Walks you can reach from Three Oaks by train
MapA day hike is just a simple train journey away — plan your next day of green.
Alternatively, view walks directly from Three Oaks.
Winchelsea to Hastings (Sussex)
8 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Highly recommended
Coastal: three quarters along the coast.
Time: 4h–8h30
2 lunch spots: the New Beach Club (1h30–3h in), or the Cove (2h–4h in)
8 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
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Pevensey and Westham to Battle (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Highly recommended: Beautiful landscapes and multiple historic sights.
Time: 8h–15h30
2 lunch spots: Nuthatch Kitchen and Terrace (2h30–5h in), or the Ash Tree Inn (4h30–9h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the White Hart Pub, or Battle Abbey and Battlefield
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Hastings to Rye (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Highly recommended: Clifftop coastal path, steep climbs, remote naturist beach, flat marshland, ancient hilltop towns and panoramic viewpoints.
Coastal: three fifths along the coast.
Time: 5h30–11h30
Warnings: Crumbly cliff edges.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Reverse direction: Railwalks.
Hastings Circular via Fairlight Glen Beach (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Hilly clifftop path, steep glens, shingle and sandy beach, forested inland valleys, coastal headlands, bracken and eroding cliffs.
Warnings: Crumbly cliff edges.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Rye Circular via St Mary the Virgin (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Medieval hilltop town, reclaimed marshland, shingle beach, saline lagoons, freshwater gravel pits, reedbeds, riverside embankments and coastal nature reserve.
Time: 3h30
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Eastbourne to Hastings (Sussex)
15 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Flat coastal seafront promenades, shingle beach, sandy beach at low tide, sea wall paths, quiet coast roads and low cliffs.
Warnings: Shingle heavy going.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Ore Circular via Hastings Country Park (Sussex)
6 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Clifftop country park glens to a fishing-fleet beach, then up to a Norman castle ruin, a cliff railway and the Old Town; many steep sections and steps.
Hastings Country Park: A clifftop country park of glens and sea views between Hastings and Fairlight.
Warnings: Coastal path may be subject to landslip diversion.
Walk details: Travelog Lewes (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Ham Street to Appledore (Kent)
30 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Woodland National Nature Reserve, Royal Military Canal towpath, farm fields, vineyard, Romney Marsh flatlands and a historic village main street.
Time: 3h
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Ashford to Ham Street (Middlesex)
30 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
River path, urban suburbs, new housing estates, tranquil pastures, ancient woodland and mud-prone bridleway.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Pluckley to Ashford International (Kent)
30 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Pastures, orchards, woods, commons, bogs, parkland estate and riverside parks into a town centre.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Polegate to Bexhill (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Recommended: A long, mostly easy route using well-surfaced cycle paths out of Polegate, then field paths and country lanes across the Pevensey Levels and followed by a fine stretch of the 1066 Country Walk beside the Pevensey Haven. Finishes along the seashore over shingle or sand before the Bexhill promenade. Follows the 1066 Country Walk beside the Pevensey Haven. Bexhill promenade has the usual seaside facilities including cafes and public toilets.
Time: 5h30–11h30
Lunch: Pubs and cafes in Pevensey village, near the castle.
Warnings: Between Pevensey and Normans Bay the route uses an unclassified road that is not free of traffic, though there are verges to step onto. Expect cattle or sheep in the fields between Normans Bay and Cooden Beach.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Bexhill to Battle (Sussex)
30 minutes direct from Three Oaks.
Nice view approaching the church; wonderful view across Powdermill Stream. Starts urban, then a varied mix of countryside trail, footpath and forest walking, following much of the Bexhill Link of the 1066 Country Walk and a disused railway line; passes through two nature reserves and ends along the edge of Battle's famous battlefield. Several stiles and kissing gates and footbridges; some sections get extremely boggy in winter. Follows the Bexhill Link of the 1066 Country Walk for about 90% of the way. Passes through the Combe Valley Country Park and the RSPB Fore Wood reserve (which now has an all-weather path). Crowhurst is a good half-way stop.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Battle Abbey: An abbey founded by William the Conqueror on the site of the 1066 battlefield.
Time: 3h–6h
1 lunch spot: the Plough
Warnings: Certain sections can get extremely boggy in winter, requiring heavy-duty boots or wellies; several stiles and gates; signs warn of livestock. The short road-walking section between the pub and church in Crowhurst can be avoided by sticking to the waymarked field path.
Walk details: Slow Ways.