Adventure Video Production: Showcasing Miles Without Stiles in the South Downs
- Roland dev
- Mar 25, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
Shootlab produced a series of films for the South Downs National Park Authority to showcase Miles Without Stiles, accessible walking routes across Sussex. The project highlights wheelchair-friendly trails and “routes for all”, using a mix of drone footage, action cameras and stabilised tracking shots to capture each walk clearly and enjoyably for viewers.
What is Miles Without Stiles Sussex? Accessible Walking Routes Explained
The South Downs National Park, located in Sussex, renowned for its picturesque landscapes and stunning views. This park is a hotspot for top attractions in the South Downs and offers accessible walking routes known as Miles Without Stiles. These wheelchair-friendly walks allow individuals with limited mobility to enjoy the park's beauty. The routes cater to a diverse range of users, including wheelchair users, families with young children, and individuals on all-terrain powered mobility scooters.
Walkers can choose from a list of stunning routes across the South Downs. These accessible walks feature breathtaking views, diverse wildlife, and the quintessential English scenery that the park is known for.
Miles Without Stiles: Accessible Trails Across Sussex
The South Downs National Park Authority commissioned Shootlab to produce a series of YouTube videos to showcase some of their best Miles Without Stiles routes in Sussex, including Ditchling, Bramber, Iping, and West Walk (West Sussex).
For this series, we focused on clarity and accessibility, using consistent framing, stable movement, and clear route visuals to help viewers understand the terrain and surroundings. We combined aerial filming with drones for aerial filming, action cameras mounted to mobility vehicles, and gimbal-stabilised shots that follow walkers along the route, giving viewers a realistic sense of what each walk is actually like.
Explore Our Miles Without Stiles Films
This route includes stunning 360-degree views from Ditchling Beacon, the highest point on the chalk in East Sussex, and the historic Jack and Jill windmills.
The historic village of Bramber, with its medieval castle, is the starting point for this riverside route. Running alongside the River Adur, this 'Route for All' is set against the backdrop of the glorious South Downs.
This route offers the opportunity to explore one of the best examples of lowland heath in the South Downs National Park. During June and July, keep a lookout for the rare silver studded blue butterfly. A heathland specialist whose caterpillars thrive on the bell heathers.
Explore the remnants of a former Royal hunting ground at West Walk, Forest of Bere. Covering 350 hectares, West Walk is the largest remaining fragment of the former medieval hunting ground, the Forest of Bere in West Sussex.
Why Choose Shootlab for Outdoor and Adventure Video Projects?
Our work with the South Downs National Park Authority shows how thoughtful video production can make outdoor spaces clearer, more accessible, and more engaging. For the Miles Without Stiles series, we focused on filming techniques that prioritised clarity, combining aerial views for context with ground-level footage that shows routes as they really are.
We regularly work on outdoor and location-based projects, filming activities such as walking routes, paddle sports, climbing, and coastal adventures. Our approach is practical and considered, using the right tools for the environment to create films that are informative, watchable, and genuinely useful to their audience.
If you’re planning an outdoor, travel, or visitor-facing video, particularly where accessibility, wayfinding, or public engagement matters, we can help you plan and deliver a film that does the job properly.
Get in touch to talk through your project.
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