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View from West Hill – Newtimber Hill loop from Poynings

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South East England

View from West Hill – Newtimber Hill loop from Poynings

Easy

4.7

(3)

17

hikers

View from West Hill – Newtimber Hill loop from Poynings

00:58

3.32km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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South Downs National Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

1

76 m

Saddlescombe Farm

Highlight • Rest Area

Seddlescombe Farm has a collection of 200 archaeological objects that were found locally, mostly tools from over 400,000 years ago to the Bronze Age. There have been people living in …

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2

86 m

Saddlecombe Farm Gate

Highlight • Trail

Alternative to the sadlescomb hill on the south downs way. Still a fair climb but with great views of devil's dyke, poynings and up to the north downs

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3

187 m

Wildflour Café at Saddlescombe Farm

Highlight • Settlement

Good spot for lunch or a bit of cake in a very sweet courtyard cafe, served out of a caravan on a National Trust Site. There is some cover too …

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4

215 m

South Downs Way Drinking Water Tap

Highlight • Rest Area

Fresh water tap - an essential resource for South Downs Way walkers and cyclists. Tap tested and working in May 2022.

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5

439 m

Tree Tunnel Path, South Downs National Park

Highlight • Forest

On a hot day this is an excellent place to pause for a moment of shade and sanctuary. Very gnarly terrain, I’ve only ever hike-a-biked in this little stretch on bikepacking adventures.

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6

926 m

View from West Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

West Hill is a pretty summit on the South Downs Way. From this spot, you get fantastic views over verdant countryside and twinkling ocean.

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7

1.58 km

Newtimber Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

Newtimber Hill is owned by the National Trust and most of the land is included in a large Site of Special Scientific Interest which spreads westwards along the spectacular Fulking …

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8

3.23 km

View of South Downs from Seddlescombe Farm

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rustic courtyard with pop-up coffee shop (Wildflour Cafe) doing breakfasts, lunches and cake (plus water refill tap just a few yards further up the SDW).
A more peaceful alternative to the pub up at the Dyke itself.

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B

3.32 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.90 km

1.40 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.97 km

869 m

295 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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