Walks you can reach from Southwick by train
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Amberley to Shoreham-by-Sea (Sussex)
3 minutes direct from Southwick.
Highly recommended: Open chalk ridge, South Downs escarpment, wide well-marked paths, exposed hilltops, riverside estuary path and suburban road walking near finish.
Hilly: half on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Time: 10h (8h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
1 lunch spot: Columba's Kitchen (4h in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Buckingham Arms, or the Crabtree
Warnings: Very exposed in wind.
Source: Trains2Green.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Goring-by-Sea to Worthing (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Southwick.
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.
Shoreham-by-Sea to Littlehampton (Sussex)
3 minutes direct from Southwick.
Flat coastal promenade, shingle beach, sandy beach, grassy seafront paths and seaside resorts.
Time: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Check tide timings.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Arundel to Goring-by-Sea (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Southwick.
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).
Brighton Circular via the Royal Pavilion (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Southwick.
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 Southwick.
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).
Goring-by-Sea to Littlehampton (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Southwick.
Seafront and quiet beaches past a garden centre and animal sanctuary, a protected watercourse and a boating-lake park, ending at a seaside town's estuary front.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Travelog Lewes (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Similar walk: Railwalks.
Southbourne to Emsworth (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Southwick.
Flat coastal sea wall, tidal harbour, salt marsh, sand dunes, beach, mudflats, tidal lake and historic village high street.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Check tide timings.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Southbourne to Chichester (Sussex)
45 minutes direct from Southwick.
Flat tidal harbour shoreline, raised sea walls, mudflats, fields, light woodland, duck pond and pedestrianised historic city centre.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy. Best at high tide.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Hassocks to Brighton (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Southwick.
Chalk South Downs crossing with steep climbs and descents, open downland, light woodland and a finish along the Brighton seafront.
Hilly: half on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
St John the Baptist Church, Clayton: Ancient village church with medieval wall paintings.
Stanmer Great Wood: Woodland on the edge of Stanmer Park.
Brighton Racecourse: Open downland racecourse above the city.
Brighton Palace Pier: A Victorian pleasure pier of rides and amusements over the sea.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Steep climbs and descents with stepped sections; significant elevation gain. Can be muddy.
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Newhaven to Brighton (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Southwick.
Harbourside path, white chalk cliffs, clifftop and undercliff concrete paths, shingle beach and busy seaside promenade and boardwalk.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Exposed in high wind.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Similar walk: Railwalks.
Portsmouth to Havant (Hampshire)
1 hour direct from Southwick.
Flat coastal walk, seafront promenade, sandy beaches, short ferry crossing, disused railway path and harbourside shore path.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).