Walks from Winchelsea
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Winchelsea Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Winchelsea by train.
Winchelsea to Hastings
Highly recommended
Coastal: three quarters along the coast.
Hastings (3h45 in)
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
2 lunch spots: the New Beach Club (1h30 in), or the Cove (2h 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.
Winchelsea to Hastings
Undulating ridge, pastureland, farms, woods, hilly territory with fine views, coastal cliff path with steep ascents and descents and historic walled town.
Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Steep ascents and descents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Winchelsea Circular
Flat river levels, farmland, coastal path to Pett Level and return via connecting walk.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Source: A variant of Winchelsea to Hastings (Saturday Walkers Club).
Winchelsea to Three Oaks
Undulating ridge, pastureland, farms, woods and hilly territory with fine views over the Brede valley.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Source: A shorter variant of Winchelsea to Hastings via Three Oaks (Saturday Walkers Club).
Hastings to Winchelsea
Clifftop coastal path, steep climbs, naturist beach, flat marshland and ancient hilltop town.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Crumbly cliff edges.
Source: A shorter variant of Hastings to Rye (Saturday Walkers Club).