Sussex

<p>What about the Wey &amp; Arun Canal at Loxwood and beyond &#8211; tranquil water, changing leaf colour, widlife and easy to walk twpaths.</p>



<p>Sussex has got some of the most picture-perfect spots for a walk, so you can drink in the view and get your step count up &#8211; win win!</p>



<p>Why not pep up your local stroll with an Insta challenge &#8211; searching for <em>the</em> shot can often be the impetus to look at your &#8216;hood through fresh eyes and find beauty in the everyday. </p>



<p>Here&#8217;s your starter for 12 with some of the most Instagrammable hotspots in Sussex; </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-tunnel-of-trees-at-halnaker-windmill-chichester"><a aria-label="Tunnel of trees at Halnaker Windmill (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure-recreation-and-community/places-to-visit-and-explore/halnaker-windmill/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tunnel of trees at Halnaker Windmill, Chichester</a></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/1-8.jpg" alt="Halnaker Windmill" class="wp-image-62403" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/1-8.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/1-8-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/1-8-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/1-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/1-8-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>The tunnel of trees marking the old Roman Stane Street that leads up to Halnaker Windmill is one of those rare sights that&#8217;s spectacular all year round. It&#8217;s also &#8211; pro tip &#8211; dead easy to shoot and images look markedly different, and pleasantly infinitely more dramatic, than what you see with the naked eye. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-stopham-bridge-pulborough">Stopham Bridge, Pulborough</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/2-8.jpg" alt="Stopham Bridge" class="wp-image-62404" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/2-8.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/2-8-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/2-8-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/2-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/2-8-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>This ancient bridge over the River Arun is ideally viewed from the nearby White Horse so you can combine a pub lunch with an Insta-fest in one easy swoop. It&#8217;s a popular spot with paddleboarders and kayakers too and the river&#8217;s shallow enough for paddling. The bridge itself is a replacement for an even more ancient bridge, a wooden one, which it replaced in 1423. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-leonardslee-gardens-near-horsham"><a href="https://sussex.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/leonardslee-gardens-lake-lower-beeding/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Leonardslee Gardens, near Horsham</a></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/Untitled-design-5-1.jpg" alt="Leonardslee Lakes &amp; Gardens" class="wp-image-62406" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/Untitled-design-5-1.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/Untitled-design-5-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/Untitled-design-5-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/Untitled-design-5-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/Untitled-design-5-1-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>There isn&#8217;t much of Leonardslee that isn&#8217;t worth photographing, even in winter. The beautiful lakes look magical next to the dramatic tall trees. Come spring the magnolias, azaleas and camellias will add floral colour to your Insta, and the rhododendron displays are another particular highlight. But to be honest, any time of year you visit you&#8217;ll come back with a spectacular shot. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-dewpond-at-ditchling-beacon"><a aria-label="Dewpond at Ditchling Beacon (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ditchling-beacon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dewpond at Ditchling Beacon</a></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/4-8.jpg" alt="Dewpond Ditchling" class="wp-image-62407" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/4-8.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/4-8-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/4-8-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/4-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/4-8-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>Glorious at any time of day, never more so than at sunrise and sunset. There are a number of dewponds (man-made ponds designed to capture water for grazing animals) across the South Downs but this one on Ditchling Beacon, with its sentinel windswept hawthorn, is the most iconic and rewarding to photograph.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-west-pier-brighton"><a aria-label="West Pier, Brighton (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.westpier.co.uk/history/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">West Pier, Brighton</a></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/5-8.jpg" alt="West Pier Brighton" class="wp-image-62408" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/5-8.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/5-8-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/5-8-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/5-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/5-8-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>Mournful, statuesque and dignified, the old West Pier is the most-photographed building in Brighton and the very definition of &#8216;desolate beauty&#8217; as it slowly but inexorably surrenders to the sea. For maximum Insta points visit at sunset in winter to catch the equally iconic starling murmurations over the skeletal building against a multicoloured sky.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-borde-hill-garden-haywards-heath"><a href="https://sussex.muddystilettos.co.uk/days-out/follow-the-sculpture-trail-at-borde-hill/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Borde Hill Garden, Haywards Heath</a></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/6-5.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-62409" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/6-5.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/6-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/6-5-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/6-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/6-5-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>With 200 acres of parkland set in the stunning High Weald, Borde Hill is another guaranteed Insta-winner and you could find a new shot every time you visited. In the winter, frost gives a dramatic look to pictures and of course during the summer, the rose gardens are of the kind you can practically smell through a photograph alone. