To start this walk take the wide path from the end of the car park. It leads away to the left and soon makes a right hand turn. Shortly there will be another similar turn and then at the third one notice a small bridge with wooden railings. Do not cross this but carry straight on along a grassy path to reach a bridleway with a hard surface. Turn left in the lane and walk up to the road, this is Vowels Lane. Cross over with care to enter Tickeridge farmyard. This was once the site of a flourishing iron works furnace bringing noise and dirt to what is now a peaceful rural area.

Walk straight through to a field gate into a sloping meadow. Look ahead for a stile and footbridge slightly to the right. This will bring you into an enclosed path which leads up to another stile and field. Keep forward along the right hand side of two fields with trees and bushes on your right.

As you approach the end of the second field look slightly to the left for a stile which will drop you onto the B2110 so take the greatest care here. Cross the road and turn left. On the bend on the right is a lane leading to Fen Place Mill. Keep to this lane as you pass a small housing development and continue down to the farm.

It is attractive here with the lake and old mill on the left and gardens of the houses to the right. The mill wheel is still visible though no longer in use. Follow the path to the end where you come to a “T” junction. The second lake is now visible to your left. Turn left. In the gateway cross the stile on the right to an enclosed wide path. This skirts round two fields, still within the fence on the left. Where the fence turns sharply left on the right in the corner is a stile which brings you to a long field. As you cross the stile there will be a hedge on your left as you look forward. Walk alongside this hedge for a little way to see a conspicuous field gate ahead. Go to this and through it to join the Sussex Border Path.

To the left is Burleigh House and the lane leading into Crawley Down. Your way is to turn right and walk towards a stile ahead which is tucked in the corner. In the next field maintain your direction along a narrow path which is not always very visible. This leads to a stile and footbridge and then a second stile. From there keep to the hedge on your left to another stile into a large field usually under crops.

Keep close to the hedge on your left until it turns away when you carry straight on along a narrow field path, slightly uphill until you are close to Tilkhurst Farm and at a finger post.

Here you leave the Sussex Border Path and turn right. Follow the headland path straight on and cross the stile. Keep to the same direction only now down a slight decline to a stile and plank bridge. The next field is long and narrow. Turn to the right and walk down the length of it. Near the bottom look up to your left to note a stile up the bank. Go over this into the next field. Keep alongside the hedge on your left. Over to the right you can see the buildings of Fen Place Mill, but ignore them now. Cross a stile and continue alongside the hedge and bushes on your left. The path soon curves to the left to a stile leading into a copse. Once over turn right to walk with a hedge on your right to a field gate into an enclosed lane. This leads to what was the farmyard of Hurley Farm, now a modern development. The way to the B2110 skirts round to the right of the buildings.

Take care as you come to the main road. Walk round the bend to the right then cross to the other side to walk on the verges as much as possible to avoid the traffic. At the top of the hill you will come to the stile you crossed early in the walk. It will be in the hedge on your left. From here you will retrace your steps back to the car park. Remember to close the gates in Tickeridge farmyard and take care in crossing into the bridleway opposite.

This leads to Birch Farm Nursery which is famous world-wide for its excellency in alpines. Your turning to the right in the lane will be shortly before the finger post on the left. Your way will be the grassy ride first, then this meets the bridleway (bridge and fence on the left) turn right along the main path all the way back to the car park.