Bishopstone to Berwick
10.2 km (6.3 miles) · 157 m of climb · One way
- Starts
- Bishopstone station
- Ends
- Berwick station
- Stations on the way
- Bishopstone, Berwick
- Time
- About 3 hours 15 minutes, says the source
One way across the Downs between two stations, from Bishopstone up to the South Downs Way with the sea behind you, down to Alciston for lunch, over the A27 and on to Berwick, with the Weald ahead. Take the train out to Bishopstone and the train home from Berwick.
The ground
Rated moderate by the source, which says it is unsuitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. It climbs 157 m and descends 149 m, 180 m at the highest. The source warns: be really careful crossing the A27.
Pubs and cafés on the way
- Rose Cottage InnAlcistonthe source's suggested lunch stop
- The Berwick InnBerwicknear the end, for a drink
The line on the map
Drawn through the source's own ten grid references (each good to 100 m), in its order. Its summary says the walk ends at Polegate, but its last waypoint is Berwick station, which is what is drawn. Drawn on the nearest paths, the line measures about 12 km against the source's 10.2 km, so treat the source's figure as the walk's length and the line as a guide to where it goes.
The route is from Car Free Walks (walk 423, "Bishopstone to Berwick Wanderer", by lurchyboy): read it at the source before you go (created 9 August 2010, no update date shown, read 7 November 2026). The line on the map is drawn by What's On Lewes on OpenStreetMap data (ODbL), and nobody from the site has walked it yet.