Walks you can reach from Emsworth by train
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Southbourne Station to Chichester Station (Sussex)
3m direct from Emsworth.
18km. 5h.
Flat tidal harbour shoreline, raised sea walls, mudflats, fields, light woodland, duck pond, and pedestrianised historic city centre. Can be muddy. Best at high tide.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Southbourne Station to Bosham Station (Sussex)
3m direct from Emsworth.
Flat tidal harbour shoreline, raised sea walls, mudflats, fields, and quaint harbourside village. Can be muddy. Best at high tide.
A shorter variant of Southbourne to Chichester – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Portsmouth Harbour Station to Havant Station (Hampshire)
4m direct from Emsworth.
20km.
Flat coastal walk, seafront promenade, sandy beaches, short ferry crossing, disused railway path, and harbourside shore path.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Fishbourne Station Circular via Chichester Harbour (Sussex)
15m direct from Emsworth.
Easy: 11km, flat terrain. 3h–5h.
Beginner-friendly: Just follow the coast and come back along a straight walk. It’s almost too simple! Flat, short and plenty of choices for lunch.
Chichester Harbour is a little-known National Landscape. Its protected saltmarsh landscape feeds an abundance of birdlife. It’s a major recreational harbour but somehow has a romantically melancholy and isolated air — you can imagine sea shanties being composed here.
Highlights: Chichester Harbour, Bosham, and Fishbourne Roman Palace & Gardens.
Lunch stops in Bosham (1h30–2h30 in): the Anchor Bleu, Timberley's, the Berkeley Arms, or Marwick's.
End-of-walk rewards: the Bull's Head Pub, or the Woolpack Inn.
Angmering Station to Littlehampton Station (Sussex)
30m direct from Emsworth.
16km. 3h30.
Open downland, coastal plain, quiet alleyways, farmland, residential streets, shingle beach, seafront promenade, and riverside walk.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Angmering Station Circular (Sussex)
30m direct from Emsworth.
10km. 2h30.
Open downland, farmland, quiet alleyways, and residential streets.
A shorter variant of Angmering to Littlehampton – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Angmering Station to Worthing Station (Sussex)
30m direct from Emsworth.
15km. 3h30.
Residential streets, village lanes, bridleways, open downland, chalk hills, coastal plain, seafront promenade, and town streets.
A longer variant of Arundel to Goring-by-Sea – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Angmering Station to Goring-by-Sea Station (Sussex)
30m direct from Emsworth.
11km. 2h30.
Residential streets, village lanes, bridleways, open downland, chalk hills, and coastal plain.
An alternative variant of Arundel to Goring-by-Sea – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Goring-by-Sea Station to Worthing Station (Sussex)
45m direct from Emsworth.
Tough: steep ascents. 19km. 5h30–9h.
Highlights: Highdown Gardens and Cissbury Ring Hill Fort.
Lunch stops: the Black Horse (3h–5h in), or the Gun Inn (3h–5h in).
Shoreham-by-Sea Station to Worthing Station (Sussex)
45m direct from Emsworth.
10km.
Flat coastal path, shingle beach, seafront promenade, and seaside resort. Check tide timings.
A shorter variant of Shoreham By Sea to Littlehampton – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hassocks Station to Shoreham-by-Sea Station (Sussex)
45m direct from Emsworth.
20km.
Chalk downland hills, escarpment ridge, quiet road with valley views, farm tracks, nature reserve, and Adur river path.
A longer variant of Hassocks to Upper Beeding – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Balcombe Station to Horsham Station (Sussex)
45m direct from Emsworth.
27km.
Wealden woods, farmland fields, streams, ponds, riverside nature reserve, and old market town. Can be very overgrown.