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-kingley-vale-yew-forest-chichester"><a aria-label="Kingley Vale Yew Forest, Chichester (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.visitchichester.org/activity/kingley-vale-trail" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kingley Vale Yew Forest, Chichester</a></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/7-5.jpg" alt="Kingley Vale Yew Forest" class="wp-image-62410" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/7-5.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/7-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/7-5-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/7-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/7-5-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>One of the biggest and best yew forests in Europe is also home to a grove of trees that are thought to be among the oldest living things in the entire UK. The ancient grove was said to be the meeting place of witches and Druids, now it welcomes anybody looking to get iconic shots of twisted, gnarled boughs straight out of a dark fairy tale. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-lupin-field-at-terwick-church-near-rogate"><a aria-label="Lupin field at Terwick Church, near Rogate (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/woolbeding-countryside/features/a-tale-of-lupins-at-terwick-church" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lupin field at Terwick Church, near Rogate</a></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/8-5.jpg" alt="Lupin field" class="wp-image-62411" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/8-5.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/8-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/8-5-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/8-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/8-5-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>Lavender fields? Pah, soooo obvious &#8211; this is a much rarer and more beautiful seasonal sight for sore eyes, a field of glorious lupins studded through with oxeye daisies, poppies and other native wildflowers backed by a pretty church framed, in turn, by the rolling South Downs. Of course you&#8217;ll have to wait for the right season &#8211; but a good one to have on your radar. With a series of natural paths between the blooms you can snap little ones running free too.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ouse-valley-viaduct"><a aria-label="Ouse Valley Viaduct (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.experiencewestsussex.com/ouse-valley-viaduct/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ouse Valley Viaduct</a></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/9-3.jpg" alt="Ouse Valley Viaduct" class="wp-image-62412" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/9-3.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/9-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/9-3-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/9-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/9-3-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>Trainspotting will never be anoraky again after you&#8217;ve watched them thundering over a structural marvel that&#8217;s nearly 1,500m long and 100 feet high. The Ouse Valley Viaduct is said to be the most elegant in the country. Photo opps abound. And for bonus points remember the River Ouse, responsible for the valley over which the viaduct presides, is pronounced &#8216;ooze&#8217;. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-camber-sands-rye"><a aria-label="Camber Sands, Rye (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/discover-east-sussex/countryside-sites/camber/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Camber Sands, Rye</a></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/10-3.jpg" alt="Camber Sands" class="wp-image-62413" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/10-3.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/10-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/10-3-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/10-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/10-3-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>A sandy beach is in itself a rarity in Sussex but Camber Sands also boasts one of the longest and most unspoiled dune systems on the South Coast. It&#8217;s an iconic setting for everything from wedding photos to children and Fido running free, and it&#8217;s a next-level Insta winner however you shoot it. Best of all you can stop for a drink at Muddy fave, <a href="https://sussex.muddystilettos.co.uk/little-black-book/directory/the-gallivant-rye/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Gallivant.</a> </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-bluebell-woods-on-spithandle-lane-near-wiston">Bluebell woods on Spithandle Lane, near Wiston</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/11-2.jpg" alt="Bluebelle woods near Wiston" class="wp-image-62414" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/11-2.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/11-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/11-2-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/11-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/11-2-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>Deep in the lanes of rural West Sussex lies this astonishing bluebell wood, accessed via a network of footpaths and bridleways on the snigger-worthy named Spithandle Lane. It&#8217;s reckoned by locals in the know, and backed by Muddy, as one of the best in Sussex. Add it to your bluebell walks when they start to make an apperance and listen out &#8211; you&#8217;ll often hear the first cuckoo here too. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-knepp-estate-dial-post"><a aria-label="Knepp Estate (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.kneppsafaris.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Knepp Estate</a>, Dial Post</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/12-2.jpg" alt="Knepp Estate" class="wp-image-62415" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/12-2.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/12-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/12-2-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/12-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/sussex/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2023/01/12-2-788x525.jpg 788w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p>One for the wildlife lovers. Knepp is not only home to an astonishing range of species including free-roaming longhorn cattle, deer, Tamworth pigs and Exmoor ponies, it&#8217;s also the site of the wildlife success story of 2020, the white stork chicks. Home to a sizeable colony of white storks including the famous wild residents who bred here successfully, Knepp is one huge photo opportunity and the patient are bound to be rewarded with something very special.</p>


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