Welcome to the Sussex Area Website!

This website is a repository of information about the current activities of the Sussex Area of the Ramblers' Association.

Here you can find contact information for area officers and groups, information about footpath matters, reports from area officers, press releases, and details of any vacancies.

Annual Report 2010-11

The Annual Report for 2010-11 can be downloaded in PDF format.

Vacancies

At the moment, we are looking for a new Vice Chairman, Treasurer, East Sussex Countryside Secretary, Publicity Officer and Minutes Secretary. We also have a vacancies in a number of parishes for footpath secertaries.

Please visit our vacancies page for more information.

Survey of Sussex Walkers

We've had a request from student at Brighton University, for people to participate in a survey, which she intends to make use of in writing her dissertation. She said:

I am a third year Brighton University student currently working on my dissertation which is entitled 'The Importance of the Natural Environment as a Tourist Attraction: A Stakeholders Perspective'. It focuses on East Sussex and particularly the footpaths therein. I have created a survey which I hope will let me know just how important the beautiful landscape of East Sussex is to people that use the footpaths and I thought who better to ask than the Ramblers Society?!

She supplied the follow link to her survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/77JNY8Q.

Publications

Accessible Rambles Guide

Now Open

The Sussex area of the Ramblers is publishing this guide to encourage you to get out and explore the countryside if you:

  • Use a wheelchair or buggy for mobility or;
  • Want to explore the countryside with children in a pram or something similar or;
  • Are less agile than you would like to be

The guide has now been broken into multiple parts due to its size. The first section is the introduction; you should download this, along with the sections for the areas you are interested in.

You can download each of the parts by clicking on the appropriate link below:

Sussex Rambler

Area News

Sussex Rambler (formerly Area News) contains the latest news from Sussex Area.

The magazine is only available to members, either as a print or online version.

"Now Open" Newsletter

Now Open

The Now Open newsletter is a new initiative from the Sussex Area. It advertises closed routes that have recently become open.

The newsletter can now be read online here. This site contains back issues as well as the current issue.

About Sussex Area

The Sussex Area of the Ramblers' Association was formed in 1976. Membership has grown to around 4400, with 9 local groups throughout Sussex, and one county-wide Young Walkers' group.

We are working on behalf of all walkers to:

  • protrect the network of public paths;
  • safeguard the beauty of Britain's countryside;
  • campaign for greater access to open country;
  • provide information and advice on all aspects of walking.

Come and try a walk with us before joining.

The Ramblers' Association is a registered charity (no. 1093577). By becoming a member you can help further our objectives.

Enjoy walking with a Ramblers Group near you!