Walks you can reach from Three Bridges by train
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Balcombe Station Circular via Nymans (Sussex)
6m direct from Three Bridges.
15km. Moderate ascents. 4h30–7h30.
A rambler favourite! Fields, woods, stream valleys, grassy hillsides, estate parkland, a fine old village, and stately home. Mostly secluded. Can be muddy.
Highlights: Nymans and the Ruins of Slaugham Place.
Lunch stops in Handcross (2h–3h in): Nymans café, the Red Lion, or JO.CO cafe.
End-of-walk reward: the Victory.
Balcombe Station Circular via Ardingly Reservoir (Sussex)
6m direct from Three Bridges.
11km. Moderate ascents. 3h–5h30.
Highlights: Ardingley Reservoir.
Lunch stop: Ardingly Reservoir Activity Centre Café (1h30–3h in).
Balcombe Station to East Grinstead Station (Sussex)
6m direct from Three Bridges.
17km. 5h.
Gentle wooded hills, muddy farm tracks, landscaped gardens, reservoir shoreline, open fields, and woodland paths. Can be very muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Balcombe Station to Horsham Station (Sussex)
6m direct from Three Bridges.
27km.
Wealden woods, farmland fields, streams, ponds, riverside nature reserve, and old market town. Can be very overgrown.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haywards Heath Station to Balcombe Station (Sussex)
6m direct from Three Bridges.
16km. 4h.
Undulating High Weald farmland, woodland, golf course, reservoir dam wall, fields, and a private school grounds. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Uckfield Station to Balcombe Station (Sussex)
6m direct from Three Bridges.
29km.
Linear walk through East Sussex countryside, villages, and farmland ending at Balcombe station.
A shorter variant of Uckfield to Pease Pottage – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haywards Heath Station Circular (Sussex)
9m direct from Three Bridges.
18km. 4h30.
Low hills, Ouse Valley, woodland, nature reserves, fields, hedgerows, historic villages, and canal-era river crossings. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Wivelsfield Station to Haywards Heath Station (Sussex)
9m direct from Three Bridges.
18km. 4h30.
Woods, wildflower meadows, farmland, High Weald ridge, golf course, and suburban road sections. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ockley Station to Horsham Station (Surrey)
15m direct from Three Bridges.
20km.
Fields, oak woods, gentle hills, farmland, suburban Horsham, and parkland. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of Ockley to Warnham – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Burgess Hill Station to Hassocks Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Three Bridges.
26km. 7h.
Rolling farmland, chalky downland, wooded copses, open hilltops, golf courses, picturesque villages, and panoramic South Downs ridge. Can be very muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Coulsdon South Station to Redhill Station (Surrey)
15m direct from Three Bridges.
15km. Moderate ascents. 4h–7h.
Pleasant but apparent that you haven't left London.
Lunch stop: the Harrow Pub (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk reward: the Home Cottage.
Redhill Station Circular via St Mary the Virgin (Surrey)
15m direct from Three Bridges.
20km. 5h.
Nature reserves, wetland lakes, restored sand quarries, Greensand Ridge, farm fields, wooded commons, suburban streets, and pedestrianised town centre. Can be muddy.