Category Archives: High Weald

Crane Down Folkington Hill East Sussex

The forecast was a cloudy Saturday morning but needed to get out for a good walk and not too far away.  My initial plan was a walk from Wilmington over Crane Down and then onto Friston forest.
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Brenchley High Weald Kent

I was running out of new places to visit in east Sussex, so this weekend I decided to push further afield in Kent.   I chose to visit the countryside around the village of Brenchley on the edge of high weald.
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Burwash Common High Weald

From the OS Maps online I liked the look of the countryside around Burwash common on the high weald in east Sussex.  Lots of contours, perhaps good viewpoints for some landscape photography and a walk.
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High Weald Beckley Woods East Sussex

Researching new locations to walk and take landscape photographs of in and around east Sussex, Beckley wood on the high weald not far from Brede looked like a good candidate for this weekend.
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River Brede Winchelsea Cock Marling

Sunday I knew I wanted to go for a walk and practice some more landscape photography, but where?  I like to scout new places but I had picked all the low hanging fruit.  Online I found east Sussex county councils circular walks and liked the look of Winchelsea to Cock Marling along the river Brede.
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From Robertsbridge to Silver Hill East Sussex

Continuing along the A21 in East Sussex, another area of high ground with potential landscape views and good hiking was Silver Hill just down from Hurst Green.  A good starting point would be from the historic village of Robertsbridge.
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Bedgebury Forest Pinetum Kent

Using OS Maps online, I was researching public footpaths and potential walks  further down the A21 from Brede Hill and Johns Cross, around Silver Hill and Hurst Green when I discovered Bedgebury Forest just in the Kent Border.
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Brede Hill East Sussex

When I was driving back from the Wye Downs the weekend before along the A28, I could not but help notice the countryside around Brede Hill as I got closer to Hastings.  This weekend I decided to explore the countryside around Brede Hill in East Sussex.
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Great Dixter to Bodiam Castle East Sussex

Another warm sunny April morning and I decided on a walk from Great Dixter to Bodiam Castle in East Sussex to practice some more with my new Canon Compact while I waited for my DLSR to be repaired due to sensor dust.
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Johns Cross East Sussex

Driving along the A21 to and from Hastings I could not help noticing the views and landscape around a small place called Johns Cross.  So it was towards the end of April on a beautiful sunny weekend I decided to take a walk around the countryside of Johns Cross in East Sussex.
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Fire Hills Hastings Country Park

One bright winters morning in December decided to return to Hastings Country Park parking up along Fairlight road and carrying on the walk where I left off my last visit here and to continue to the Fire Hills overlooking Fairlight.
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November Landscape Photography East Sussex Kent

Into November living and working in East Sussex and I was back into the swing of things.  It was good to be earning money again and able to get out at the weekends to new locations around east Sussex and into Kent.  Still, inside I yearned for my freedom once again to roam as I please.
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