17 miles or 27 km
Start: 10 am - Open Space, 11a St Nicholas Lane (off Lansdown Place), Lewes BN7 2JY
Level: Not for beginners. Long walk with one steep climb up to Beddingham Hill; catch train to return to Lewes. Shorter version if
it rains ending at Bishopstone Railway Station.
Bring with you: see kit list
Lunch: Bring a packed lunch and something for tea.
Route and features:
- Stage One: Cross Lewes, go up Chapel Hill (views of Lewes) across to Saxon Hill (views of The Weald and Ashdown Forest) up to Caburn (Bronze Age Hill Fort) and down into the village of Glynde.
- Stage Two: Glynde through Little Dean and up the escarpment to Beddingham Hill (panoramic view of The Weald and The Downs). East along the ridge via Firle Beacon to Bo Peep (many panoramic views, long barrows and tumuli). Lunch stop at some point during this stage.
- Stage Three: Bo Peep south to Blackstone Bottom. Along the Comp (track) to High and Over (panoramic view of the Cuckmere Valley and Friston Forest) along the Cuckmere to Cuckmere Haven to stop for our tea, and then back west to Seaford on the coastal path.
Maps: OS Map Explorer 122 (Brighton & Hove, Lewes & Burgess Hill); OS Landranger 198 (Brighton & The Downs) then OS Landranger 199 (Eastbourne & Hastings).
Price: £5 Adults plus cost of travel; not recommended for under 11s. Please book via email.
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