Vanguard Way
The Vanguard Way is a long-distance walking trail of sixty-six miles[1] through Surrey, Kent and Sussex, crossing the latter county from border to sea.
The trailheads are:
On its route, the trail runs from metropolitan suburbs to the south coast, over the North Downs, through Ashdown Forest, the South Downs and the Cuckmere valley.
The walk was developed in celebration of the 15th anniversary in 1980 of the Vanguards Rambling Club, who named themselves after an occasion when they returned from a walk travelling in the guard's van of a crowded train.[4] The route's formal establishment occurred on 3 May 1981, and the Vanguards Rambling Club have remained as the route's management.[5][3]
Linking paths
The Vanguard Way with the Wandle Trail along the River Wandle, which runs from Croydon down to the River Thames in Wandsworth, and is sometimes used as a walking route between London and Paris, connecting with the ferry ports on the south coast.
The walk also connects with the London Outer Orbital Path, North Downs Way, Greensand Way, London Countryway, Eden Valley Walk, Forest Way, Wealdway, Sussex Border Path and the South Downs Way.
Places on the way
Pictures
On Short Cliff above Cuckmere Haven
From Tide Mills towards Newhaven
Woodland near Buxted
Across Ashdown Forest
Vanguard Way crossing the tram line
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Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Vanguard Way) |
- The Vanguard Way – includes a free downloadable guide to the route
- The Vanguard Way – detailed coverage by Long Distance Walkers Association
- Interactive map of the Vanguard Way – from The Walking Englishman
References
- ↑ "Vanguard Way – LDWA Long Distance Paths" (in en-GB). Long Distance Walkers Association. https://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Vanguard+Way.
- ↑ "Vanguard Way (including map, GPS files and statistics)" (in en-GB). https://www.walkingenglishman.com/ldp/vanguardway.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Vanguard Way – Walking Tour in Croydon – Visit South East England" (in en-GB). Tourism South East. 2019. https://www.visitsoutheastengland.com/things-to-do/vanguard-way-p851511.
- ↑ Saunders, Colin (2018). "Footline Press" (in en-GB). https://www.colinsaunders.org.uk/vanguard-way/. "This remarkable and idiosyncratic walking route was set up in 1981 by the Vanguards Rambling Club, which takes its name from their being established in the guard’s van of a ramblers’ excursion train..."
- ↑ Saunders, Colin (2009). "The Vanguard Way – How It All Began – Action" (in en-GB). http://www.users.greenbee.net/~bellwoodab/history3.htm.
