Walks you can reach from Three Oaks by train
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Winchelsea Station to Hastings Station (Sussex)
8m direct from Three Oaks.
Tough: steep ascents. 18km. 4h–7h.
A rambler favourite!
Highlights: Hastings.
Lunch stops: the New Beach Club (1h30–2h30 in), or the Cove (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Jolly Fisherman, the Lord Nelson, the Royal Standard, the London Trader, the Hastings Arms, Ye Olde Pumphouse, the Cutter, or the Albion.
Winchelsea Station Circular (Sussex)
8m direct from Three Oaks.
16km.
A rambler favourite! Flat river levels, farmland, coastal path to Pett Level, and return via connecting walk.
A variant of Winchelsea to Hastings – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hastings Station to Rye Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Three Oaks.
19km. 6h.
A rambler favourite! Clifftop coastal path, steep climbs, remote naturist beach, flat marshland, ancient hilltop towns, and panoramic viewpoints. Crumbly cliff edges.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Hastings Station Circular via Fairlight Glen Beach (Sussex)
15m direct from Three Oaks.
13km.
Hilly clifftop path, steep glens, shingle and sandy beach, forested inland valleys, coastal headlands, bracken, and eroding cliffs. Crumbly cliff edges.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Eastbourne Station to Hastings Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Three Oaks.
26km.
Flat coastal seafront promenades, shingle beach, sandy beach at low tide, sea wall paths, quiet coast roads, and low cliffs. Shingle heavy going.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Cooden Beach Station to Hastings Station (Sussex)
15m direct from Three Oaks.
11km.
Seafront promenade, sandy paths, secluded bays, low cliffs, and Hastings promenade.
A shorter variant of Eastbourne to Hastings via Bexhill – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Rye Station Circular via St Mary the Virgin (Sussex)
15m direct from Three Oaks.
16km. 3h30.
Medieval hilltop town, reclaimed marshland, shingle beach, saline lagoons, freshwater gravel pits, reedbeds, riverside embankments, and coastal nature reserve. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ham Street Station to Appledore Station (Kent)
30m direct from Three Oaks.
14km. 3h.
Woodland National Nature Reserve, Royal Military Canal towpath, farm fields, vineyard, Romney Marsh flatlands, and a historic village main street. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ashford Station to Ham Street Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Three Oaks.
17km.
River path, urban suburbs, new housing estates, tranquil pastures, ancient woodland, and mud-prone bridleway. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Ham Street Station Circular via Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve & Saxon Shore Way (Kent)
30m direct from Three Oaks.
12km. 3h.
Woodland, canal towpath, farm fields, isolated church, and Romney Marsh flatlands. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Ham Street to Appledore – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Pluckley Station to Ham Street Station (Kent)
30m direct from Three Oaks.
25km.
Pastures, orchards, woods, commons, bogs, parkland estate, and continuing Greensand Way to Ham Street.
A longer variant of Pluckley to Ashford – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Pevensey and Westham Station to Eastbourne Station (Sussex)
30m direct from Three Oaks.
9km.
Coastal path south-west from Pevensey, seafront promenade, sandy beach, and Eastbourne pier.
A shorter variant of Eastbourne to Hastings via Bexhill – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.