Walks you can reach from Hassocks by train
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Hassocks.
Balcombe Circular via Nymans (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Hassocks.
Highly recommended: Fields, woods, stream valleys, grassy hillsides, estate parkland, a fine old village and stately home. Mostly secluded.
Woodland: half under tree cover.
Time: 4h30–8h30
3 lunch spots: Handcross (2h–3h30 in) — Nymans café, the Red Lion, or JO.CO cafe
1 end-of-walk reward: the Victory
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Amberley to Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Hassocks.
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 Hassocks.
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.
Haywards Heath Circular via Lindfield (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Hassocks.
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).
Wivelsfield to Haywards Heath (Sussex)
6 minutes direct from Hassocks.
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).
Haywards Heath to Balcombe (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Hassocks.
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).
Balcombe to East Grinstead (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Hassocks.
Gentle wooded hills, muddy farm tracks, landscaped gardens, reservoir shoreline, open fields and woodland paths.
Time: 5h
Warnings: Can be very muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Balcombe to Horsham (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Hassocks.
Wealden woods, farmland fields, streams, ponds, riverside nature reserve and old market town.
Warnings: Can be very overgrown.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Shoreham-by-Sea to Littlehampton (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Hassocks.
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).
East Croydon to Oxted (Surrey)
45 minutes direct from Hassocks.
First stage of the Vanguard Way, from suburban East Croydon out through Selsdon Wood and the North Downs to Oxted.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 5h30–11h
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
East Grinstead to Wivelsfield (Sussex)
6 minutes direct from Hassocks.
Hills, streams, ponds, heaths, mixed woodland rich in bluebells and wood anemones, pastures and heathery commons with South Downs views.
Time: 7h30
Warnings: Mud and flood prone.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Horsham to Haywards Heath (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Hassocks.
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).