Walks from Southease
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Southease Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Southease by train.
Lewes to Southease
Highly recommended: Escarpments, three distinct downland ridges, wide open chalk paths, panoramic views, historic town streets and gentle valleys.
Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Lewes (15 mins in)
2 lunch spots: the Trevor Arms (1h45 in), or the Ram Inn, Firle (2h30 in)
1 end-of-walk reward: Courtyard Café at YHA Southease Hostel
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Lewes to Southease
Mostly secluded.
Monk's House – Virginia Woolf's Home (National Trust; 2h30 in; 1h to visit)
Monk's House: Virginia Woolf's country home in the Ouse valley village of Rodmell (National Trust; 1h to visit).
1 lunch spot: the Abergavenny Arms Pub (2h15 in)
1 end-of-walk reward: Courtyard Café at YHA Southease Hostel
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Southease Circular via Telscombe
Ouse valley villages of literary curiosity, past a youth hostel cafe, Virginia Woolf's former home and a round-towered church; a couple of short steep climbs.
Monk's House: Virginia Woolf's country home in the Ouse valley village of Rodmell (National Trust; 1h to visit).
Warnings: No public toilets along the way.
Walk details: Travelog Lewes (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Southease Circular via King George V Memorial
South Downs hills, chalk paths, river embankment, coastal clifftop, Undercliff sea-level promenade, open downland, arable fields and quiet downland valleys.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
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.
Southease to Eastbourne
Open treeless downland ridges, steep ascents, scenic Cuckmere Valley, coastal promenade, beach and pier.
Warnings: Steep ascents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Southease Circular via Centenary Park & Breaky Bottom Vineyard
South Downs hills, chalk paths, river embankment, coastal clifftop, open downland and short section of concrete track.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A variant of Southease Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).
Southease Circular via Balsdean deserted village
South Downs hills, chalk bridleways, open downland valleys and wider views to both sides of the Downs.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A longer variant of Southease Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).
Southease to Bishopstone
River valley, ridge-top South Downs, open downland and pretty village.
Source: A shorter variant of Southease to Seaford (Saturday Walkers Club).
Bishopstone to Southease
Downland climbs, South Downs Way ridge walking and descent to Southease.
Source: A shorter variant of Bishopstone Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).
Glynde to Southease
South Downs Way chalk ridge and extensive views inland and to Newhaven and the Channel.
Source: A shorter variant of Lewes via West Firle Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).