Chelwood Vachery Walk
This circular walk visits Chelwood Vachery and Braberry Hatch Ponds in Ashdown Forest.
It's an appealing place for an easy and peaceful walk with an ancient estate, open heath, views to the South Downs, streams and a forest garden to admire.
The walk starts from the Long Car Park on the Wych Cross (A22) road, just east of the Llama Park. From here you can pick up footpaths heading south towards Braberry Hatch where there are some pretty ponds, brooks, photogenic old footbridges and peaceful woodland trails.
The route then heads east to the Chelwood Vachery, a medieval estate dating back to at least 1229. From here you follow trails north west to return to the car park.
Postcode
RH18 5JN - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsChelwood Vachery Ordnance Survey Map 
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Chelwood Vachery Open Street Map 
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Chelwood Vachery OS Map 
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Chelwood Vachery Open Street Map 
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Further Information and Other Local Ideas
Head a couple of miles east of the car park and you could pick up the popular Ashdown Forest Pooh Walk. The route visits some of the places made famous in A.A Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories, including Pooh Sticks Bridge.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
View NW along roadway from Chelwood Vachery
Stables near Chelwood Vachery
Looking N towards Chelwood Vachery
Bamboo island in pond system
Island in Mill Brook
Ford and footbridge over a brook, Barberry
Heathland, Ashdown Forest
Bridleway through Mill Brook