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Local · Things to do near West Marden and Chichester

Out of the front door.

West Marden sits in a quiet fold of the South Downs between Chichester and Petersfield. These are the places we send guests, with how far each one is from the farm.

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Walks

Walk from the door.

The Octagon is the eight villages tucked into the Downs around the Mardens, and nine waymarked walks join them up. The 15-mile Octagon Way passes five minutes from the house; every shorter loop is a walk away. Pick one to see the way there.

StoughtonWaldertonNorth MardenEast MardenUp MardenRactonLordingtonForestsideCompton The Barley Mow The Hare and Hounds Coach and HorsesThe Marden West Marden

Routes and map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Terrain: Mapzen, © Environment Agency.

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The long loop

Octagon Way

Distance
15.2 mi
24.4 km
Climb
462 m
Top 162 m
Time
5 hr 40
At an easy pace
From the door
0.2 mi
On foot, west

Up and down

162 m
0 mi3 mi6 mi9 mi12 mi15 mi

Through

Racton, Lordington, Walderton, Stoughton, East Marden, North Marden, Up Marden, Compton, West Marden, Forestside

Stop for a pint

The Barley Mow

The Hare and Hounds

Coach and Horses

Booklet and directions

From the South Downs National Park's Octagon Walks. Lines follow mapped paths and can be out by up to 100 m where the booklet crosses open fields, so take the booklet with you.