18 km 11.2 miles, difficulty 5/10
Up the hill to Jack and Jill*
Then tumble down to Plumpton town*.
Hey diddle diddle, Half Moon Inn, then back along the top again.
Along the way we will behold a hilltop fort and ponds of old.
To continue on our South Downs walk, we march back down like the Duke of York.
Along the Ouse in seven-league shoes, then up through the castle into Lewes.
Trains:
Get the 09:32 Brighton train from Victoria (09:39 Clapham Jct, 09:48 East Croydon) arrives Hassocks 10:27,
From Lewes, trains return direct to Victoria at xx:21.
Get a return to Lewes.
Lunch: the Half Moon 01273 890 253, Plumpton. (A nice pub that involves going down from and back up to the downs. Suggest booking). Picnic up top, if you'd rather ... or keep your eyes peeled for the pink tables of the Pink Pit Stop, near where you would descend.
Tea: Mr Tiger suggests...
The Lewes Arms beside the castle walls in Mount Place. On his list of favourites. To find it, turn left when you reach the castle walls. (Can also be reached by turning left after negotiating the castle and High Street).
Other choices available . (Note that the White Hart on the High Street has closed).
Directions: here
* Jack and Jill - windmills.
* Plumpton: - officially a village, but that doesn’t rhyme.T=1.29
Sunday, 23 June 2024
Sunday Walk: Hassocks to Lewes
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The others raced up the hill to Jack and Jill, leaving poor Mr Tiger and A.N.Other tumbling after. Luckily no crowns were broken.
Two (or was it 3?) opted for the descent to Plumpton. The ‘toppies’ stopped at the Pink Pit Stop for tea, then continued on, stopping here and there to eat their lunchies.
The stretch along the top is a bit long, a bit samey without the Plumpton descent. Win some, lose some.
The stretch down to and along the Ouse was resurfaced during last years flood repairs.
Mr Tiger was on his own by the time he reached Lewes. He dutifully looked in the Lewes Arms. Nobody. He drank a pint. Still nobody. He left to catch the 16:21. Turns out at least one other did look in the pub after. Turns out he was ahead. What’s the world coming to?
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