National Trust Properties in West Sussex - Blackdown, Sussex, Petworth House, Wakehurst Place Garden, Standen, Uppark (Paperback)

Chapters: Blackdown, Sussex, Petworth House, Wakehurst Place Garden, Standen, Uppark. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Blackdown, or Black Down, is the highest hill in the historic county of Sussex, at 280 metres (919 feet), and is second only to Leith Hill (294 metres, 965 feet) in southeastern England. It is also the highest point in the South Downs National Park. The pine and heather-covered slopes are owned by the National Trust, and are a favourite walking spot. Blackdown has strong literary associations with the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Tennyson's Lane c. 1900. The gate marks the Surrey/Sussex border, and was a favourite destination for Lord Tennyson's walks View from two miles awayThe great black mass of Blackdown looms over much of the Weald of West Sussex, and southwest Surrey. Geologically part of the Greensand Ridge lying within the Weald, Blackdown nevertheless lies in the Sussex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and within the proposed South Downs National Park. The hill lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Haslemere, and its northern slopes in fact lie within the county of Surrey. There are no villages on Blackdown, but Fernhurst is just to the southwest, and Lurgashall to the southeast. There are National Trust car parks on Tennyson's Lane, which runs up Haste Hill from Haslemere, and a footpath from the town centre. It is also possible to walk to Blackdown from Lurgashall, although this means walking up the steep southern escarpment. Blackdown is crossed by the Sussex Border Path and The Serpent Trail. The secluded sunken lane that runs from Haslemere past Aldworth is named Tennyson's Lane in memory of the poet. It is little changed from Arthur Paterson's description in 1905: Trees meet overhead, copsewood surroun...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=364055