June was a hot month, record breaking hot month. So I mainly headed out on the cooler days or for evening walks. Pics are mostly around Southwick Hill to Mill Hill areas.
Tag: Southwick Hill
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May 2026
May is always quite a busy month for me and I rarely get to go out into the countryside much. So when I was invited to the classic car festival event in Steyning I decided to walk there from the top of Southwick hill.
It’s a lovely walk and the weather was just right, not too hot and not too cold. I have done the round trip walk from Southwick Hill up this route and then back via Shoreham both ways and have to say, there is a lot to be said for starting at the top of the hill. There is a little dip on this route between Thundersbarrow Hill and Beeding Hill which is easier at the start of the journey.
When you come over the hill before crossing Mill Hill road there is the most spectacular views. Then a very steep hill down to the river, again much easier coming down than going up. Once at the river it is mostly flat until you get to Bramber Castle where you can walk around the hull rather than going over the top.
On another day I stopped as Southwick Square Rest Gardens where I too the photos of the squirrelsThe sheep were by Mount Zion on another walk I did from Mile Oak to Benfield Hill
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Explosion of colours
Well, with the fair weather the great outdoors has had it’s annual explosion of colours. I was lucky enough to get out and about quit a bit while it was fare.
One of the first things I did, has been on my to do list all year, was to get my local bus to the end of it’s route and walk from there. It’s the 46 which goes from near the docks in the south west of town to Hollingbury neat the northern edge of town. The plan was to walk from there to Stanmer Park further east then get the train back. It was a lovely walk and I will write it up fully… One day.
I have also discover two more ways of heading west from Southwick hill to the river. One quick and dirty along the side of the 4 lane road that is slightly nicer than walking along the ring road, but not much. The other is quite a trek up almost to Truleigh Hill but take the last footpath on the left before you get there. Coming out just above the cement works, where you can get to either side of the river. I did these as a loop both ways and clockwise seemed much harder. Something nice about the almost constant gradient of the walk up Southwick Hill.
Southwick Hill to Shoreham 
Hollingbury to Stanmer Park