👌The Bull inn is great too. Most are reasonably priced.
Cycling: If you know where to look there's some private and challenging mountain biking. Alternatively bedgebury provides a good entry level for the family :) If you'd rather a more relaxed cycle then head onto any of the footpaths more south towards south downs.
Photography: Stunning scenery everywhere, all be it a little green!!
Wildlife: Honestly the best part of the area. Farms are all around and provide a range of animals great for kids to see and name, especially if you come from a city. Then the birds are Beutiful. They fill the air with song and range from Robins to buzzards!
Dining: Whilst dining is sparse in the countryside there are villages in the area that do have some lovely places. Ticehurst has a lovely upmarket pub (The Bell) and towards Robertsbridge there are some more.

All in all its relaxing and perfect for a weekend away!

This AONB covers an area of the Downs of Kent and East Sussex including the Ashdown Forest where many of the pics were taken. Stunning vistas come into view frequently and you may be rewarded with a flyby of a Spitfire or Hurricane out of Biggin Hill. Enjoy!

View from the Airmans grave and bottom of hill. Our stop for coffee and a snack. Walking across the Forrest has been a blessing during the latest lockdown.

As you can see I love a sunrise!

Lovely place to walk the dogs and relax in a beautiful part of nature. I recently heard that you will be charged to park!! Unfortunately that means that I will no longer be able to walk on the High Weald as I won't be able to afford it. Hence the one star rating

I live near here and I love it. There are olenty of country walks, great pubs garden centres historic estates with beautiful gardens etc

Beautiful place to walk and explore with so much yo see if you look carefully.