Walks you can reach from Shoreham-by-Sea by train
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Goring-by-Sea to Worthing (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
Recommended
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Highdown Gardens (30m in)
Cissbury Ring Hill Fort (National Trust; 3h45 in)
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
2 lunch spots: the Black Horse (3h in), or the Gun Inn (3h in)
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Reverse direction: Railwalks.
Hassocks Circular via Ditchling Beacon (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
Recommended: Quaint village, woods and hilly.
Hilly: a quarter on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Ditchling (45m in)
South Downs National Park: Ditchling Area (National Trust; 1h30 in)
Ditchling Beacon: One of the highest points on the South Downs with near-360-degree views (1h45 in).
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
4 lunch spots: Ditchling (45m in) — the White Horse, the Nutmeg Tree, or Ditchling Village; plus the Jack & Jill (3h in)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Hassocks
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: Trains2Green.
Haywards Heath Circular via Lindfield (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
Low hills, Ouse Valley, woodland, nature reserves, fields, hedgerows, historic villages and canal-era river crossings.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Hassocks to Lewes (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
South Downs chalk grassland ridge, panoramic views to sea and inland, dew ponds, Iron Age fort, wooded climbs, riverside embankment and historic town.
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be slippery.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Haywards Heath to Balcombe (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
Undulating High Weald farmland, woodland, golf course, reservoir dam wall, fields and a private school grounds.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Haywards Heath to Hassocks (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
Rolling Sussex countryside and South Downs views; farmland and woodland through Ditchling along an old Roman road.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
East Croydon to Oxted (Surrey)
1 hour direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
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: 7h30 (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Arundel to Goring-by-Sea (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
River path, wooded estate tracks, open downland, chalk hills, coastal plain and seaside seafront loop.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Wivelsfield to Haywards Heath (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
Woods, wildflower meadows, farmland, High Weald ridge, golf course and suburban road sections.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Horsham to Haywards Heath (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
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.
Slaugham: Very small, but picturesque.
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Brighton Circular via the Royal Pavilion (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
Historic city core and seafront, with a medieval church, Regency squares, the piers, the Royal Pavilion, the North Laine and parks.
The Royal Pavilion: George IV's exotic Indo-Saracenic seaside palace in central Brighton.
Brighton Palace Pier: A Victorian pleasure pier of rides and amusements over the sea.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Travelog Lewes (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Angmering to Littlehampton (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Shoreham-by-Sea.
Open downland, coastal plain, quiet alleyways, farmland, residential streets, shingle beach, seafront promenade and riverside walk.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).