SWC Walk 108 – Burgess Hill to Hassocks
Length: 26.7km (16.8 miles), toughness 7/10.
Catch the 9:45 train from London Victoria arriving at Burgess Hill 10:39.
Buy a day return to Hassocks. Direct return trains xx:02 xx:32 until 23:21
A slightly later start than recommended in the directions(8:45), the clocks have gone forward and there's a good choice of pubs en-route, passing through Ditchling, Pyecombe and Hurstpierpoint. The author (currently MIA) of this walk put a fair amount of time into researching this walk resulting in a worthy addition #108.*
*Seemed incredible at the time that we'd broken through 100 additional SWC walks.
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5 comments:
Why the late start?
Austen
Intend going.
Austen: Just fancied a later start, one of the benefits of BST - hope to see you!
9.45 a late start?!🤨
10.45 would be better for some of us pls..
N=6 W=sunny_with_some_wind Starting from the lunch pub in Pyecombe we walked back along the morning route to meet the main group. It was stunning on the downs with very clear air out to sea and inland towards Blackdown and the North Downs with skylarks high in the sky. I got almost to Ditchling before meeting the first of the group and the two us climbed back over the Downs back to Pyecombe. One of our number left her stick in a gorse bush and had to go back for it, meeting another of the original group who was heading on to Brighton. In the event there were only two of us for lunch at the Plough where the food and ale were much improved from our last visit. Not sure what happened to the others but they probably had a packed lunch in the churchyard. One of those perfect walking days when it turned out much better than forecast
Sorry I missed you John. 5 of us set off from the station, 2 deciding on various options. 2 of us stopped for lunch at The Bull, Ditchling, so we missed you at some point. A great walk.
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