Saltdean to Telscombe Loop
7.7 km (4.8 miles) · Circular
- Starts
- Grand Ocean bus stop (number 27), Longridge Avenue, Saltdean
- Time
- 2 hours
A loop from Saltdean up across Telscombe Tye, an ancient protected common in the National Park running down to the sea between Saltdean and Telscombe Cliffs, past a dew pond and Bronze Age burial mounds, down into the tucked-away village of Telscombe and its 11th or 12th-century church, and back over the Tye. Views from Brighton to Newhaven on a clear day.
The ground
'Farm tracks (rutted in places), grass paths, short tarmac sections. Bridleway gates.' Up onto the open Tye and down into Telscombe, so some climbing.
Livestock
'Do not disturb livestock and wildlife,' the page says, and the way back crosses two cattle grids.
Pubs and cafés on the way
- Stud Farm Coffee BarnTelscombemidway
The route is from Brighton & Hove City Council ('Hop on, Venture out', walk 1): read it at the source before you go (undated). The line on the map is drawn by Lewes Dogs on OpenStreetMap data (ODbL). With a dog? Lewes Dogs has this walk, with the rules and the livestock.