The Adur is a historic navigable river which links mid-Sussex to the coast at Shoreham Port. In medieval times, our starting point of Upper Beeding, now five miles inland, was a shallow harbour; more recently an 1807 Act of Parliament led to dredging and three locks installed upstream at Henfield. The river remained in use transporting agricultural produce and raw materials for the nearby Shoreham cement works until 1929.

We will start at 11am at the Rising Sun pub in Upper Beeding, and cross the river to the remains of Bramber Castle which defended the old harbour, before crossing the meadows to the recently restored White Bridge, returning down the east bank of the river itself, a loop of around 2¼ miles. We will reserve tables at the Rising Sun for lunch at 1pm. After lunch there will be further opportunity to explore the river, Bramber and Upper Beeding for those who wish. WCs are available en route in the Bramber carpark, and at the Rising Sun at the finish.

So that we know numbers for the pub, please drop an e-mail to IWA’s Adur representative Nick Owen ([email protected]) by 11th July to let us know you are coming.