Walks from Seaford
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Seaford Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Seaford by train.
Glynde to Seaford
Highly recommended: South Downs ridge, chalk downland, Firle Park, river valley, ancient villages, forest, coastal cliffs, shingle beach and esplanade.
Alfriston Clergy House: The first building saved forever for the nation by the National Trust (National Trust; 3h15 in; 1h to visit).
5 lunch spots: Alfriston (3h15 in) — the Star Inn, the Old Smugglers Inn, or the Six Bells; plus the Ram Inn, Firle (45 mins in), or the Plough & Harrow (3h45 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Cuckmere Inn, or the Old Boot Inn
Warnings: Crumbly cliff edges.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Eastbourne to Seaford
Highly recommended: Spectacular white cliffs in a well-protected national landscape. Immense white chalk cliffs, sea, marshes, meadows and beachfront.
Hilly: a quarter on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Coastal: four fifths along the coast.
Eastbourne (2h30 in)
Birling Gap (National Trust; 3h15 in)
Cuckmere Valley: Flower-rich chalk grassland with stunning views of the Cuckmere River (National Trust; 4h45 in).
4 lunch spots: the Kiosk (1h15 in), Cadence Cafe Beachy Head (2h in), the Beachy Head Pub (2h in), or Birling Gap café (3h15 in; excellent)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Cuckmere Inn
Best months: Jun-Jul (when the chalk is gleaming).
Warnings: Very popular and busy.
Source: Trains2Green.
Seaford to Eastbourne
Highly recommended: Dramatic clifftop chalk downs, undulating Seven Sisters cliffs, shingle beaches, river haven and elegant seafront promenade.
Coastal: almost all along the coast.
Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters: A popular coastal hub, where the South Downs meet the sea (National Trust).
Warnings: Crumbly cliff edges.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Seaford Circular via Alfriston and Bishopstone
Steep coastal cliffs, chalk downland, open panoramic ridgelines, vineyard tracks, village greens, shingle beach and seafront promenade.
Warnings: Steep coastal climbs.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Southease to Seaford
River valley, ridge-top South Downs, open downland with coastal views, pretty villages and seaside esplanade.
Monk's House: Virginia Woolf's country home in the Ouse valley village of Rodmell (National Trust; 1h to visit).
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Similar walk: Travelog Lewes.
Berwick to Seaford
South Downs chalk hills, open downland, river valley, coastal cliffs, shingle beach and picturesque village.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Lewes to Seaford
South Downs ridges, open downland, sweeping valley, remote hidden valley, coastal shingle beach and recreation ground.
Warnings: Steep climbs.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Seaford to Berwick
Coastal chalk cliffs, downland, river valley, open fields and village lanes.
Warnings: Crumbly cliff edges.
Source: An alternative variant of Berwick to Seaford (Saturday Walkers Club).
Bishopstone to Seaford
Seafront, chalk downland, vineyard tracks, open ridgelines and coastal cliff finish over Seaford Head.
Warnings: Steep coastal climbs.
Source: An alternative variant of Seaford Circular via Alfriston and Bishopstone (Saturday Walkers Club).
Bishopstone to Seaford
All main walk terrain plus seafront promenade into Seaford.
Warnings: Can be overgrown.
Source: A longer variant of Bishopstone Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).