From the South Downs to the Sea
Book 2: Walk 23: Hassocks to Upper
Beeding (or Shoreham-by-Sea) T=2.23
Distance: 10 Miles (16.3 km) to Upper Beeding or roughly
14 Miles (22.5 km) to Shoreham-by-Sea
Difficulty: 7 out of 10
Train: Take the 9:35
AM Thameslink train from London Bridge to Hassocks, arriving 10:32.
For those ending the walk in Upper Beeding, you will need to take a bus No. 2
from outside the Rising Sun to Shoreham-by-Sea (running hourly about 45 mins
past the hour). Return trains from Shoreham-by-Sea are at 13 and 43 past the
hour. Buy a day return to Shoreham-by-Sea.
This is a classic South Downs walk with the
option to end at the sea. It first goes up, up and up to the South Downs which
you follow for a spell with grand views before descending into Upper Beeding
from where you can catch a bus to Shoreham or continue the walk into
Shoreham-by-Sea where those who wish can take a refreshing dip…. Information and instructions can be found here.
In addition to loads of picnic places, lunch
could be had at the Wildflour Café or Devil’s Dyke Pub
with afternoon drinks at the Rising Sun in Upper Beeding or various places in
Shoreham-by-Sea.
Enjoy the walk!
1 comment:
#7 on this walk on a #warm-sunny-day with some welcome cloud cover. The walk took us through woods and many fields and up high on the downs overlooking lovely valleys. Lots of butterflies and orchids. Four people stopped for lunch in the Saddlecombe café (positive feedback on the food) whilst three of us picknicked outside or on the hill near Devil’s Dyke. We all met up again in the Castle hotel in Upper Beeding for much needed refreshments, and then walked on along the river to Shoreham by Sea. If you are desparate for a swim, this final section can seem a tad tedious. At the beach two of us attempted to swim but were thrown violently around in the crashing waves so beat a retreat to the icecream shop. Four others went to the Crown and Anchor Shoreham for a different type of refreshment. Three caught the 19.13 train to Haywards Heath and London.
Note on route: Shortly after the youth hostel, the route goes off the road to follow the line of a wood. We all missed the correct path at this point due to overgrown undergrowth, and found ourselves on the wrong side of the fence. Some of us doubled back a bit to climb over a fence to get onto the correct path, whilst the reckless in the group scrambled over a barbed wire fence.
Thank you Stargazer for posting this walk.
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