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Healthwalks
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Brighton & Hove Healthwalks provide 15 regular led walks across Brighton & Hove. The walks cover a distance of one to three miles, and start from a variety of locations across the city. For more information or to request a copy of the programme, please contact Healthwalks on 01273 292564 or email healthwalks@brighton-hove.gov.uk or visit Healthwalks here.
Twitten maps
The council worked with residents in Patcham, Hollingbury and Withdean to create a special map of the twittens in their area.
'Twitten' is a local Sussex word which means cut-through or short-cut which is usually a narrow path between two walls or hedges, usually linking one street with another.
Residents came together to provide details of the local twittens in their area and made it possible to create a special map. The map is available as a pdf download and from libraries in Hollingbury and Patcham.
Download the Twitten map here (three documents):
We'd like to hear from you if you have any photos you'd like to send us of the twittens in your area! Send an email to journeyon@brighton-hove.gov.uk and don't forget to mention your name and where the twitten is!
Breeze up to the Downs!
Breeze up to the Downs is a network of three bus services linking the city with some of its most popular countryside destinations. Regular bus services run to Devil's Dyke, Ditchling Beacon and Stanmer Park. Timetables are available at City Direct offices, Brighton and Hove Town Hall, and other locations or visit our Bus to the Downs page.
City Parks
Visit some of the spectacular countryside on your doorstep. The council's City Parks team organise year-round events and a series of leaflets to help you explore the countryside around our city, many of the sites are accessible by public transport. Telephone 01273 292929 for a brochure or visit the Countryside page on the council's website for links to download walking maps and trails in the area and for more details.
There are lots of local organisations who offer guided walks and opportunities to meet others to walk or find out more about your local area.
Brighton Walks
Pre-booked group guided historical walks in Brighton & Hove of up to 2 miles
Tel 01273 888596 or visit www.brightonwalks.com
Evergreen Strollers
Fortnightly walks for the over 55’s of between 4-7 miles.
01273 821531
Brighton HF Rambling Club
Countryside walks of up to 10 miles every Wednesday and Sunday. Contact Tim Ranger - 01903 877939, t.ranger@ntlworld.com.
Brighton & Hove Ramblers Association
Countryside Walks every Sunday and Thursday of between 4 and 14 miles.
Tel 01273 501233 or visit the Brighton & Hove Ramblers Association website.
Sussex Young Walkers Group
Group affiliated to the Ramblers Association providing walks in Sussex for people in their 20’s and 30’s. Tel 01323 639172 or visit the Ramblers website.
Sussex Strollers
Sunday Walks for all ages 5-14 miles. Tel 01903 761020
Sussex Pathfinders Rambling Club
Weekly walks all over Sussex. Full day walks on Sundays of about 10 miles. Half day walks of 5-6 miles from April-October. Tel 0870 777 2307 or visit www.sussex-pathfinders.co.uk
Walking the Way to Health Initiative
National contact for Healthwalking. Good for information on walking and the health benefits. Also contact point for Healthwalks schemes across the country. Tel 01242 533258 or visit www.whi.org.uk
National Trust
Take a winter walk! The National Trust has a collection of wildlife walks. Each route is devised by a nature conservation expert and comes with a map, directions, and highlights to look out for along the way. Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk to find a route near you.
Walking Trails
The South Downs Way. Suggestions for walks on the Downs.