Sussex Exclusive Magazine. Issue 7

Slindon and the Nore Folly walk
This 5 km walk on the edge of the South
Downs takes you through pretty beech
woods and past the Nore Folly. There
are all sorts of different routes you can
take but you will need Ordnance Survey
Explorer 10.
Start
Slindon in West Sussex is a very pretty
village that dates back to the Domesday
Book. There is parking at Park Lane, just
south of the village or you can normally
park roadside in the village, alongside
the flint wall and near the church
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Slindon Estate is made up of 3,500
acres of Sussex woodland, farmland and
downland. From the wall where you have
parked, you walk north west out of the
village until the narrow lane bends sharply
to the left. Follow the bend around and
after a short distance, you’ll see a small
turn to your right downhill which you
take. You’ll also start to get the first
glimpses of the folly on the hill opposite.
Nore Folly
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Bluebell Walks
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Slindon, Nore Folly
Nore Wood
After you’ve been walking roughly a
kilometre, you’ll come to Courthill Farm
and the footpath clearly signed to your
left up to the folly. The path is easy to
follow and from it, you take the first
footpath to your right which takes you
directly to the feet of the folly where there
is a bench from where you can enjoy the
views. The folly was built in about 1814
to provide work for villagers during the
depression following the Napoleonic
Wars. Apparently, after it was built, the
landowners held picnics there.
Nore Wood
When you’re ready, follow the footpath
into Nore Wood (if you’re looking at the
folly, go right). This is gorgeous ancient
woodland which is famed for its bluebells
in spring and its golden beech trees in
autumn. Just follow the footpath that
leads you around the wood bearing left as
you go, back down a long path with views
back towards the folly and towards the
lane where you started. From there, it’s a
short walk back to the village.
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