You head West around Newhaven seafront then up to the Victorian fort, with a section of clifftop coast path to follow. Turn inland (North) through woods and across fields to the attractive (but dry) village of Piddinghoe, then follow the River Ouse back to Newhaven, perhaps stopping for lunch. Cross the river, hold your breath and look away from the retail park, then cross the River Ouse Nature Reserve to the built up areas of Denton (a better lunch option) and South Heighton. Head to the Downs, but not too high and pick up the descent from Walk 2/26 (Southease to Seaford). Head East across the hills to Bishopstone on less familiar paths and back to Newhaven following the Mill Creek, pausing to inspect the well-presented excavations at the deserted village of Tide Mills.
Sunday, 1 September 2024
Sunday Walk - Newhaven Circular
Stargazer is away - apologies for the late posting, this comes due to a miscommunication between the slot holder and me (and is probably my mistake)
Length: 24.4 km (15.2 mi) [shorter walk possible, see
below]
Ascent/Descent: 365m
Net Walking Time: 6 hours
Toughness: 6 out of 10
Take the 09.46 Ore train from Victoria (09.53 Clapham J,
10.02 East C’don), change at Lewes (10.50/11.06) onto the Seaford
train, which arrives Newhaven Town 11.17.
Return trains are on xx.07 and xx.35 (from Town
Station, a couple of minutes earlier from Harbour).
This varied walk is intended as an antidote to some of the tougher South
Downs Walks; although by no means flat, it never ventures high on the Downs, so
it would be a good option if the visibility is poor or rain is forecast. It
starts and ends with two very different sections of coastline: an easy climb
past Newhaven fort to the cliff tops and a low level walk from Bishopstone
passing the well-presented excavations at the deserted village of Tide Mills.
In between, you cross woods and fields to Piddinghoe, follow the River Ouse
back to Newhaven and head towards the Downs and over hills to Bishopstone.
Shorter Walk :
· A shortcut on the Downs cuts out 3.9 km (some of the best of the route
though);
· A finish at Bishopstone Station cuts out the historic interest of the
ex-tide mills site on the beach.
Tea: Plenty of choice in Newhaven Town or by the marina. Check the webpage or the pdf.
For summary, walk directions, map, height
profile, photos and gpx/kml files click here . T=swc.395
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Thinking of joining this but have not joined one of the walls on here before. Can I contact you for a quick chat?
n=3 SWC-ies extricated themselves from a very busy Seaford bound train full of Generation Selfie folk and started in already high temperatures. The forecast had been overly pessimistic as is its wont, because what we found was w=sunny-warm-and-humid-with-a-breeze weather. We thoroughly enjoyed it, with the strong sun brightening up the colour of the sea below and of the faraway arable fields, some already harvested, others not yet. Far views were fine, if a little hazy though.
We hit The Ouse with it being quite full but with outgoing tide and found a new (ie refurbished with flats on top after years of closure) pub with food offerings in Newhaven to pause for lunch.
1 walker bailed out not long after we had passed the ex Parker Pen Factory site to go to the beach.
On and up the Downs and down and up along them to Bishopstone and through Tidemills (1 egret spotted there) to Newhaven, where we popped into The Engineer, a very friendly pub, for a refresher before the 18.37 back home.
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