"Ditchling the start and end point of the walk has two pubs, the White Horse and the Bull, alongside 36 buildings dating from the 1500s to 1800s. Most notable is Wings Place, gifted to Anne of Cleves in her divorce settlement from Henry VIII in 1540. Within a couple of minutes' walk from the heart of the village, you're in open fields."
"The Beacon is a pull (248 metres), but the view is spectacular: south to Brighton and the silvery wastes of the English Channel, north across the Sussex Weald to Ashdown Forest and the Surrey Hills. Walk east along the South Downs Way, before an unmade road takes you downhill, directly into the welcoming arms of the Half Moon at Plumpton."
"Of all the pubs in the area, the Half Moon is my favourite: independent, ungentrified and supportive of local producers. Order a glass of Plumpton Estate wine and check out the pub's famous painting of dozens of its regulars, including Raymond Briggs and Jimmy Page, done over a nine-month period in 1979. Sunday lunches are hearty roasts, with good vegan options (two/three courses, 24.95/29.95), alongside a local catch of the day and homemade pies."
Ditchling village car park is the start and end point for a tranquil 7-mile, five-hour circular walk across the South Downs that passes three pubs. The route leaves the village through fields and woodland, climbs steeply via Underhill Lane to Ditchling Beacon (248 metres) with wide views to Brighton, the English Channel, the Sussex Weald, Ashdown Forest and the Surrey Hills. The path follows the South Downs Way east before descending into Plumpton and the Half Moon pub, known for local produce, Plumpton Estate wine and a famous painting of regulars. The return is largely flat, skirting Plumpton College and passing My Little Farm community smallholding back toward Ditchling.
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