Walks from Hastings

Sussex · South East England

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Beautiful walks starting or ending at Hastings Station.

Alternatively, view walks near Hastings by train.

Winchelsea to Hastings

Highly recommended

Coastal: three quarters along the coast.

Hastings (3h45 in)

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

2 lunch spots: the New Beach Club (1h30 in), or the Cove (2h in)

8 end-of-walk rewards: the Jolly Fisherman, the Lord Nelson, the Royal Standard, the London Trader, the Hastings Arms, Ye Olde Pumphouse, the Cutter, or the Albion

Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).

Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.

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Hastings to Rye

Highly recommended: Clifftop coastal path, steep climbs, remote naturist beach, flat marshland, ancient hilltop towns and panoramic viewpoints.

Coastal: three fifths along the coast.

Lamb House (National Trust; 6h in)

Time: 7h30 (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)

Warnings: Crumbly cliff edges.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Similar walk: Slow Ways (inc. GPX).

Reverse direction: Railwalks.

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Hastings Circular via Fairlight Glen Beach

Hilly clifftop path, steep glens, shingle and sandy beach, forested inland valleys, coastal headlands, bracken and eroding cliffs.

Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Crumbly cliff edges.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

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Hastings Circular via St Helen's Wood

The greener inland side of town: a Victorian park, wildlife-rich woods, a waterfall chine, a museum and the seafront.

Hastings

Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)

Walk details: Travelog Lewes (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

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Winchelsea to Hastings

Undulating ridge, pastureland, farms, woods, hilly territory with fine views, coastal cliff path with steep ascents and descents and historic walled town.

Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Steep ascents and descents.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

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Eastbourne to Hastings

Flat coastal seafront promenades, shingle beach, sandy beach at low tide, sea wall paths, quiet coast roads and low cliffs.

Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)

Warnings: Shingle heavy going.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

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Battle to Hastings

A walk in three contrasting sections, largely along the waymarked 1066 Country Trail: a paved seaside promenade, then green spaces and the Combe Haven wetlands and finally rural High Weald with small steep valleys and wooded farmland. Expect very slippery mud in Combe Haven and heavy going elsewhere; kissing gates en route. Largely follows the 1066 Country Trail; passes the Combe Haven SSSI and the RSPB reserve at Fore Wood. Crowhurst, Crowhurst station and West St Leonards station allow the route to be split.

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Battle Abbey: An abbey founded by William the Conqueror on the site of the 1066 battlefield.

Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)

1 lunch spot: the Plough

End-of-walk reward: Numerous pubs, cafes and shops in Battle, though some are aimed at Abbey visitors so check times.

Warnings: Combe Haven has very slippery mud (a pole helps). Road walking up Chapel Hill in Crowhurst is on bends with poor visibility and limited room to stand aside, so use hi-vis. Crossing the fairly busy Powdermill Lane needs care, as visibility is poor heading north.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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