Walks from Glynde
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Glynde Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Glynde by train.
Glynde to Seaford
Highly recommended: South Downs ridge, chalk downland, Firle Park, river valley, ancient villages, forest, coastal cliffs, shingle beach and esplanade.
Alfriston Clergy House (National Trust; 3h15 in)
Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
5 lunch spots: Alfriston (3h15 in) — the Star Inn, the Old Smugglers Inn, or the Six Bells; plus the Ram Inn, Firle (45m in), or the Plough & Harrow (3h45 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Cuckmere Inn, or the Old Boot Inn
Warnings: Crumbly cliff edges.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Glynde Circular via Furlongs
Downland villages of artists and history: a Ravilious-painted cottage, a stately house, a Roman villa site and parish churches, with pubs en route.
Firle Place: A Tudor-cored country house, seat of the Gage family, open to the public.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Travelog Lewes (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Bishopstone to Glynde
Coastal path with fields and with gentle gradients.
South Downs National Park: Ditchling Area (National Trust)
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
Walk details: Railwalks.
Glynde to Southease
South Downs Way chalk ridge and extensive views inland and to Newhaven and the Channel.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Source: A shorter variant of Lewes via West Firle Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).
Glynde to Eastbourne
Open treeless downland ridges, steep ascents, scenic Cuckmere Valley, coastal promenade, beach and pier.
Time: 8h30 (7h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Steep ascents.
Source: An alternative variant of Southease to Eastbourne (Saturday Walkers Club).