downs link
Now called the Downs Link, this path was originally the railway line from Horsham to Shoreham, with a station at Henfield. Axed under Beeching in 1966, the track has become a well-used route for cyclists and walkers, and the station was built over by homes in a cul-de-sac called... Beechings.
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Railway bridge: The old railway line - now the Downs Link - runs across the footpath in this photo from the 1990s. The crossing is close to Backhouse Farm.
Railway line: A view of the path, looking north from near Blackhouse Farm.
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Downs Link: This section of the former railway line temporarily breaks at the junction with Lower Station Road. The path emerges by the side of the Steam Mill. To re-connect, cross Lower Station Road and walk up Station Road to the Cat and Canary, where the path resumes northwards. Taken in late March 2017.
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Downs Link 1: The start of the southern section of the path, from Holland Lane. Mid-July 2019
Downs Link 2: Looking south from near Blackhouse Farm. Mid-July 2019.
Downs Link Bridge view: The view from one of the bridges, just south of Blackhouse Farm. Mid-July 2019.
COUNTRY VIEWS 2
Railway bridge: The old railway line - now the Downs Link - runs across the footpath in this photo from the 1990s. The crossing is close to Backhouse Farm.
Railway line: A view of the path, looking north from near Blackhouse Farm.
COUNTRY VIEWS 18
Downs Link: This section of the former railway line temporarily breaks at the junction with Lower Station Road. The path emerges by the side of the Steam Mill. To re-connect, cross Lower Station Road and walk up Station Road to the Cat and Canary, where the path resumes northwards. Taken in late March 2017.
COUNTRY VIEWS 26
Downs Link 1: The start of the southern section of the path, from Holland Lane. Mid-July 2019
Downs Link 2: Looking south from near Blackhouse Farm. Mid-July 2019.
Downs Link Bridge view: The view from one of the bridges, just south of Blackhouse Farm. Mid-July 2019.
