Walks you can reach from Normans Bay by train
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Pevensey and Westham Station to Battle Station (Sussex)
4m direct from Normans Bay.
Tough: 29km. Moderate ascents. 8h–13h30.
An essential walk! Beautiful landscapes and multiple historic sights.
Highlights: Pevensey Castle, Herstmonceux Castle, Battle Abbey and Battlefield, Battle Abbey and Battlefield, Pevensey Levels, and Battle itself.
Lunch stops: Nuthatch Kitchen and Terrace (2h30–4h in), or the Ash Tree Inn (4h30–8h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the White Hart Pub, or Battle Abbey and Battlefield.
Cooden Beach Station to Hastings Station (Sussex)
4m direct from Normans Bay.
11km.
Seafront promenade, sandy paths, secluded bays, low cliffs, and Hastings promenade.
A shorter variant of Eastbourne to Hastings via Bexhill – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Pevensey and Westham Station to Eastbourne Station (Sussex)
4m direct from Normans Bay.
9km.
Coastal path south-west from Pevensey, seafront promenade, sandy beach, and Eastbourne pier.
A shorter variant of Eastbourne to Hastings via Bexhill – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hampden Park Station to Eastbourne Station (Sussex)
9m direct from Normans Bay.
26km.
Parks, woods, chalk downland ridges, open grassland, chalk heath, dense beech forest, coastal farmland, golf course, and Victorian seaside town. Steep descents.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Eastbourne Station to Seaford Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Normans Bay.
Tough: 23km, steep ascents. 6h30–11h.
An essential walk! Spectacular white cliffs in a well-protected national landscape. Immense white chalk cliffs, sea, marshes, meadows, and beachfront. Best Jun-Jul (when the chalk is gleaming). Very popular and busy.
Highlights: Eastbourne, Birling Gap, and Seven Sisters Country Park.
Lunch stops: the Kiosk (1h30–2h in), Cadence Cafe Beachy Head (2h–3h in), the Beachy Head Pub (2h–3h30 in), or Birling Gap café (3h–5h in; excellent).
End-of-walk rewards: the Cuckmere Inn, or the Old Plough.
Berwick Station to Eastbourne Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Normans Bay.
20km. 6h30.
A rambler favourite! Farmland, reservoir, chalk downland, ridge grassland, chalk figure, smugglers villages, and seaside resort.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Eastbourne Station to Hastings Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Normans Bay.
26km.
Flat coastal seafront promenades, shingle beach, sandy beach at low tide, sea wall paths, quiet coast roads, and low cliffs. Shingle heavy going.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Southease Station to Eastbourne Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Normans Bay.
27km.
Open treeless downland ridges, steep ascents, scenic Cuckmere Valley, coastal promenade, beach, and pier. Steep ascents.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Eastbourne Station Circular (Sussex)
15m direct from Normans Bay.
17km.
Seafront promenade, chalk cliffs, open downs, quiet downland valley, ridge descent, and town streets. Mile on Eastbourne streets.
An alternative variant of Eastbourne to East Dean – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Glynde Station to Eastbourne Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Normans Bay.
27km.
Open treeless downland ridges, steep ascents, scenic Cuckmere Valley, coastal promenade, beach, and pier. Steep ascents.
An alternative variant of Southease to Eastbourne – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Polegate Station to Eastbourne Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Normans Bay.
South Downs downland and coastal clifftop path from Birling Gap eastward to Eastbourne. Crumbly cliff edges.
A longer variant of Polegate to Birling Gap – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Winchelsea Station to Hastings Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Normans Bay.
Tough: steep ascents. 18km. 4h–7h.
A rambler favourite!
Highlights: Hastings.
Lunch stops: the New Beach Club (1h30–2h30 in), or the Cove (2h–3h30 in).
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.