10 - 13 miles / 16.3 - 21 km
A classic South Downs walk with many fine views along the way. You can finish in Upper Beeding (a bus is needed from here to reach the railway) or walk on to the coast at Shoreham.
Trains: 09:35 London Bridge, 10:31 Hassocks. Or 09:45 London Victoria, 10:42 Hassocks. Return trains from Shoreham-by-Sea to London Victoria at xx:12/xx:42.
Buses from Upper Beeding (Rising Sun): No 2 to Shoreham-by-Sea, takes 23 mins, 16:41, 17:41, 18:41, 19:34, then hourly til late. No 100 to Burgess Hill, takes 42 mins, 16:18, 17:18, 18:22.
If taking the bus to Burgess Hill, only a return to Hassocks is needed, otherwise buy a return to Shoreham-by-Sea.
Lunch/Refreshments: Wildflour Cafe, Saddlescombe Farm, 4 miles.
Devil's Dyke Pub, 5.5 miles, large and popular pub.
YHA Hostel, Truleigh Hill - cafe open to the public, possible mid-afternoon stop.
Upper Beeding has a couple of pubs - The Rising Sun, The Kings Head.
Bramber has the Castle Inn, buses also stop here.
Shoreham-by-Sea has plenty of places to eat and drink.
3 comments:
Another ticket option for this walk might be a Brighton return with a PLUSBUS ticket.
As far as I can see, the Brighton & Hove PLUSBUS zone appears to cover the area from Upper Beeding to Shoreham-By-Sea and Brighton. The zone maps are at https://www.plusbus.info/prestonprk
It's ~39 mins on the bus from Shoreham-By-Sea to Brighton but, if finishing in Upper Beeding, the ~1 hour bus journey from Upper Beeding to Brighton would probably not appeal.
#8 aprox at station with delayed trains. Two more joined for lunch at the farm and then a beverage at the pub stop...wonderful views over the Downs..and down to Shoreham by Sea where the men went to the pub to watch the football...well done to HollyB for posting..
The men had a drink outside the Tap House Shoreham (recommended), one getting the 1812,the other the 1842. No football involved!
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