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South Downs Way along a chalk ridge in the morning, remote Rodmell for
lunch, then back up and over the downs to the coast where you can have a swim
at Saltdean beach and/or refreshments at the beach cafe. High tide is at 4pm.
Length: 15.5km(9.6 miles). Shorter options
are outlined in the walk directions.
Difficulty: 4 out of 10
Trains: Catch the 9.54 from London Victoria (10.01 Clapham Junction, 10.10 East Croydon), arriving Lewes 10.56.
Or, take the 9.45 from London Bridge to East Croydon (9.58) and change for the above train to Lewes which is scheduled to stop at the same platform.
Return: From Saltdean, there are frequent buses to Brighton station from the bus stop next to the beach or you could walk along the undercliff path to Brighton.
There are several trains every hour from Brighton back to London.
A return ticket from London to Lewes will
be valid for travel from Brighton.
Lunch: The Abergavenny Arms in Rodmell, tel 01273 472416. Other options in directions.
Tea: The beach cafe in Saltdean serves coffee/tea/cakes/savoury snacks as well as cold drinks and ice cream.
Directions, map and GPS here
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3 comments:
N=18 and a dog
Set off on this South Downs slog
Weather w=sunny-weather-hot
As we climbed up to the top
Along and down to the Abergavenny
Who served up ample food but many
Picnicked in the yard of church
And off ahead they did lurch.
2 more joined which made us n=20
The cider good but one was plenty
After lunch the group fragmented
Another joined which upped the n=20
To grand total n=21
This when our walk was nearly done.
At the church: free water, and jam for sale
Of which at least I myself did avail
7 picknickers pressed on to the coast
Where a swim or paddle were enjoyed by most
The Saltdean cafe had no vegan cake
So off the Brighton our way we did make
The train was packed! But no time to rest
If I was to make it home in time to watch a Scottish gold-medal-winning run in Budapest!
Four set their sights on Rottingdean.
It's there in a pub that three were last seen.
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