Here are some books about Sussex - or places in Sussex - which you may enjoy and also find helpful when planning your visit. 

Incidentally, if you love books, a town for you to visit is Lewes, which has a good number of second-hand & rare book shops.  Lewes was badly hit by flooding in 2000, but it's a beautiful town and well worth a visit.

	South Downs Way The South Downs Way runs for 100 miles over the chalk downland of Sussex & Hampshire and it's used by walkers, cyclists & horse-riders for the entire length. The book South Downs Way is the complete official guide for the long-distance walker or the weekend stroller.  Available from Foyles.  (And if you're looking for somewhere to stay which is close to the Sussex Downs, click here...)
	Walk! the South Downs Ten years' walking has gone into this book, and of the 42 walks, 21 are in West Sussex.  Nearly 2000 miles of footpaths & bridleways criss-cross the South Downs, plus new paths across land & nature reserves.  The book has lots of detail for each walk, including a walking route summary, ratings for effort, time distance, ascent/descent, refreshments, vertigo risk, timings to help with navigation, GPS waypoints... And many of the walks listed here don't appear in other guides.  Go walk those Downs!  More...
	Cycling in Sussex Cycling in Sussex has been written by Mum of three, enthusiastic cyclist & photographer Deirdre Huston.  It has 20 rides between 4km and 28km, exploring the quiet lanes & off-road trails of sussex with clear step-by-step instructions, route profiles & local area information.  More...
	Sussex Author Peter Brandon takes us on a tour of Sussex, covering market towns, hills, castles, seaside resorts, gardens & churches.  Dr Peter Brandon is a historical geographer and has written a number of books on Sussex and has a great enthusiasm for the county's past, present & future.  Be infected with his enthusiasm for his home county!   More...
	A272:  An Ode to a Road The A272 spans 90 miles from East Sussex through to Hampshire.  Dutch author Peter Boogaart's book has opened the eyes of many tourists and locals alike, for this book is about the sights on the side of the A272, not the road itself.   One reviewer on Amazon said that she had borrowed the book from the library, but loved it so much that she went out and bought a copy. As the author says, the A272 "captures the Englishness of English life";  it represents England.