Our group offers walks which are accessible by public transport and take place throughout the South East of England plus a summer holiday and a New Year break
Thomas G.
A moderate to brisk 23.4km/14.6 mile walk with 420m/1378ft ascent and net walking time of 5.5 hours led by Thomas G joint with Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Group. Drop-out point from lunch pub at Telscombe Cliffs for bus shortcut to Brighton, Newhaven or Eastbourne (Line 12/12A).
Sussex Ouse, Centenary Park (Peacehaven), Undercliff Path, Greenwich Meridian, Telscombe Tye, stunning views from the downs and back into the Ouse Valley.
Route: across the Ouse, turn left along the riverwall, away from the river past Dean's Farm and Halcombe Farm up to Lodge Hill, past Hoddern Farm south along tracks to Peacehaven and the coast, west along the cliff to 'The Smuggler's Rest' pub for lunch (9.4 km), uphill through Telscombe Tye pastures to brow this side of Telscombe, NW along the ridge to Highdole Hill, SW to Picker's Hill Farm and High Hill, then NE and E via Pickers Hill and Breaky Bottom onto SDW, turn right along SDW via Mill Hill and Southease village to the station. **If have a long wait for a train, diversion to 'The Abergavenny Arms' in Rodmell.
Lunch: Pub lunch at 'The Smugglers Rest', Telscombe Cliffs.
Map: EOL11 (formerly 122)/OL25 (formerly 123), L198.
Check trains the day before. Buy return ticket to Southease.
Southease Station (train from Victoria at 09:54 (Eastbourne service), calling at Clapham Junction at 10:01 and East Croyden at 10:10. Change at Lewes at 10:56 for 11:00 Seaford service which arrives at Southease at 11:06)
