Length: 16½ km (10.3 miles) plus whatever you add on in Highdown Gardens. Toughness: 2/10.
10:02 Brighton train from Victoria (Clapham Jct 10:09, East Croydon 10:18); this is diverted via Horsham and Littlehampton and arrives Angmering at 11:33. Buy a return to Angmering
Trains back to Victoria from Littlehampton are hourly at xx:31, or xx:15 at Angmering if you duck out there.
An unexpected bonus of engineering works on the main Brighton line is that journey times for this South Coast walk are reduced, because Southern put on a fast hourly service down the Arun Valley line calling at both Littlehampton and Angmering. A minor complication is that Angmering has a short platform and these services reverse direction at Littlehampton; my guess is that you'll need to be in one of the rear carriages when it sets off from Victoria, but listen for announcements to make sure you're not stranded in the wrong part of the train.
This is another new walk which was blighted by poor weather on its début last summer. It's essentially a short circular walk from Angmering up onto Highdown Hill followed by a stretch along the England Coast Path into Littlehampton. There are fine views from the Iron Age hill fort on the summit but the main attraction there is Highdown Gardens (free entry), well worth a visit.
Just outside the gardens the main lunchtime options are The Highdown, a Brunning & Price pub with a large beer garden, or its adjacent tearoom. Towards the end of the walk you'll pass several places on the seafront and more in Littlehampton's town centre, including a JD Wetherspoon's pub. See the walk document for details.
Please bring the directions from the L=swc.445 page, which includes a map of Highdown Gardens.
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