Walks you can reach from Goring-by-Sea by train
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Amberley to Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
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.
Haywards Heath Circular via Lindfield (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
Low hills, Ouse Valley, woodland, nature reserves, fields, hedgerows, historic villages and canal-era river crossings.
Time: 4h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Shoreham-by-Sea to Littlehampton (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
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).
Hassocks to Lewes (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
South Downs chalk grassland ridge, panoramic views to sea and inland, dew ponds, Iron Age fort, wooded climbs, riverside embankment and historic town.
Time: 5h30
Warnings: Can be slippery.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Haywards Heath to Balcombe (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
Undulating High Weald farmland, woodland, golf course, reservoir dam wall, fields and a private school grounds.
Time: 4h
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Haywards Heath to Hassocks (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
Rolling Sussex countryside and South Downs views; farmland and woodland through Ditchling along an old Roman road.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Time: 4h–8h30
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Wivelsfield to Haywards Heath (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
Woods, wildflower meadows, farmland, High Weald ridge, golf course and suburban road sections.
Time: 4h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Horsham to Haywards Heath (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
Forest, fields, Sussex villages and views; St Leonard's Forest, historic Slaugham village, Cuckfield, South Downs views.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
St Leonard's Forest: An expansive forest of ancient woodland between Horsham and Crawley.
Time: 5h30–10h30
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Angmering to Littlehampton (Sussex)
4 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
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).
Littlehampton to Bognor Regis (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
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)
45 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
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.
Burgess Hill to Hassocks (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Goring-by-Sea.
Rolling farmland, chalky downland, wooded copses, open hilltops, golf courses, picturesque villages and panoramic South Downs ridge.
Time: 7h
Warnings: Can be very muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).