Knepp Estate Rewilding Project – Shipley Windmill loop from Burgess Hill

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Knepp Estate Rewilding Project – Shipley Windmill loop from Burgess Hill

Moderate

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Knepp Estate Rewilding Project – Shipley Windmill loop from Burgess Hill

04:04

68.9km

340m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.11 km

Holy Trinity Church, Hurstpierpoint

Highlight • Religious Site

This stone wall is the perfect height to stand with the back of your legs against it, bend one knee to rest the top of your foot/toes on the top …

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12.8 km

Blackland Copse

Forest

19.2 km

Cadence Cafe Partridge Green

Highlight • Cafe

A pleasant cafe with a basic menu, bacon and egg sandwiches, some cakes, and hot and cold drinks. She also sells plants and her cat is the friendliest!

Open Thursday through Sunday 10am to 4pm (as of July '24)

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19.3 km

Cadence Café - Partridge Green

Highlight • Cafe

Open 09:00 - 13:00 every day. Great choice of food, and excellent coffee. Services include car parking, water bottle refills, toilets, and e-bike charging.

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19.6 km

Horsham–Bines Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

22.0 km

The Fountain Pub

Highlight • Pub

Country pub with a duck pond and beer garden.

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29.5 km

Knepp Estate Rewilding Project

Highlight • Natural

Since 2001, the Knepp Estate has been a rewilding project. Moving from intensive farming to processes which restore and regenerate nature, such as free roaming cattle and deer and wetland …

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31.1 km

Shipley Windmill

Highlight • Viewpoint

A lovely old windmill just south of the "main" road through the village. At one stage, it was owned by Hilaire Belloc, the French/British author and historian.

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