Sussex 1000 was a challenge I set myself after being inspired to ‘stay local’. On Saturday Sept 11th 2021 I set off from a small village called Hammer and cycled 1000 miles over 20 days finishing at Camber on Thursday Sept 30th. I passed through every city, town and village in the county without crossing the border or travelling the same road more than once. I camped each night and averaged 50 miles cycling a day with 2 large panniers. I stopped off at each of the Cadence cycling hubs along my route, where I was plied with their signature toasties and delicious coffee.
WOLO FOUNDATION
I raised £1578 for the brilliant charity Wolo who help families across Sussex affected by cancer. They were a tremendous support and inspiration to me so and I’m hugely grateful to everyone who helped me beat my fundraising target of £1/mile. THANK YOU!
Check out my komoot Collection below for a write up and daily routes. You can also view my journey in Google Maps and see the individual day itineraries at the bottom of this page.
THE 20 DAY PLAN
Day 1 – Sat 11 Sept – Hammer to Eridge
Cadence Hub: Deers Leep
Campsite: Campfire Weekends
Distance: 72 miles | Uphill: 1,130 m | Ave climb per mile: 16m
Day 2 – Sun 12 Sept – Eridge to Fernhurst
Campsite: Night Pastures
Distance: 68 miles | Uphill: 990 m | Ave climb per mile: 15m
Day 3 – Mon 13 Sept – Fernhurst to Wisborough Green
Campsite: Oaklands Camping at The Bat & Ball
Distance: 34 miles | Uphill: 690 m | Ave climb per mile: 20m
Day 4 – Tue 14 Sept – Wisborough Green to Hadlow Down
Campsite: Idle Hours Owlsbury
Distance: 53 miles | Uphill: 690 m | Ave climb per mile: 19m
Day 5 – Wed 15 Sept – Hadlow Down to Waldron
Campsite: Heronsdale Farm
Distance: 34 miles | Uphill: 770 m | Ave climb per mile: 23m
Day 6 – Thu 16 Sept – Waldron to Shipley
Campsite: Knepp Wildland Safaris
Distance: 46 miles | Uphill: 660 m | Ave climb per mile: 14m
Day 7 – Fri 17 Sept – Shipley to Graffham
Campsite: Graffham Camping & Caravan Club
Distance: 45 miles | Uphill: 530 m | Ave climb per mile: 12m
Day 8 – Sat 18 Sept – Graffham to Chailey
Campsite: Earth Camp
Distance: 49 miles | Uphill: 530 m | Ave climb per mile: 11m
Day 9 – Sun 19 Sept – Chailey to Northiam
Campsite: Eagles Garth
Distance: 63 miles | Uphill: 1200 m | Ave climb per mile: 19m
Day 10 – Mon 20 Sept – Northiam to Chiddingly
Campsite: Hale Farm
Distance: 45 miles | Uphill: 920 m | Ave climb per mile: 20m
Day 11 – Tue 21 Sept – Chiddingly to Storrington
Campsite: Little Rock Cottage
Distance: 52 miles | Uphill: 500 m | Ave climb per mile: 10m
Day 12 – Wed 22 Sept – Storrington to Walberton
Cadence Hub: Upwaltham
Campsite: Old farm Camping & Touring
Distance: 60 miles | Uphill: 930 m | Ave climb per mile: 16m
Day 13 – Thu 23 Sept – Walberton to Streat
Cadence Hub: Truleigh Hill
Campsite: Blackberry Wood
Distance: 45 miles | Uphill: 910 m | Ave climb per mile: 20m
Day 14 – Fri 24 Sept – Streat to Netherfield
Campsite: Netherfield Place Farm
Distance: 50 miles | Uphill: 640 m | Ave climb per mile: 13m
Day 15 – Sat 25 Sept – Netherfield to Wannock
Campsite: Bramley Park Camping
Distance: 52 miles | Uphill: 840 m | Ave climb per mile: 16m
Day 16 – Sun 26 Sept – Wannock to Firle
Cadence Hub: Litlington
Campsite: Firle Camp
Distance: 13 miles | Uphill: 340 m | Ave climb per mile: 26m
Day 17 – Mon 27 Sept – Firle to Ford
Campsite: Cuckoo Camp
Distance: 42 miles | Uphill: 420 m | Ave climb per mile: 10m
Day 18 – Tue 28 Sept – Ford to Selsey
Campsite: Warner Farm Holiday Park
Distance: 54 miles | Uphill: 180 m | Ave climb per mile: 3m
Day 19 – Wed 29 Sept – Selsey to Telscombe
Campsite: Stud Farm
Distance: 56 miles | Uphill: 250 m | Ave climb per mile: 4m
Day 20 – Thu 30 Sept – Telscombe to Camber
Cadence Hub: Eastbourne
Campsite: FINISH!
Distance: 63 miles | Uphill: 740 m | Ave climb per mile: 12m
