Walks you can reach from Fishersgate by train
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Amberley to Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex)
6 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Highly recommended: Open chalk ridge, South Downs escarpment, wide well-marked paths, exposed hilltops, riverside estuary path and suburban road walking near finish.
Hilly: half on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Time: 8h–15h30
1 lunch spot: Columba's Kitchen (4h–8h in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Buckingham Arms, or the Crabtree
Warnings: Very exposed in wind.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Goring-by-Sea to Worthing (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Recommended
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 5h30–10h30
2 lunch spots: the Black Horse (3h–6h in), or the Gun Inn (3h–6h in)
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Reverse direction: Railwalks.
Shoreham-by-Sea to Littlehampton (Sussex)
6 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Flat coastal promenade, shingle beach, sandy beach, grassy seafront paths and seaside resorts.
Warnings: Check tide timings.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Arundel to Goring-by-Sea (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
River path, wooded estate tracks, open downland, chalk hills, coastal plain and seaside seafront loop.
Time: 4h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Brighton Circular via the Royal Pavilion (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Historic city core and seafront, with a medieval church, Regency squares, the piers, the Royal Pavilion, the North Laine and parks.
The Royal Pavilion: George IV's exotic Indo-Saracenic seaside palace in central Brighton.
Brighton Palace Pier: A Victorian pleasure pier of rides and amusements over the sea.
Walk details: Travelog Lewes (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Goring-by-Sea to Littlehampton (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Seafront and quiet beaches past a garden centre and animal sanctuary, a protected watercourse and a boating-lake park, ending at a seaside town's estuary front.
Walk details: Travelog Lewes (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Similar walk: Railwalks.
Littlehampton to Bognor Regis (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Coastal seafront promenades, shingle beaches, sand dunes, sea wall paths, quiet seafront homes and south coast seaside resorts.
Warnings: Check tide timings.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Similar walk: Railwalks.
Hassocks to Brighton (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Chalk South Downs crossing with steep climbs and descents, open downland, light woodland and a finish along the Brighton seafront.
Hilly: half on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
St John the Baptist Church, Clayton: Ancient village church with medieval wall paintings.
Stanmer Great Wood: Woodland on the edge of Stanmer Park.
Brighton Racecourse: Open downland racecourse above the city.
Brighton Palace Pier: A Victorian pleasure pier of rides and amusements over the sea.
Time: 4h30–9h
Warnings: Steep climbs and descents with stepped sections; significant elevation gain. Can be muddy.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Newhaven Town to Brighton (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Harbourside path, white chalk cliffs, clifftop and undercliff concrete paths, shingle beach and busy seaside promenade and boardwalk.
Warnings: Exposed in high wind.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Similar walk: Railwalks.
Angmering to Littlehampton (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Open downland, coastal plain, quiet alleyways, farmland, residential streets, shingle beach, seafront promenade and riverside walk.
Time: 3h30
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Arundel to Littlehampton (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Beautiful views; A beautiful peaceful walk; lovely meandering walk. A peaceful, mostly flat walk following the River Arun along the levee bank, on uneven ground that can vanish beneath overgrown reeds and weeds. Mainly dry sun-baked earth when dry, but muddy and slippery after wet weather. Three steel kissing gates and no stiles. The route passes close by Ford railway station, allowing the walk to be split there.
Waterway: almost all along the River Arun.
Time: 2h30–4h30
1 lunch spot: the Ship & Anchor
Warnings: Under the A259 road bridge there is often a large muddy puddle, and the spot can flood, in which case go up the bank and around. The path can vanish beneath overgrown reeds.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Shoreham-by-Sea to Worthing (Sussex)
6 minutes direct from Fishersgate.
Flat coastal path, shingle beach, seafront promenade and seaside resort.
Warnings: Check tide timings.
Source: A shorter variant of Shoreham By Sea to Littlehampton – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).