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Five Hundred Acre Wood – Pooh Bridge loop from Old Lodge Nature Reserve

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Five Hundred Acre Wood – Pooh Bridge loop from Old Lodge Nature Reserve

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Five Hundred Acre Wood – Pooh Bridge loop from Old Lodge Nature Reserve

05:35

20.3km

330m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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High Weald National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.36 km

View of Ashdown Forest from the Wealdway

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Wealdway is an 82 mile (132km) long distance walking trail from Gravesend in Kent to Eastbourne in East Sussex. Here it walks along the edge of Five Hundred Acre …

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3.40 km

Five Hundred Acre Wood

Highlight • Forest

Five Hundred Acre Wood is famously the inspiration behind Hundred Acre Wood, the setting for AA Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories. Unlike the rest of Ashdown Forest, which is now …

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11.2 km

Rough Wood

Forest

13.5 km

Winnie-the-Pooh's House (Mr. Sanders)

Highlight • Structure

The smell of hunny will lead you straight to Winnie the Pooh's house. Complete with the Mr SAИDERZ sign, this is a great place for children and Winnie the Pooh fans to look out for.

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13.5 km

Pooh Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Fans of AA Milne's 'Winnie the Pooh' books will love visiting poohsticks bridge. Locals say this is the location where AA Milne first played poohsticks with his son, Christopher.

Although …

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13.8 km

Piglet's House

Highlight • Forest

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13.8 km

Owl's House (Winnie-the-Pooh)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Be sure to look up into the trees to spot Owl's house. This is a perfect trail for children as they love looking out for the characters' homes from AA Milne's 'Winnie the Pooh' books.

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17.1 km

The Rough

Forest

18.0 km

A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard Memorial Viewpoint

Highlight • Monument

Atop this glorious viewpoint, you find a memorial to A. A. Milne, the English author best known as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, and his collaborator, E. H. Shepard. On the …

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18.2 km

Gills Lap Clump (The Enchanted Place)

Highlight • Viewpoint

This clearing surrounded by fir trees appears in the Winnie the Pooh book as "Galleons Lap" or "the Enchanted Place." Next to it, there is also a trig point.

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20.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.52 km

6.80 km

2.37 km

2.24 km

296 m

105 m

Surfaces

6.14 km

5.82 km

5.14 km

1.24 km

1.18 km

814 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Thursday 25 June

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Five Hundred Acre Wood – Pooh Bridge loop from Old Lodge Nature Reserve

View of Ashdown Forest from the Wealdway

Five Hundred Acre Wood

Winnie-the-Pooh's House (Mr. Sanders)

Pooh Bridge

Piglet's House

Owl's House (Winnie-the-Pooh)

A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard Memorial Viewpoint

Gills Lap Clump (The Enchanted Place)

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