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Hosted By:

Sue Livock

Walk Description:

Our walk starts and finishes at Lewes Station and will give a real experience of the delights and challenges of walking on the South Downs.

We leave the station and head out via Southover for the village of Kingston, passing Ashcombe Windmill along the way.  We climb steadily onto the Kingston Ridge where we will have spectacular views all around.  After 4.5 miles we head downhill then another climb up for more views looking back to Lewes.  There is a final steep descent back to the village of Kingston and then it is flat all the way for the last 2 miles back to Lewes.

Key sights

Our longer Explorer WALX are open to all, exploring beautiful areas in and around London. Routes are planned with breaks and the opportunity for refreshments but this isn't just a ramble; we'll encourage the good posture and motivation to push yourself as we do in all our WALX.

If you'd like to benefit from using Nordic walking poles, we advise you attend a Learn to Nordic WALX workshop. Walkers without poles or with trekking poles are very welcome.

Monthly Payment clients £10; Pre-paid Credit clients £16 - price adjusted at payment.

Time: Meet at Lewes Station for a 10.30 am start

Travel

There are regular trains running from London Victoria to Lewes.  The 8.54 am arrives at 9.56 am enabling a relaxed arrival;  the 9.24 am arrives in Lewes at 10.26. 

Refreshments

We will have water/drink breaks and you may want to bring your own picnic snacks.   We will stop at The Juggs pub in Kingston, near the end of the walk.

Toilets - at the station in Lewes, and at The Juggs in Kingston.

Location Notes:

Toilets available