Jerusalem - Haslemere to Chichester
Hiking Route
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British Pilgrimage Trust
British Pilgrimage Trust
A pilgrimage route to commemorate Jerusalem the song, written by William Blake and Hubert Parry, passing through relevant places.
moderate
Distance 43.3 km
From Haslemere and the highest hill in Sussex, we walk to Chichester, where William Blake - the poet behind Jerusalem - was thankfully nothanged in 1804. Via Temple of the Winds - highest hill in Sussex, and place where Tennyson (early William Blake adopter) was inspired. The Deep Dark Green Woods of Ancient Sussex. Oak and Ash and Thorn. The famous Henley pub. Sleep in Easebourne. The Green Chapel of Cowdray Castle Ruins. Heyshott Pilgrim Church. The South Downs - up we go... Charlton - where the first English WI was founded (the WI was given ownership of the song Jerusalem in 1928). The Trundle - Ancient holy hill where William Blake was inspired. Lavant - the house where William Blake celebrated his liberty, and dined twince weekly with the Lady of Lavant while composing Jerusalem. Chichester Guildhall - where Blake was acquitted of treason and sedition - which would have seen him hanged! Chichester Market Cross. Chichester Bishops Palace and Cathedral.
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Highest point
280 m
Lowest point
13 m
Track types
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Coordinates:
OS Grid
SU 89775 32948
DD
51.088837, -0.719540
DMS
51°05'19.8"N 0°43'10.3"W
UTM
30U 659704 5662177
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Coordinates
OS Grid
SU 89775 32948
DD
51.088837, -0.719540
DMS
51°05'19.8"N 0°43'10.3"W
UTM
30U 659704 5662177
w3w
///pulsing.spreading.humidity
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
43.3 km
Duration
14:46 h
Ascent
755 m
Descent
876 m
Highest point
280 m
Lowest point
13 m
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Descent
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Highest point
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