Welcome to Rural Ways
Rural Ways is your online gateway to the countryside. We have hundreds of walking, cycling and horse-riding routes for you to explore, as well as, a whole host of information to help you and your family enjoy the South East's rich rural landscape.
Use the map below to explore your favourite area or the menu on the left to browse by activity.
14.05.12
Celebrating 100 years of nature conservation
On 16 May 1912 a banker, landowner, naturalist and scientist named Charles Rothschild got together with like-minded enthusiasts to whip-up support for a radical idea: to identify and protect the very best of the UK’s wild places
01.05.12
A FATHERS DAY TO REMEMBER!
Countryside activities and fun for all the family: Sunday 17 June 2012, Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
Give dad a special treat this Fathers Day Sunday 17th June, with a day of excitement, challenge, activity and family fun at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum at Singleton, near Chichester, West Sussex. England’s leading museum of historic buildings and traditional rural life is planning an event packed with unusual and traditional rural activities for dad, and the rest of the family, to discover and enjoy.
01.04.12
FOOD FAIR IN A FANTASTIC DOWNLAND SETTING
The Food and South Downs Fair: A Showcase of the Best Local Food and Downland rural life at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Sunday 6 and Monday 7 May 2012
Don’t miss the very best tastes of the south east this May Day Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum at Singleton, near Chichester, West Sussex
Rural Ways is a collaborative project undertaken on behalf of the Rural Ways Partnership. The site is funded by Tourism South East, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Government Office for the South East (GOSE)'s Strategy for Sustainable Food and Farming and the Countryside Agency's Landscape, Access and Recreation division.
About the Rural Ways project and the Rural Ways Partnership.
