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 (15m in)
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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).
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.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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.
Time: 7h30 (6h walking, 1h30 lunch)
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 (National Trust)
Time: 7h30 (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
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.
Time: 8h30 (7h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Steep ascents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Lewes to Southease
Mostly secluded.
Monk's House – Virginia Woolf's Home (National Trust; 2h30 in)
Monk's House (National Trust)
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
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 Centenary Park & Breaky Bottom Vineyard
South Downs hills, chalk paths, river embankment, coastal clifftop, open downland and short section of concrete track.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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.
Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
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.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
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.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Source: A shorter variant of Lewes via West Firle Circular (Saturday Walkers Club).