SWC Walk 65: Southease to Rottingdean, Brighton or back to Southease
Distance: Something for everyone:
Southease to Rottingdean -- 9.5 miles/15.3km
Southease to Brighton -- 14.4 miles/23.3km
Southease Circular -- 14.7 miles/23.7km
All option can be shortened by 2.4 miles/3.8km if starting the walk in Lewes
Difficulty: 4 out of 10 (5 out of 10 for the Southease Circular)
Train: 9:54 AM Ore-bound train from London Victoria (stopping at CJ 10:01 and EC at 10:10), changing at Lewes (arr/dep 10:56/11:00 -- step lively!) to arrive at Southease at 11:06. Return trains from Southease are hourly at 5 minutes past the hour until 22:05; return trains from Brighton are very regular until late (buses (12 13x, 14 and 27) run regularly from Rottingdean to Brighton). Buy a day return to Southease.
This is a lovely walk with something for everyone.... especially those looking for an end of summer dip in the Sea -- Rottingdean is a pleasant place to swim at any level of tide and the forecast is looking good! For those more interested in a long walk, the circular route back to Southease adds some extra challenge. For those looking for a shorter route, frequent buses can whisk you from Rottingdean back to Brighton Station in about 15 minutes from a stop by the White Horses pub. Trains from Brighton run often and quickly back towards London. More information and the walk instructions can be found here.
The recommended lunch stop is the lovely Juggs in Kingston (4.6 miles/7.5 km) and post walk refreshies can be had at a few places in Rottingdean (including the recently noted White Horses). For those headed back to Southease the YHA bar/cafe is usually open and sells drinks and snacks.
Enjoy the walk and swim! t=swc.65
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26 gathered at the small Southease station and were later joined by one more starting in Lewes, making for n=27 in total, including a few first timers. We set off under somewhat disappointingly cloudy skies with clear signs that it had been raining heavily recently.....but, as we approached the lunch pub, the skies starting clearing and many enjoyed their meals outside on the patio. All agreed the lunch portions were very substantial... making the steep push up the downs a challenge! The walk across the downs was fabulous -- bright clear skies with far views to the sea and white cliffs. Arriving in Rottingdean about 5 or 6 went swimming in near perfect conditions while another 5 or 6 relaxed on the beach. I believe most then caught the bus to Brighton. A fine day out in w=initially-cloudy-then-clearing-to-warm-sunny conditions.
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