Walks you can reach from Plumpton by train
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Lewes Station to Southease Station (Sussex)
7m direct from Plumpton.
Tough: steep ascents. 16km. 4h30–8h.
An essential walk! Escarpments, three distinct downland ridges, wide open chalk paths, panoramic views, historic town streets, and gentle valleys.
Highlights: Lewes.
Lunch stops: the Trevor Arms (1h30–3h in), or the Ram Inn, Firle (2h30–4h in).
End-of-walk reward: Courtyard Café at YHA Southease Hostel.
Lewes Station Circular via Glynde and Southease (Sussex)
7m direct from Plumpton.
23km.
A rambler favourite! Three distinct downland ridges, wide open chalk paths, panoramic views, historic town streets, and gentle valleys. Three steep climbs.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Lewes Station to Seaford Station (Sussex)
7m direct from Plumpton.
22km. 6h.
South Downs ridges, open downland, sweeping valley, remote hidden valley, coastal shingle beach, and recreation ground. Steep climbs.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hassocks Station to Lewes Station (Sussex)
7m direct from Plumpton.
17km. 5h30.
South Downs chalk grassland ridge, panoramic views to sea and inland, dew ponds, Iron Age fort, wooded climbs, riverside embankment, and historic town. Can be slippery.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Uckfield Station to Lewes Station (Sussex)
7m direct from Plumpton.
20km.
River valleys, fields, woods, golf course, open chalk downland, South Downs escarpment, and historic town. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Glynde Station to Lewes Station (Sussex)
7m direct from Plumpton.
6km.
A rambler favourite! Downland ridge via Mount Caburn, steep descent into Lewes, and chalk paths. Steep descent.
A shorter variant of Lewes Circular via Glynde and Southease – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Lewes Station to Brighton Station (Sussex)
7m direct from Plumpton.
19km.
Chalk downs, open escarpment, quaint village, seafront promenade, and urban Brighton.
A variant of Southease to Rottingdean or Brighton – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Lewes Station to Cooksbridge Station (Sussex)
7m direct from Plumpton.
24km.
Open chalk downland, South Downs ridgeline, River Ouse bank, farmland, and country lanes. Track slippery when wet.
A variant of Lewes Circular via Swanborough and Black Cap – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Wivelsfield Station to Haywards Heath Station (Sussex)
8m direct from Plumpton.
18km. 4h30.
Woods, wildflower meadows, farmland, High Weald ridge, golf course, and suburban road sections. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
East Grinstead Station to Wivelsfield Station (Sussex)
8m direct from Plumpton.
31km. 7h30.
Hills, streams, ponds, heaths, mixed woodland rich in bluebells and wood anemones, pastures, and heathery commons with South Downs views. Mud and flood prone.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haywards Heath Station Circular (Sussex)
15m direct from Plumpton.
18km. 4h30.
Low hills, Ouse Valley, woodland, nature reserves, fields, hedgerows, historic villages, and canal-era river crossings. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haywards Heath Station to Balcombe Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Plumpton.
16km. 4h.
Undulating High Weald farmland, woodland, golf course, reservoir dam wall, fields, and a private school grounds. Can be muddy.