Bonfire Night: the record

Walks

34 walks from Lewes and the villages round it, for anyone with a free morning: each from its own published route, with the distance, the climb, the ground and the pubs and cafés on the way. See them on the map.

Short, under 5 km

  1. The Cockshut wetland

    1.4 km (0.9 miles) · Circular

    From Cockshut Road gate, Lewes

  2. Ditchling Common Country Park Nature Trail

    1.6 km (1 miles) · Circular

    From Car park, Folders Lane East, Ditchling Common (grid ref TQ335181)

  3. Castle Hill and Newhaven Fort

    1.9 km (1.2 miles) · Circular

    From Castle Hill car park, Fort Road, Newhaven (BN9 9DS)

  4. Chailey Common and the windmill

    2 km (1.2 miles) · 40 m of climb · Circular

    From Red House Common car park, Warrs Hill Lane

  5. Seascapes and Saltmarsh Trail

    2.4 km (1.5 miles) · Circular

    From South Hill Barn car park, Seaford (BN25 4AB)

  6. Lewes town walk

    2.6 km (1.6 miles) · 50 m of climb · Circular

    From Lewes station

  7. A cosy pub walk: the High Street and the castle

    3 km (1.9 miles) · 68 m of climb · Circular

    From Lewes station

  8. A cosy pub walk: Cliffe and Eastgate

    3.1 km (1.9 miles) · 40 m of climb · Circular

    From Lewes station

  9. Seaford: the Martello Tower and Splash Point

    3.2 km (2 miles) · Circular

    From Seaford station

  10. Tide Mills from Bishopstone station

    3.5 km (2.2 miles) · Circular

    From Bishopstone station

  11. Walk through history at Ditchling Beacon

    4.3 km (2.7 miles) · Circular

    From Ditchling Beacon car park (BN6 8XG)

  12. Route 6: Malling Down and The Coombe

    4.5 km (2.8 miles) · Circular

    From Lewes Tourist Information Centre, 187 High Street

A morning or an afternoon, 5 to 12 km

  1. Malling Down

    5.6 km (3.5 miles) · Circular

    From Lewes station

  2. Ringmer to Lewes over Cliffe Hill

    6.1 km (3.8 miles) · 92 m of climb · One way

    From Ringmer war memorial

  3. A walk at Blackcap

    6.4 km (4 miles) · Circular

    From Layby on the B2116 (grid ref TQ381129)

  4. Saltdean to Telscombe Loop

    7.7 km (4.8 miles) · Circular

    From Grand Ocean bus stop (number 27), Longridge Avenue, Saltdean

  5. Southease and Lewes Brooks

    8.8 km (5.5 miles) · Circular

    From Southease station

  6. Lewes Rail to Ramble circular

    9.3 km (5.8 miles) · Circular

    From Lewes station

  7. Barcombe and the Ouse

    10 km (6.2 miles) · Circular

    From Barcombe Cross, High Street (BN8 5BA)

  8. Glynde, Mount Caburn and Lewes

    10.4 km (6.5 miles) · Circular

    From Glynde station

  9. Alfriston and River Cuckmere circular

    10.5 km (6.5 miles) · Circular

    From Seven Sisters Country Park Visitor Centre, Exceat (bus stop)

  10. Cooksbridge Rail to Ramble circular

    10.7 km (6.6 miles) · Circular

    From Cooksbridge station

  11. The Egrets Way (Lewes to Newhaven)

    11 km (6.8 miles) · Linear with a train back

    From Lewes Railway Land nature reserve, by the Linklater Pavilion (a short walk from Lewes station)

  12. Kingston-near-Lewes

    11.3 km (7 miles) · Circular

    From The Juggs pub, Kingston-near-Lewes

  13. Ringmer, Mount Caburn and Glynde

    12 km (7.5 miles) · Circular

    From Ringmer

A day out, over 12 km

  1. Lewes to Southease via Kingston Ridge and Rodmell (shorter option of Lewes to Saltdean)

    12.5 km (7.8 miles) · Linear with a train back

    From Lewes station

  2. Lewes circular walk via Rodmell

    16.6 km (10.3 miles) · Circular

    From Lewes station

  3. Hassocks to Lewes

    17.7 km (11 miles) · Linear with a train back

    From Hassocks station

  4. Juggs Road, Kingston Ridge and Southease circuit

    19 km (11.8 miles) · Circular

    From Lewes Tourist Information Centre (the route passes Lewes station)

  5. Firle Beacon walk

    19.7 km (12.2 miles) · Linear with a train back

    From Lewes station

  6. Glynde to Seaford

    23 km (14.3 miles) · Linear with a train back

    From Glynde station

  7. Lewes Circular via Swanborough and Black Cap

    23.2 km (14.4 miles) · Circular

    From Lewes station

  8. Lewes via West Firle Circular

    23.3 km (14.5 miles) · 360 m of climb · Circular

    From Lewes station

  9. Lewes Circular via Glynde and Southease

    23.6 km (14.7 miles) · 550 m of climb · Circular

    From Lewes station

The routes are their publishers' (each walk names and links its own); the lines on the map are drawn by Lewes Dogs (and the Ringmer ones by What's On Lewes) on OpenStreetMap data. Walking with a dog? Lewes Dogs has the rules and the livestock for each.