Best walks to or from Balcombe

Balcombe Station Circular via Nymans

15km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.

A rambler favourite! Fields, woods, stream valleys, grassy hillsides, estate parkland, a fine old village, and stately home. Mostly secluded. Can be muddy.

Highlights: Nymans and the Ruins of Slaugham Place.

Lunch stops in Handcross (2h–3h in): Nymans café, the Red Lion, or JO.CO cafe.

End-of-walk reward: the Victory.

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Balcombe Station Circular via Ardingly Reservoir

11km. Moderate ascents. 3h–5h30.

Highlights: Ardingley Reservoir.

Lunch stop: Ardingly Reservoir Activity Centre Café (1h30–3h in).

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Balcombe Station to East Grinstead Station

17km. 5h.

Gentle wooded hills, muddy farm tracks, landscaped gardens, reservoir shoreline, open fields, and woodland paths. Can be very muddy.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Balcombe Station to Horsham Station

27km.

Wealden woods, farmland fields, streams, ponds, riverside nature reserve, and old market town. Can be very overgrown.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Haywards Heath Station to Balcombe Station

16km. 4h.

Undulating High Weald farmland, woodland, golf course, reservoir dam wall, fields, and a private school grounds. Can be muddy.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Uckfield Station to Balcombe Station

29km.

Linear walk through East Sussex countryside, villages, and farmland ending at Balcombe station.

A shorter variant of Uckfield to Pease Pottage – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.