Best walks to or from East Grinstead

East Grinstead Station Circular via Standen House

Easy: 8km, moderate ascents. 2h30–4h.

Beginner-friendly: This short walk is nearly all National Trust territory and signposted. If you want to make it even shorter and simpler, just skip the detour through the woods. The lunch stop is a simple café, so no messing around with booking a table in advance.

An essential walk! Mostly secluded.

Highlights: Standen House.

Lunch stop: Standen House café (1h–2h in).

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East Grinstead Station to Wivelsfield Station

31km. 7h30.

Hills, streams, ponds, heaths, mixed woodland rich in bluebells and wood anemones, pastures, and heathery commons with South Downs views. Mud and flood prone.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

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.

Ashurst Station to East Grinstead Station

22km. 5h30.

Low hills, Wealden farmland, wooded bridleways, open Ashdown Forest heathland, golf course, disused railway trackbed (Forest Way), and historic town streets. Can be muddy.

A longer variant of Ashurst to Forest Row and East Grinstead – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Eridge Station to East Grinstead Station

23km. 5h30.

Undulating High Weald countryside, clay paths, woods, fields, estate grounds, river valley, disused railway cycleway, and hilltop town streets. Can be muddy.

A longer variant of Eridge to Forest Row and East Grinstead – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.